by Chris Bobel | May 14, 2012 | Advertising, Communication, FemCare, Menstruation
What is worse? A problem unnamed or a problem named and denied as our own? In a recent class discussion, a (white) student shared that she while she was in high school (a racially diverse high school, she explained), “everybody got along and racism was not a problem.”...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Feb 20, 2012 | Communication, Disposable menstrual products, Menstruation
Guest Post by Saniya Ghanoui I always felt that airline travel involves building many short-lasting friendships where people bond over delayed flights, weather problems and luggage issues. Recently I was traveling and had to make a connection in the Dallas/Ft. Worth...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Feb 15, 2012 | Advertising, Disposable menstrual products, Humor, Menstruation
Today, in vintage femcare advertising, we bring you Tampax’s idea of menstrual shaming, 1990s style: But Tampax doesn’t understand menstruation as well as they think they do. Sure, it might be a little tiresome to have a Mariachi band follow you...
by Heather Dillaway | Feb 2, 2012 | Celebrities, Internet, Media, Menstruation, Music
It was Etta, Christina, Los Angeles. Was that menstrual blood or a melting spray-on tan running down Christina Aguilera’s legs during her performance at Etta James’ memorial service last Saturday? The verdict is still out. Regardless, word on the internet is that...
by David Linton | Nov 21, 2011 | Activism, DIY, FemCare, Humor
Guest post by Michael Yazujian — Marymount Manhattan College Caitlin Weigel knits and sells tampon cozies on her Etsy site, a website where people can sell crafts that they make. These cozies are perfect for women who are trying to avoid humiliation who are also...
