by David Linton | Aug 22, 2011 | Communication, magazines, Media, Menstruation
Long before the current fad in Reality TV shows that trade in humiliation and embarrassment, the prevailing menstrual culture inculcated in women a feeling that exposure of the fact that a period was in progress was a social catastrophe. However, just as “The Biggest...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Aug 20, 2011 | Internet
We’re a little late with this story, but the FDA is reviewing the safety of certain birth control pills – those containing drospirenone. That includes best-selling Yaz and Yasmin. Repeating ourselves: Vagina and vulva are two different things. Most...
by David Linton | Aug 18, 2011 | Anatomy, Law/Legal, Men, Sex, Virginity
The cultural taboo against male contact with menstrual blood can be traced all the way back to the Biblical book of Leviticus, and there have been various attempts to explain its origins, including the Freudian notion that male avoidance of menstrual blood stems from...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Aug 16, 2011 | Advertising, Disposable menstrual products, Menstruation
Slip on stilettos and zip up those skinny jeans. Because there’s nothing so comfortable to a menstruating woman as skin-tight pants, right? At least they’re not white pants. It is interesting that for one line of products, Kotex is mocking the usual tropes...
by David Linton | Aug 15, 2011 | Books, Celebrities, Literature, Menstruation
The ways in which a “menstrual stain” can signify embarrassment, shame, or even some sort of moral or career failure are surely infinite. If not a literal stain even being associated with menstruation in the most benign way can be seen as perilous. ...
