by Elizabeth Kissling | Nov 21, 2013 | Advertising, Disposable menstrual products, FemCare, magazines
It’s Throwback Thursday on social media, and we’re joining in with this ad for Pursettes tampons that ran in Cosmpolitan (U.S.) magazine in 1966. Nearly 50 years on, little has changed in femcare marketing: Look at the familiar themes of medicalization of...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Nov 17, 2013 | Internet
Hello, Decembeaver! While men stop shaving for November, women can stop shaving for December. This video was made last year as a satire, to promote Movember awareness. Because no one REALLY wants the ladies to put down the razor, amirite? Enjoy the video for what it...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Nov 9, 2013 | Internet
. If you’re in New York, or can be there November 17, don’t miss the premiere of Therese Shechter’s How to Lose Your Virginity, a fresh, funny, and long-overdue exploration of the myths and misogyny surrounding the “precious gift” of...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Nov 2, 2013 | Internet
Not *another* article about whether or not it’s feminist to shave one’s pubic hair! This one from xoJane is here because when the commenters turn, as commenters on such articles always do, to scolding the author about how one does not shave one’s...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Oct 26, 2013 | Internet
It’s another music video about menstruation! It’s my period! “Endometriosis has a significant social and psychological impact on the lives of women across several domains”. This isn’t news, but it’s good to see it reinforced in the...
