by Chris Bobel | Nov 14, 2009 | Advertising, Communication, Humor, Language, Media, Menstruation
The land of euphemisms is a fantasy land. It is awash in pink. It never rains. The houses are made of gingerbread and the clouds of cotton candy. Look! There goes My Little Pony! It is a safe and happy place that keeps us innocent and pure. Wait? Was that Strawberry...
by Chris Bobel | Nov 7, 2009 | Birth Control, Language, New Research, Ovulation, Reproduction
Guest Post by Moira Howes, Trent University Over thirty years ago, Roger V. Short argued that regular menstrual cycling is probably a health hazard and thus, we should try to “keep the ovaries and the female reproductive tract in a state of quiescence when...
by Chris Bobel | Oct 30, 2009 | Activism, Humor, magazines, Media, Menstruation
Them was fightin’ words. re:Cycling readers (thanks!) already know about Redbook‘s dimwitted “snub” of the soon-to-be released FLOW: The Cultural History of Menstruation: You welcome it, bemoan it, or just live with it. However you feel about...
by Chris Bobel | Oct 28, 2009 | Activism, Advertising, FemCare, Internet, Men, Menstruation
I don’t know how it happened, but somehow, I missed the viral web-based marketing campaign “Men with Cramps” launched in 2006 by Dandelion for P&G’s ThermaCare. (Dandelion, by the way, calls themselves a “brand-sponsored storytelling company”. I. Am....
by Chris Bobel | Oct 19, 2009 | Activism
Guest Post by Alexandra Jacoby, independent artist Since September 2000, I’ve been capturing a glimpse of women’s most private selves. So private that most women have not seen their own, much less others. I’ve been making vagina portraits. They are close-up,...
