by Chris Bobel | Oct 31, 2011 | Activism, Disposable menstrual products, FemCare, Menstruation, Reusable menstrual products
Sarah Konner and Toni Craigie Bicycle Down the West Coast, Live on $4 a Day, and Talk to People about Sustainable Menstrual Products. Hear, in their own words, what they did and why it matters. These gals are our menstrual sheroes! Our Project Over a lifetime, the...
by Chris Bobel | Oct 3, 2011 | Communication, Humor, Language, Media, Menstruation
A friend shared this clip from stand-up comedian and actor Hal Sparks. He leads with this “I disagree—vehemently—with the use of the word “pussy” to describe a weak person. Because the vagina is the tougher of the two genitals…. by a long shot!” And...
by Chris Bobel | Sep 12, 2011 | Activism, Menstruation
Sarah Konner and Toni Craige are two impressive women. They are biking all the way down the west coast and living on $4/day while spreading the word of sustainable menstrual care. Menstrual activism in motion! Theirs is a great model of seeing a need and doing...
by Chris Bobel | Sep 5, 2011 | Advertising, Disposable menstrual products, FemCare, Menstruation, Reusable menstrual products
Mooncup, the British reusable menstrual cup makers, just launched their Love Your Beach? Love Your Vagina campaign—a compelling attempt to connect the care for your body/care for your planet messages at the root of the push for alternative menstrual care. My first...
by Chris Bobel | May 19, 2010 | Celebrities, Communication, Language, Menstruation, Television
Monday morning: A friend tips me off that Joan Rivers’s on-TV use of the word PERIOD was bleeped! Yes, dear reader, somewhere, a censor deems even the innocuous euphemism for MENSTRUATION unsuitable for television. Uh…speechless. [You can view the clip at...
