Weekend Links
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 re:Cycling readers...
Hymen Seek; or, Good Blood, Bad Blood
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...
The Two Voices of Kotex
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 of femcare...
Landing the Menstrual Part
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. Sharra L....
Tampon Wars
Remember back in February when I made fun of Tampax for explicitly comparing their Tampax Pearl to U by Kotex in their newest print ads? Such direct comparison to the competitor's product is not a trendy marketing strategy; it hearkens back to the days when Darrin...
Not Having A Happy Period
Editor's note, August 10, 2011: Procter & Gamble has responded that this video was NOT produced or commissioned by them, and is in fact a spoof. While it is still offensive and worthy of criticism as such and your comments are welcome here, please do not direct...
