by Elizabeth Kissling | Aug 31, 2010 | Advertising, Disposable menstrual products, Humor, Internet, Media
Via Tracy Clark-Flory at Broadsheet, I learned of this new internet campaign from Stayfree. At last, my girlish fantasies realized! I have always dreamed of a man who would have dinner almost ready when I got home, and then mansplain the intricacies of feminine...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Aug 26, 2010 | Advertising, FemCare, magazines
Step 1: Wash your vulva. Yep, you’re a lady, so step 1 in asking your boss for a raise is washing your ladyparts with special ladysoap. It’s not until step 8 that we get around to “focus on things you’ve done for the company’s bottom...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Aug 24, 2010 | Activism, DIY, FemCare, Reusable menstrual products
The lovely ladies of LunaPads have made a sweet little video that explains why you should make the switch from paper products to cloth pads – in less than 90 seconds! If you’ve already made the switch, this is an easy way to persuade your friends. You can...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Aug 20, 2010 | Advertising, Disposable menstrual products, FemCare, Media
Ladies, are your tampons doing enough? Apparently absorbing menstrual fluid without leaking is no longer sufficient: new, Brilliant pH tampons “are clinically shown to reduce the usual feminine pH increase that occurs during your period.” But let Dr....
by Elizabeth Kissling | Aug 16, 2010 | Advertising, Disposable menstrual products, FemCare, Media, Menstruation
Procter & Gamble femcare ads are such an easy target. It’s shooting fish in a barrel. Periods = lightning? Really? And the classic deictic euphemism, “it”, well, that just makes me tired. At least there’s no blue liquid....
by Elizabeth Kissling | Jun 11, 2010 | Communication, FemCare
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