by Elizabeth Kissling | Feb 15, 2012 | Advertising, Disposable menstrual products, Humor, Menstruation
Today, in vintage femcare advertising, we bring you Tampax’s idea of menstrual shaming, 1990s style: But Tampax doesn’t understand menstruation as well as they think they do. Sure, it might be a little tiresome to have a Mariachi band follow you...
by David Linton | Jan 31, 2012 | Books, Celebrities, Humor, Menstruation, Television
Tina Fey, true to her reputation for being feisty and transgressive, tells two amusing menstrual tales in her recent bestselling book, Bossypants. The first is, appropriately for a “tell all” memoire, about her menarche. The story, familiar to thousands of...
by David Linton | Nov 21, 2011 | Activism, DIY, FemCare, Humor
Guest post by Michael Yazujian — Marymount Manhattan College Caitlin Weigel knits and sells tampon cozies on her Etsy site, a website where people can sell crafts that they make. These cozies are perfect for women who are trying to avoid humiliation who are also...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Oct 5, 2011 | Activism, Advertising, DIY, FemCare, Humor
If you’ve been with us for a while, you might remember that we (and our fabulous readers) had a lot to say in the spring of 2010 when Kotex launched U by Kotex (or YOU.BUY.KOTEX, as we came to call it) and its “Break the Cycle” campaign. In digging...
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 Elizabeth Kissling | Sep 30, 2011 | Communication, Humor, Independent Film
Guest Post by Michael Yazujian, Marymount Manhattan College I found this sketch the other day when I was on www.ucbcomedy.com. It is by a sketch duo called Klepper and Grey, who are originally from Chicago, but now live in NYC. It is very similar to the “Her...
