by Elizabeth Kissling | Nov 2, 2013 | Internet
Not *another* article about whether or not it’s feminist to shave one’s pubic hair! This one from xoJane is here because when the commenters turn, as commenters on such articles always do, to scolding the author about how one does not shave one’s...
by Chris Bobel | Oct 28, 2013 | Anatomy, Communication, Film, Humor, Internet, Language, Men, Menstruation, Television
For me, that’s always the question. Gross is a decision. It is a judgment based on a set of values derived from a particular perspective. And because of this slipperiness, some things are more widely deemed GROSS that some other things. Readers of this blog are...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Oct 26, 2013 | Internet
It’s another music video about menstruation! It’s my period! “Endometriosis has a significant social and psychological impact on the lives of women across several domains”. This isn’t news, but it’s good to see it reinforced in the...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Oct 19, 2013 | Internet
Shark Week:Â Perhaps the greatest rap song ever about the menstrual cycle, although our commenters on Facebook have noted the lyrics aren’t biologically correct. The New York Metro Parents magazine offers advice for helping daughters with special needs prepare...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Oct 5, 2013 | Internet
Check out Kendra Wells’ ongoing series, Girl Tips, excerpted at right, at The Toast. What is the One Key Question that doctors should ask to transform women’s health care? It’s that time of year again—October, when everything around us is covered in...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Sep 27, 2013 | Internet
Since our publication schedule is on the light side this week, let’s start the weekend early! Danielle Henderson explains to readers of Rookie magazine how to fashion an emergency tampon from toilet paper. As she explains, these TP tampons are meant only for...
