by Elizabeth Kissling | Sep 29, 2009 | Advertising, Celebrities, FemCare, Menstruation
Apropos of Chris’ most recent post, the video of Serena Williams’ new ad for Tampax just popped up in my RSS feed. You can check it out at right. I’m so torn on this. I’m pretty certain that this is the First. Time. Ever. that the word...
by Chris Bobel | Sep 29, 2009 | Celebrities, Communication, Media, Newspapers, PMS
10) She is upset and wants someone to know 9) Something about estrogen levels 8 ) She is about to start her period 7) Matter over mind…her body has taken over 6) I don’t know, but she will feel better in a week or less 5) Hormones 4) Women do that about...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Sep 26, 2009 | Law/Legal, Newspapers, Pharmaceutical
The popular birth control pill, Yaz is in the news again. Readers may remember that last autumn, Bayer (the maker of Yaz) was sanctioned by the FDA for their television commercials, “because they encourage use of Yaz in circumstances other than those in which...
by Giovanna Chesler | Sep 23, 2009 | Film, Independent Film
Surprisingly this isn’t a post on Madonna, but another media artist interested in gender: Francois Ozon. His short film Truth or Dare (1994) welcomes us into the inner circle of four teenagers engaged in the game. As the two boys and two girls challenge each...
by Giovanna Chesler | Sep 17, 2009 | Film, Independent Film, Media
Despite the shame of menstruation, feminist media makers have often turned to the cycle for inspiration. At the 2009 Spokane Society for Menstrual Cycle Research Conference, I curated a screening of short films on the menstrual cycle. Over the next few weeks I will...
by Chris Bobel | Sep 16, 2009 | Media
This morning brings our first guest post, from our friend Chella Quint at Adventures in Menstruating. Nice guys don’t always finish last Sometimes they come in…second. Hear me out – I’ve (possibly in my sleep, which means this is one of my...
