by Elizabeth Kissling | Jun 1, 2010 | Film, Independent Film, Media, Menarche, Studio Film
I’m not an expert in Japanese anime films, but I am pretty knowledgeable about the representation of menstruation and menarche in films in the English-speaking world, especially the U.S. So I was surprised to read in this review/story about the Isao Takahata...
by Elizabeth Kissling | May 28, 2010 | Internet
Weekly reading for the last Saturday of May: Vanessa at Feministing discusses the FDA deliberations over Flibanserin, the purported “Viagra for women”, and dreads the marketing we’ll be subjected to if the product is approved. Reporting for The...
by Elizabeth Kissling | May 24, 2010 | Advertising, Disposable menstrual products, FemCare, Menstruation
This ad for Lifestyle stretch fit menstrual pads is actually a sticker placed over the drain in sinks of public restrooms. There are no flowers, no gauzy white dresses or white spandex pants, and it demonstrates the key features of the product, such as adaptable fit...
by Elizabeth Kissling | May 21, 2010 | Internet
Heather Corinna on sexuality and disability. Strange ads for menstrual products. [via Glad Rags] If you’re on Twitter, you absolutely MUST follow FeministHulk. One in five American men between the ages of 18 and 29 believe having sex standing up prevents...
by Chris Bobel | May 19, 2010 | Celebrities, Communication, Language, Menstruation, Television
Monday morning: A friend tips me off that Joan Rivers’s on-TV use of the word PERIOD was bleeped! Yes, dear reader, somewhere, a censor deems even the innocuous euphemism for MENSTRUATION unsuitable for television. Uh…speechless. [You can view the clip at...
by Elizabeth Kissling | May 17, 2010 | Advertising, Disposable menstrual products
Apparently Max le Tampax is all stressed out about heading off to the Tampon Academy, where he’ll learn all about freshness and vaginal awareness and how to be empowerful to women. Something like that, anyway. I don’t speak French, so I’d welcome a...
