by Elizabeth Kissling | Jan 12, 2010 | Activism, DIY, Internet, zine
Ariel of Cephaloblog is giving away five copies of Cathy Leamy’s “totally cute, funny and informative comic on eco-friendly solutions for that time of the month“. To win, you just need to add a comment to her blog post (first link above) explaining...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Jan 10, 2010 | Advertising, Celebrities, Disposable menstrual products, FemCare, Language, magazines, Menstruation
This advert for Tampax appears in the February 2010 issue of Marie Claire, and probably other ladymags as well. It shows tennis star Serena Williams posing in a victory stance with clenched fist in the foreground, while security guards cart off Mother Nature, who is...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Jan 8, 2010 | Advertising, Birth Control
SMCR and re:Cycling‘s own Chris Hitchcock is featured in a menstrual suppression for-and-against article at MSN today. Chris explains why using hormonal contraceptives to stop periods is generally bad idea, except in very limited medical circumstances. Leslie...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Jan 7, 2010 | Communication, Health Care, Humor, Internet, Sex
Some ecards, creators of absolutely genius electronic postcards, have introduced a special series of HPV WTF cards to commemorate National Cervical Health Month. (I’ll bet you didn’t even know it was National Cervical Health Month!) Send them to people you...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Jan 6, 2010 | Advertising, FemCare, Pornography
Are you worried your labia just aren’t pornified enough? You’ve mowed the lawn and used expensive cleansers, but your labia just aren’t as pink as they used to be. Here’s a new labia dye, to restore that youthful pink to your pink parts....
by Elizabeth Kissling | Jan 5, 2010 | Internet, Menstruation, Objects
There’s an intense, important discussion going on at FWD/Forward about how the latest ramp-up of security theatre of air travel could affect persons with disabilities. Blogger Lauredhel points out that the following items all show up in a back-scatter x-ray...
