A Critique of SNL’s Recent “Ladies Billiards” Skit: “Tampax to the Max Tournament of Champions”

by Elizabeth Kissling | Oct 13, 2009 | Communication, FemCare, Menstruation, Television

Guest Post by Heather Dillaway, Wayne State University Trying to find a reason to stay up late this past Saturday night, I found myself watching Saturday Night Live for a few minutes. Unfortunately I tuned in right before a skit called “Tampax to the Max,” a skit...

This is What Menstrual Activism Looks Like

by Chris Bobel | Oct 12, 2009 | Activism, Independent Film, Internet, Menstruation

Wow. Chella Quint, UK-based real live activist, posted this 40 seconds of brilliance [by filmmaker Lindsey Keith] on her blog recently. I caught the bug and hope to spread it around. No menstrual taboo? Uh…. Then why is this short film positively...

The Etiquette of Menstrual Concealment Preserves Pain as well as Secrecy

by Elizabeth Kissling | Oct 9, 2009 | Communication, Menstruation, New Research

It’s great that menstrual taboo and stigma is ‘over’, as Amanda Fortini informed us earlier this week (see Chris’ post about the menstrual activism shitstorm across several blogs this week). Now maybe all those women suffering from debilitating...

When You Hit a Nerve…..

by Chris Bobel | Oct 7, 2009 | Activism, Communication, Internet, Media, Menstruation, New Research

3 features in 4 days 160 comments plus another 120 plus another 39 and still they post... MENSTRUAL ACTIVISM has hit a nerve! On Friday, The Guardian published a story on menstrual activism which featured a photograph of a woman with *menstrual blood* on her lips (a...

FDA Approves Mirena for Heavy Bleeding

by Elizabeth Kissling | Oct 1, 2009 | Birth Control, Menstruation, Pharmaceutical

The Federal Drug Administration (FDA) announced today that Mirena® has been approved for use as treatment for heavy menstrual bleeding. Mirena® is an intra-uterine device (IUD) for preventing pregnancy. It combines the technology of old-school IUDs with the hormone...

‘Well, there is plenty of blood, but none of it’s bad’

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...