by Laura Wershler | Jan 7, 2010 | Disposable menstrual products, Menstruation
I love Terry O’Reilly’s take on advertising and enjoy listening to his program The Age of Persusion on CBC radio whenever I get the opportunity, usually catching it by chance as I did this past Monday morning. This episode, Marketing the...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Dec 22, 2009 | Celebrities, Men, Menopause
Guest Post by David Linton, Marymount Manhattan College An earlier re: Cycling post about a clever viral marketing strategy that exploited the notion of male cramps reminded me of some other ways that men have tried to appropriate aspects of the menstrual mythos for...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Dec 18, 2009 | Activism, Advertising, DIY, FemCare, Menstruation
*(I really did type “cosmetetical”. Readers under the age of 40 and/or outside the U.S. can find the origin of the term here.) Guest Post by David Linton, Marymount Manhattan College Here’s where exploitation and menstrual activism crash into each other. ...
by Giovanna Chesler | Nov 4, 2009 | Film, Independent Film, Men, Menstruation
I often hear women state that men would be uncomfortable if they overheard our discussion of menstruation. Many women work to keep men out of the menstruation conversation. But… surprise! Men are ready to participate. And very often, I hear men say that they...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Oct 8, 2009 | Internet, PMS
Guest Post by David Linton, Marymount Manhattan College A lot of ideas get hatched in a bar over drinks with friends. Most don’t make it past the sober morning after. But a conversation in a Denver bistro in 2008 led to the creation of a new Internet service that...