Culture

April 1, 2015 0 Comments

Period stains? Not on Instagram

It’s a picture of a woman on her period. A very normal situation. But it seems like menstruation is still taboo, at least on social media.

Global

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Just a natural excretion

What’s the view of the five major world religions on menstruation? In Buddhism menstruation is seen as a natural physical excretion that women have to go through on a monthly basis, nothing more or less. (…)

Shopping

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Period Panties

The Period Panties from Menstrosity will tell you in one instant which time of the month it is.

Quotes

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‘Women complain about PMS…’

‘… but I think of it as the only time of the month when I can be myself.’ – Roseanne Barr

Fun

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It’s not PMS

IT’S YOU!!! Seen on Cheezburger.com.

Quotes

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Dangerous stuff

‘The wine is sour, flowers wilt, seeds dry out, bee colonies die, even the mirror becomes dull and loses its gloss ivory’ – Pliny the Elder.

Fun

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15 Times a month…

Comedy group Hammerkatz ridicules the tampon commercial. How often you had your period – 1, 2 or even 15 times a month – on this brand you can trust. (…)

Quotes

April 1, 2015 0 Comments

According to gynaecologists

‘According to gynaecologists women are menstruating about every month, while men, because they are men, do not menstruate every month’ – Muammar Kaddafi.

Quotes

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If Men Could Menstruate

Feminist Gloria Steinem wrote in 1978 a hilarious essay about a world in which certain roles were reversed: If Men Could Menstruate.

Body & Mind

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Running wise: 5 tips

One of the advantages of running: you can do it whenever you want and at your own pace. Five tips for running on your period.

Culture

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Man versus pad

Attractive. Strong but also soft. Tender. Reliable. The ideal man is a sanitary napkin, so do we see in a Chinese commercial.

Global

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Pure or impure: that’s the question

What’s the view of the five major world religions on menstruation? Although a girl’s first period is often celebrated in Hinduism, menstruating women are seen as impure. (…)

Fun

April 1, 2015 0 Comments

Dad?

On MemeCenter you can find tools so even the biggest nitwit can put together graphics and movies and posts them.

Quotes

April 1, 2015 0 Comments

PMS-ing together

‘If they keep crashing stuff into the moon, the moon’s gonna get pissed off, and the tides’ll change, and all the women’ll start PMS-ing together. Then you guys are going to f***ing regret it.’ – Tori Amos.

Culture

April 1, 2015 0 Comments

Period film festival

Crankyfest is a festival for short films. Comedy, musical, Sci-Fi, documentary, horror, animation: anything goes. As long as it’s about menstruation.

Facts & Figures

April 1, 2015 0 Comments

Normal / abnormal

The average menstruation lasts for 5 days. However, there are also women who only have their period for 2-3 days a month. And if you’re unlucky, the bleeding can continue for 7 days or even longer.

Shopping

March 6, 2015 0 Comments

Throwing tampons

Help Luna rid the world of menstruation haters. Eliminate her opponents by launching…tampons. The Tampon Run game is now also available in the iTunes Store. (…)

Shopping

November 18, 2014 0 Comments

Thanks to Prince Charles

Whether he’d wear this ‘I’d love to be your tampon’ sweatshirt? We’re not entirely sure… (…)

Culture

October 18, 2014 0 Comments

Leak Chic

Fear of leaking? Nonsense! Turn those period stains into fashion statements. Leak Chic is part of the Period Positive-project by Chella Quint.

Quotes

August 18, 2014 0 Comments

Deformed males

‘Women are defective by nature.’ Those are the words of the Greek philosopher Aristotle. He considered females as inferior because they menstruate instead of producing semen. (…)