Flow the Cultural Story of Menstruation

Eye Candy

Susan Kim | Posted 05.25.2011

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I remember reading a snarky fashion admonition that you shouldn't wear a retro trend if you were old enough to have worn it the first time around. Well, it looks like it might be time to reconsider that piece of sartorial wisdom.

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How to Advertise Down There

Susan Kim | Posted 05.25.2011

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From the earliest days of commercial pads, one hundred-plus years ago, femcare advertising has been a virtual saga of prudishness, cluelessness, and excessive caution bordering on total hysteria.

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An Angry Woman

Susan Kim | Posted 11.17.2011

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PMS became the go-to, catch-all female diagnosis for doctors and laypeople everywhere, the chemical reason behind any expression of female anger, unpredictability, and hostility.

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Talking About Menstruation

Susan Kim | Posted 11.17.2011

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Why is menstruation still such a taboo subject? It's high time for a little more transparency. Let's perform a communal end-run around the usual secrecy and embarrassment

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Menopause: Marketing Fear

Susan Kim | Posted 11.17.2011

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Years ago, a retired advertising executive confided to me that the key to a good pitch lay in the skillful manipulation of fear and desire. This is certainly true for hormone replacement therapy.

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Fairy Tales, Child Development, And Unconscious Learning

Susan Kim | Posted 11.17.2011

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Fairy tales communicate strong, unconscious messages to children in terms they can grasp. This is because these stories possess genuine resonance and dreamlike power.

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