arrrrrh!

[freckles_and_doubt]

It's International Talk Like A Pirate Day. Presumably in commemoration of this, Ursula Vernon just says no to girly girly products.

In other news, my morning's lecture (Frankenstein and feminism) was invaded by a permanent member of staff, dragging a matric student who was job-shadowing her. Staff member said she was present because my reputation as a lecturer precedes me. (Unquote). If they think I lecture so bloody well, why the hell can't they give me a job? Keel-haul the bastards. Better still, scuttle the ship.

Comments

[bumpycat.livejournal.com]

Avast! Keel-haul them, chain them in the hold, then scuttle the ship by lighting the ships gunpowder magazine!

Aaaarr!

(Bumpycat didn't get to talk like a pirate very much today)

OMG WTF?

[bumpycat.livejournal.com]

I only followed the linky now. That's ... that's hilarious. And super dodgy.

[starmadeshadow.livejournal.com]

I actually laughed until I cried. Thank you for that link.

[extemporanea.livejournal.com]

Pleasure :>. It's an important issue, though. I completely share with the artist an ongoing irritation at the uniform tendency of presumably icked-out masculine denialist marketing to package feminine hygiene products in chintz.

[kadekraan.livejournal.com]

How about the product association with the words "hygiene" and "sanitary", when there is nothing unsanitary or unhygienic about menstrual blood? In fact, I think we should do away with the products completely and create more vampires.

[wolverine-nun.livejournal.com]

I really, really didn't need that image, kadekraan. Really.

urgh

[kadekraan.livejournal.com]

Fair dues, everyone has different squick factor tolerances. For example, don't mention nappies to me ;-)

[mac1235.livejournal.com]

Did you read "Some of Your Blood" by Theodore Sturgeon?

[kadekraan.livejournal.com]

No. Should I? :)

[mac1235.livejournal.com]

It has a vampire in it.

[starmadeshadow.livejournal.com]

It is important, I agree. There is currently an absolutely horrendous add for *scented* tampons on TV. There are so many things wrong with that that I don't even know who to send my first letter of complaint to.

[extemporanea.livejournal.com]

I am reminded of the wonderful all-girl revolt against "feminine hygiene products" in Even Cowgirls Get The Blues. It recognises the same issue: that there's something horribly prissy, unrealistic and basically misogynist at the heart of a certain kind of Western male attitude to women's bodies.

[wolverine-nun.livejournal.com]

The internet informs me that it is to Southpark that we can attribute the enjoyable line: "I don't trust an animal that bleeds for 5 days and doesn't die".

Can't believe I dithered for several minutes about whether to put the full stop inside or outside the inverted commas. There's an argument for each, and outside won. So there, and I'll go down fighting!

[(Anonymous)]

See, this is when I get superhappy that we have Sky+ (yay Beloved working for the Evil Empire!) and so I never have to watch the ads. And this particular horror had escaped my notice.

Personally, I'm a Sea Pearls convert. Go google it if you want to know, I'll spare the sensitive types.

scroob

Sea Pearls

[first-fallen.livejournal.com]

Man, that's cool! I've seen DIY pads, where the filling is sea sponge and you just take it out and wash it, but this is waaay cooler! How do they work, is there a string? They don't seem very firm, how do you, umm, get them in? I know someone who can't use tampons because she gets TSS, so has to use ick pads, but I think these would work for her. I wonder if you can get them here. Hey, bumpycat's coming over soon (pictures bumpy stopped at customs with suitcases full of feminine products). Hee heee.

Re: Sea Pearls

[kadekraan.livejournal.com]

There are also menstrual cups, for example DivaCup (http://www.divacup.com/), MoonCup (http://www.mooncup.co.uk), or the Keeper (http://www.keeper.com/). I think there is still a TSS risk, but it's much lower than tampons. And from what I've read there have been no reported TSS cases associated with menstrual cups.

Re: Sea Pearls

[(Anonymous)]

No string - they say you can add one yourself if you need it, but I find I manage okay. They don't have to be firm, your fingers are! (Note: this whole process is probably not recommended for the kind of girl who needs applicators. I never have.) One of the main advantages apparently is avoiding TSS. The only disadvantage I've found is the need for a basin close at hand - I use the handicapped loos at work. But generally, they are great. You can order them off the glorious interweb, so tell your friend. Tell all your friends! Hooray for Sea Pearls!

I've heard about mooncups too but somehow I don't like that idea as much as sea pearls. I'm all about the absorbency.

x

And now for something completely different

[wolverine-nun.livejournal.com]

A glance at your tag list had me reading superheroes as superherpes.

!

Re: And now for something completely different

[extemporanea.livejournal.com]

Good lord! Care to speculate on where, in terms of the depths of your subconscious, that came from? On second thoughts, better not...