by Deirdre O’Donnell
Between Lil’ Wayne’s rap about being “a venereal disease, like a menstrual bleed,” Jonah Hill’s about-to-vomit freak out (in the scene from Superbad) when a girl gets menstrual blood on his pant leg while dancing with him, and the fact that boys and girls are still separated for “the talks” in health class around fourth grade
By Deirdre O’Donnell
Who Has Access to Safer Sex Toys and Why They Should Appeal to Leftists and Rightists Alike
When we think of sex toys, a word we don’t often associate with them is privilege. However, it is important to recognize that there is a very particular demographic to whom the sex toy industry is accessible.
By Deirdre O’Donnell
While I am sitting on my sofa eating ice cream and watching “My Super Sweet Sixteen” on MTV, my mind suddenly stops vacantly letting the disturbing shopping sprees and bratty phone calls register as normative, and then a thought strikes me
By Deirdre O’Donnell
Although many women are taught from a young age that menstruation is “unclean” or “unhygienic,” this concept is a social construction that feeds off of women’s insecurities by profiting from an industry.
by Deirdre O’Donnell
As a young woman in her college years in the middle of an economic struggle, I feel that information regarding healthy and cost-efficient alternatives for menstrual care are rather hard to come by. I spend a lot of time seeking out magazine articles, advertisements, zines, books, and websites that have an abundance of information on this topic, and I have put together a little bundle of tips and new ideas for those out there on the rag!