It was certainly never my intention to break new ground in the world of feminine hygiene marketing, and the attention that the work received came as a bit of a shock. However, now that I have the distinction of being the first person to ever put blood on a femcare product ad (for Always, pictured above), I thought I'd…
This is a "viral" clip for Always, "featuring some of East London's finest transvestites." Their words. The men dressed as women are shown crying; the copy reads, "There are some people who'd just love to have a period." Hmm. Somehow that seems doubtful. Whoever came up with this ad doesn't seem to understand drag queens.…
In this week's compilation of pop culture crap, a 3500-square-foot apartment in Manhattan isn't big enough for Kelsey Grammer's wife, Kathie Lee Gifford tries to use the subway, and Oprah has the nerve to think someone else's name is weird.
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Girls in sub-Saharan Africa miss as many as four days of school each month because they don't have the necessary supplies to staunch their period blood. As a result, Always and Tampax are launching an awareness-building and fundraising program in the U.S. and Canada to help the situation. Um, did Always and Tampax…
