Periods + Pop Culture
FLOW’s Jessica and Sarah review a variety of extreme period representations in pop culture - namely, television and film of the past quarter century.
How have period representations changed since the horror film CARRIE? Why does Pixar’s new movie TURNING RED cause upset in some mommy-circles? And how has premenstrual pain management been normalized in more recent television?
FLOW continues its mission to normalize conversation around menstruation - with straight talk about extreme periods; monthly episodes the second Thursday of each month!
PERIODS IN POP CULTURE
TURNING RED: trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdKzUbAiswE
IT CROWD: “Aunt Irma” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VX7mMAyttSE&t=1s
BLACKISH: first periods https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZynhPpJDv4
NO STRINGS ATTACHED: period playlist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJFZLCoqB9w
BIG MOUTH: everybody bleeds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEbQ7CQPfNI
MORE LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Period Pain for Non-Menstruators: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl9LaisncLk
Kotex - Red:https://globalnews.ca/video/6458598/kotex-uses-blood-like-liquid-in-new-ad-instead-of-the-usual-blue
Free Bleeding: https://www.cosmopolitan.com/health-fitness/q-and-a/a44392/free-bleeding-marathoner-kiran-gandhi/
Menstruation for Plants (via Delune): https://www.delune.co/blogs/blog/fertilizing-your-plants-with-period-blood-how-to-do-it-and-if-you-should
HOST: Jessica RIchmond:
Website: jrich.online
HOST: Sarah Watson:
Website: sarahwatsonlpc.com
Podcast: Behind The Bedroom Door
Facebook: @sarahwatsonlpcsextherapy
IG, @swsxtherapy
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