http://www.blisstree.com/articles/use-your-period-for-good-part-ii-363/ Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:07:10 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.blisstree.com/articles/use-your-period-for-good-part-ii-363/comment-page-1/#comment-227344 Emily Sun, 09 Dec 2007 05:43:51 +0000 http://www.fertilitynotes.com/2007/12/08/use-your-period-for-good-part-ii/#comment-227344 Hey. It's Femily from Feminists to the Rescue. Thought I'd comment on this topic since I actually like the slogan. I don't think Tampax and Always are trying to imply that a woman's period isn't good enough the way it is. I think people in this country have tremendous power to change the market and that our shopping choices have a huge impact on other people. Why by Walmart clothing made in sweatshops when you can buy quality clothing that's union made? Why buy Pantene when you can buy shampoo that's not tested on animals? I think Tampax and Always are going by the same logic. As an American, my period is not a burden, in part because I have a variety of products to choose from. But for these girls in Africa, it is a burden because they don't have that privilege. Our society thinks menstruation is disgusting, and I think "using your period for good" sort of slaps that notion right in the face. But at the same time, I do get what you're saying, that periods shouldn't need to have a value. Hey. It’s Femily from Feminists to the Rescue. Thought I’d comment on this topic since I actually like the slogan. I don’t think Tampax and Always are trying to imply that a woman’s period isn’t good enough the way it is. I think people in this country have tremendous power to change the market and that our shopping choices have a huge impact on other people. Why by Walmart clothing made in sweatshops when you can buy quality clothing that’s union made? Why buy Pantene when you can buy shampoo that’s not tested on animals? I think Tampax and Always are going by the same logic. As an American, my period is not a burden, in part because I have a variety of products to choose from. But for these girls in Africa, it is a burden because they don’t have that privilege. Our society thinks menstruation is disgusting, and I think “using your period for good” sort of slaps that notion right in the face. But at the same time, I do get what you’re saying, that periods shouldn’t need to have a value.

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