Thanks for sharing this - you are absolutely right. It is pretty crazy to see some of the concrete examples of our society's double standards. I especially liked when the author of this article explains how any commercial about women's sexual health (generally menstruation-related) is very vague and metaphorical - women running through fields - whereas men's sexual health commercials are blatant and borderline vulgar!
If you haven't already, check out this classic piece written by Gloria Steinem, called "If Men Could Menstruate". It illustrates some of our intense gender double standards in a slightly comical, slightly horrifying kind of way. http://www.mum.org/ifmencou.htm
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Thanks for sharing this - you are absolutely right. It is pretty crazy to see some of the concrete examples of our society's double standards. I especially liked when the author of this article explains how any commercial about women's sexual health (generally menstruation-related) is very vague and metaphorical - women running through fields - whereas men's sexual health commercials are blatant and borderline vulgar!
If you haven't already, check out this classic piece written by Gloria Steinem, called "If Men Could Menstruate". It illustrates some of our intense gender double standards in a slightly comical, slightly horrifying kind of way. http://www.mum.org/ifmencou.htm
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- Hannah
September 15, 2010 - 2:18pmThis Comment
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