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. "Vulva, not vagina," expelling period shame and how to ask for support - what do mensturaters learn from media representations of uterine health?

FLOW's hosts ask: 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 available the second Thursday of each month!

Program Notes:

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
• IG, @jessicalaurenrichmond

• HOST: Sarah Watson:
• Website: sarahwatsonlpc.com
• Podcast: Behind The Bedroom Door
• Facebook: @sarahwatsonlpcsextherapy
• IG, @swsxtherapy

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