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Museum of Menstruation
Few subjects are so innately benign and so universally taboo as =
menstruation. In our culture, invisibility is the greatest virtue in its =
commercialization. Some years ago, fascinated by the marketing of =
secrecy, ad designer Harry Finley began collecting ads for the =
euphemistically labelled feminine hygiene products. Today, he's curator =
of the Museum of Menstruation (MUM), which looks light-heartedly at how =
societies treat this taboo with jokes, euphemism, and coy marketing. =
Finley also looks at the price of taboo: inordinate fear of "discovery"; =
ritualized shunning; deaths from toxic shock; lack of research or =
corporate responsibility; and a deplorable record of meaningful =
regulation. Don't dismiss MUM because its subject seems unusual - =
societies have few such pervasive and powerful taboos - or for its =
friendly and good-humored presentation. The page offers a serious study =
of a significant women's health issue and its sociological dimensions.=20
http://www.mum.org/
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benign and so universally taboo as menstruation. In our culture, =
invisibility is=20
the greatest virtue in its commercialization. Some years ago, fascinated =
by the=20
marketing of secrecy, ad designer Harry Finley began collecting ads for =
the=20
euphemistically labelled feminine hygiene products. Today, he's curator =
of the=20
Museum of Menstruation (MUM), which looks light-heartedly at how =
societies treat=20
this taboo with jokes, euphemism, and coy marketing. Finley also looks =
at the=20
price of taboo: inordinate fear of "discovery"; ritualized =
shunning;=20
deaths from toxic shock; lack of research or corporate responsibility; =
and a=20
deplorable record of meaningful regulation. Don't dismiss MUM because =
its=20
subject seems unusual - societies have few such pervasive and powerful =
taboos -=20
or for its friendly and good-humored presentation. The page offers a =
serious=20
study of a significant women's health issue and its sociological =
dimensions.=20
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