Great Moments in Journalism: Doll Parts
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End of the week, poll up later, you know the drill. For your final nominee, we return to the pages of Slate and its discussion of Lybrel, the medical miracle that's supposed to stop you ladies from bleeding out of your unmentionables. We're gonna let this one stand as is, it's so great:
Life without getting your period, though, would be life without one of the touchstones of the female experience: a sisterhood of shared empathy, tampons and chocolate, and laundry lessons passed from grandmother to granddaughter. Liberation from premenstrual emotional peaks and valleys sounds great, but we would also lose the surge of creativity and libido that comes with the urge to strangle your houseplants. Would movies be as poignant, or garlic mashed potatoes ever taste as good?
