New Girl is the only TV thing I can think of with notable period representation that doesn’t fall into any of the above categories! Though it’s obviously played for laughs in that the men are ~confused~ or whatever. Also there’s an episode of This American Life from a few weeks ago called “How Are You Not Seeing This?” that involves people trying out a period cramp simulator and it is surprisingly very emotional, highly recommend.
ooooooo good one. I've barely seen any of New Girl! But I've heard Jess is one of the best portrayals of female autism on screen, so 10/10. YES DISCS yes, the best
The only thing I can think of is the scene in Schitt's Creek where the man is babysitting a teenage girl and she gets her period on the motel bed and he panics and doesn't know what to do.... but, as you mentioned in some of the stories you cited, the plot point here is the Grossness and Foreignness of periods for Adult Men....
The only example I can think of is from one of my favourite shows, King of the hill. Aisle 8A, where Connie gets her first period and Hank has to go find sanitary towels for her because her parents are on holiday. I'm sure it gets mentioned in other episodes too though, and I love how Bobby handles it.
when a first-period story is done well, it's so precious! Redwood Court was the same--her parents weren't there--and it was great. (also I haven't heard of King of Hill, going to look it up this very moment)
New Girl is the only TV thing I can think of with notable period representation that doesn’t fall into any of the above categories! Though it’s obviously played for laughs in that the men are ~confused~ or whatever. Also there’s an episode of This American Life from a few weeks ago called “How Are You Not Seeing This?” that involves people trying out a period cramp simulator and it is surprisingly very emotional, highly recommend.
Also I am in the period disc club and I LOVE it.
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ooooooo good one. I've barely seen any of New Girl! But I've heard Jess is one of the best portrayals of female autism on screen, so 10/10. YES DISCS yes, the best
The only thing I can think of is the scene in Schitt's Creek where the man is babysitting a teenage girl and she gets her period on the motel bed and he panics and doesn't know what to do.... but, as you mentioned in some of the stories you cited, the plot point here is the Grossness and Foreignness of periods for Adult Men....
not you, remembering and referencing a tv show. whaaaa
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The only example I can think of is from one of my favourite shows, King of the hill. Aisle 8A, where Connie gets her first period and Hank has to go find sanitary towels for her because her parents are on holiday. I'm sure it gets mentioned in other episodes too though, and I love how Bobby handles it.
when a first-period story is done well, it's so precious! Redwood Court was the same--her parents weren't there--and it was great. (also I haven't heard of King of Hill, going to look it up this very moment)