This hilariously bad 1946 Disney film titled--I'm not making this up--"The Story of Menstruation" reminds me of my mother's description of sex-ed in the 1950s. As she came out, she turned to the girl who had been sitting next to her and said "I understand everything except one thing. How does the sperm get to the egg?"
Anyway, hopefully this will take your mind off your market worries. I know it did wonders for my morale.
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Ok, I guess I'll be the first to admit, that I don't actually think the video is so bad. It makes an attempt to cover an overview of the biology, which is likely useful for some people. Yes, it's a bit dorky, but it was 1946. Today, even the gangs would seem dorky.
They kind of skipped the fun parts.
"Mommie, what's a tampoon?"
That animation of the uh, 'potential nourishment' passing through the body, that nearly made me throw up. Seriously, the real thing doesn't bother me much, but that animation, ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.
Disney really needs to do an updated version. All they have to do is thaw Walt out of the liquid nitrogen tank so he can tackle the project.
Wait, wouldn't today's social conservatives burn the school down for showing a video like this?
And this is from the 40's? From Disney?
BTW, I think it would have been better if the female silhouette used for the graphics were that of Minnie Mouse.
You never know when the answer to the question "In what Disney film was the word 'vagina' first mentioned" may come in useful.
And I actually thought it was pretty well done; certainly made me nostalgic for the genteel good old days.
It was better than the talk given by Annie (of the broadway show) that they screened at my elementary school to deal with the subject.
Okay...what's with the "Don't shower during your period!" thing? Seriously? Did people use to think that?
YOU'RE UNCLEAN! GO TO THE RED TENT!!
"Try not to get emotionally upset or catch cold." Good advice! And "Avoid constipation". Who knew?