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In reply to the discussion: A Real-Life Window Into How Virginity Obsession Hurts Teen Girls [View all]Nikia
(11,411 posts)13. I wonder what affect this obsession on girls who were sexually abused or raped
Making them feel even worse about the events than they already would because they can never become virgins again like the "good" girls who weren't raped.
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"Girls Gone Wild" is actually a byproduct of our culture's virgin / whore dichotomy
Scootaloo
Apr 2013
#32
Not having seen the show, I assumed that godawful outfit is her regular clothes.
winter is coming
Apr 2013
#44
If the most important thing you bring to your marriage is your hymen, what happens when it's gone?
Brickbat
Apr 2013
#7
None of which justifies treating teenagers like they are idiots, going into crying fits when they
Brickbat
Apr 2013
#10
If a man were actually honest instead of spouting what society demands of him,
seabeyond
Apr 2013
#14
or, the longer they wait the less chance they have to figure out what they actually enjoy.
bettyellen
Apr 2013
#17
That doesn't mean it's good for girls to make them feel shameful in order to keep them virgins
gollygee
Apr 2013
#46
Reality shows have writers, who plot out a story arc and give the actors--who are not pros,
tblue37
Apr 2013
#42
Why is "Nikita" calling himself that? His real name was Nelson Scott Simpson . . .
HughBeaumont
Apr 2013
#19
The more you stress "sex is evil", the more teens are going to want it.
winter is coming
Apr 2013
#39