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Cherry Bomb: Exploding The Virgin Voyage
Tweet A guest post from Neelanjana Banerjee, Cherry Bomb Co-Editor and Laura Goode, Farah Goes Bang co-writer and producer, Cherry Bomb Co-Editor Conservative obsession with female virginity, along with the persistence of abstinence-only sex education, has created a climate of inauthenticity around the experience of sexual initiation. We have so many euphemisms for the experience–popping [...]
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TLC’s Virgin Diaries comes to the US
TweetTLC is debuting a new reality TV show that showcases the lives of 30-something virgins. Alternative tagline: Adult virgins kiss on wedding day; looks like bird feeding. Fetishization of the myth of virginity is an ongoing theme in conservative politics. (Check out Jessica Valenti’s book on the topic). It’s frustrating and harmful when reality TV [...]
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“I’m not a virgin, because virginity isn’t even real”
TweetThe title of Internet Crush of the Week for several Feministing crew members (no names, but they rhyme with Shmos and Shmoe) goes to this guy, who has taken a Madonna classic and turned it into pure gender theory geek gold, with a heavy dose of awesome, plus a sexy little wink at the beginning: [...]
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Daddy I Do: Documentary on Purity Balls and Abstinence-Only Culture
TweetVia Jessica, it looks like there is a newish documentary on Purity Balls and abstinence-only programs — and lawdy, does it look compelling. It’s been screened thus far at a number of film festivals, winning a ton of awards. Let’s hope it really exposes the dangerous and shaming consequences that abstinence-only programs and purity-pushing has [...]
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Why is the Obama administration endorsing a virginity pledge-based abstinence-only program?