(August 20, 2014 at 5:50 am)Tonus Wrote:(August 19, 2014 at 8:16 pm)Losty Wrote: Is promoting virginity harmful to young girls/women?Promoting it? No, especially if it's part of a discussion of sexuality as a whole, with all options included in the discussion. To promote it would involve explaining why it's the better option and/or why sexual activity would be less desirable prior to a certain age or situation (ie, marriage).
Demanding it, with no other discussion of the issue and under threat of some kind of penalty? I think that is very harmful to both young women and young men, on many levels. Aside from shrouding something natural in a veil of mystery and fear, it takes away the option of making a decision from the person, which implies that they aren't smart or trustworthy. Any system that relies on chipping away at your self-esteem can't be good IMO.
*Disclaimer* it's early and I haven't slept. -_-
Ok seriously. I completely agree with you, but I mean come on. Must you take the thread title so literally? It is clear in my OP and my following comments (if you bothered to read them) that I didn't mean the question literally. I explained exactly how and why I thought it was bad. Also, of course it's bad for everyone. Boys too. I just asked about girls because that's what the article was about and that's what I felt like discussing. Jeesh
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