So for the record: I think virginity is fine, just as I think having sex is fine. I don't really care what women do sexually, and neither should you. In fact, that's the point. I believe that a young woman's sexual choices - no matter what they be - shouldn't have a bearing on how they're seen as moral actors. I also believe that slut-shaming and fetishizing virginity is not just about only valuing women for their sexuality (or lack thereof), but that it's also part of a larger agenda that seeks to regress women's rights and return to traditional gender roles. But if you want to know more about that, you'll have to read the book.
Education is the best tool for anyone to have safe sex and to make responsible choices about when to do it. The fearmongering is a relic of our religious side, and it is just one of these things that seem like would work, but doesn't.
When younger people have sex despite being warned about eternal damnation, it is blamed on everything else (tv, music, etc). But not one do they consider that it is probably due to a combination of natural desires/instinct and a lack of guidance about what it entails physically and emotionally.
I'm also convinced that this is one of these issues which defines people, so no minds will ever be changed. The only hope is that young people learn this through exposure to different worldviews prior to making any mistakes.
end of personal rant.
as a note, this blog will start to be updated more often from now on.
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