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So I made the mistake of watching this "special" (an VH1 which really should have been my biggest warning) on virginity. I don't know why I thought they would be subjective about it, I don't know why I thought they would actual show some respect toward virginity and those who choose to wait until they're married before they have sex. I don't know why I watched this show when most of the media has made up its mind that virginity = losers.

I am so sick and tired of virginity being put down, and that if you're a virgin then *sarcasm*obviously there's something wrong with you*sarcasm* or that waiting until you're married is impossible because *sarcasm*everyone fails to biology eventually*sarcasm*. Yeah, tell that to all the people I know who waited until they were married and, oh, yeah, they're married, and didn't hurry to get married just so they could lose their virginity.

Humans have this nifty thing called agency. Agency is the freedom to chose, to decide whether to give in to biological urges or to hold off. If a person doesn't want to have sex, it doesn't mean there's anything wrong with them, it doesn't mean they're asexual or anything else. It simply means they made a choice and are sticking with it. What the crap is wrong with that? Why has virginity become such an "ew, yucky!" thing? And how can no one see what is horribly wrong with this picture! (because, last I checked, it was usually sexually promiscuous people who had to worry about sexually transmitted diseases, not virgins. And, last I heard, hasn't teen pregnancy been on the rise?)

Nothing gets my hackles up like anti-virginity sentiments. All the more so because it's so subtle, not out-and-out anti but certainly leaning heavily in that direction - as in like trying to hide an elephant behind a baby tree :P

Date: 2010-07-08 06:51 pm (UTC)From: [identity profile] kriadydragon.livejournal.com
I don't think I've had issues with doctors giving me grief over pregnancy tests. I may have been asked as a teen if I was sexually active, but when I said no they didn't push the matter or anything. However, the thing is I also haven't been to a doctor in a long time (no insurance). I did go to an ear and throat specialist, but they're an ear and throat specialist so their questions only go so far ;) So it's always made me curious as to whether being a virgin at my age would be an issue with doctors what with the world being so sex obsessed. According to all the responses, it's something I'm going to have to watch out for.

And I wouldn't be surprised if they pushed the test on your sister to also bill her for more. You wouldn't believe the things they charged for when my grandpa was in the hospital - speech therapy, when he could talk just fine!. Good for your sister for not giving in.

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