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Virgin
“
When it was his turn to talk, he told stories. He told me ones I knew, old stories, and he told me old-sounding ones I had never heard.
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― The Poison Eaters and Other Stories
― The Poison Eaters and Other Stories
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The desirable virgin is sexy but not sexual. She's young, white, and skinny. She's a cheerleader, a babysitter; she's accessible and eager to please (remember those ethics of passivity!). She's never a woman of color. SHe's never a low-income girl or a fat girl. She's never disabled. "Virgin" is a designation for those who meet a certain standard of what women, especially young women, are supposed to look like. As for how these young women are supposed to act? A blank slate is best.
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― The Purity Myth: How America's Obsession with Virginity is Hurting Young Women
― The Purity Myth: How America's Obsession with Virginity is Hurting Young Women
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