OH SQUICK

[moonwise]

The Pursuit of Teen Girl Purity

When Kylie was 13, her parents took her on a hike in Lake Tahoe, Calif. "We discussed what it means to be a teenager in today's world," she says. They gave her a charm for her bracelet--a lock in the shape of a heart. Her father has the key. "On my wedding day, he'll give it to my husband," she explains.

That's not phallic at all.

1. Are we also having Teen Boy Purity parties? What kinds of charms are exchanged to represent these mother and son vows?

2. Why is so much of the onus for remaining pure placed on the girls? (rhetorical question, because there's no physical indication of whether a boy is a virgin.)

Comments

[cassandramorgan.livejournal.com]

What I hate the most is that this whole thing is basically treating girls like possessions. Using that quote you posted about the charm bracelet....that is basically them saying "See? My father owns me now then he will give me to my husband, who will then own me." If she wanted to "stay pure," she doesn't need her goddamn father's permission or approval for it. And, IMHO, no matter what those girls are saying, they are NOT doing it "because they want to" stay pure...they are doing it "because they want to" make their daddies happy.

[arafel.livejournal.com]

A-freaking-men.