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moonwiseThe Pursuit of Teen Girl Purity
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.)
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.)
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Date: 2008-07-22 03:43 pm (UTC)Guys can run around without shirts and, apparently, this is fine. A guy can wear swim trunks and that's okay. A speedo is probably Too Much (bulge!!) but he can run around with a good 70%-80% of his skin showing. A woman with 80% of her skin showing at the beach is Going Too Far.