Good reading, and thought-provoking. It's late enough that I can't express many coherent thoughts other than that, but I wanted to say that much at least!
I think you've got a good point here; although I agree with nessabutterfly about a lot re:Christianity and wanting to be a virgin before marriage...
Although within the church we may preach that every sin is the same in God's eyes and that sex outside of marriage is just like any other sin which can be forgiven, the truth is that there is a HUGE unspoken judgement against those who succumb to the temptation to have sex outside of marriage - especially if they claim to be a Christian.
You're right, being not-a-virgin should not decrease a person's worth. Nor should being non-white, non-straight, etc. I think the purity myth is pervasive, even in parts of our culture where the desire for purity might be rational.
While I agree with the general concept presented above, I am not sure that I agree with the idea that women who present as queer are suddenly viewed as sexually available. I don't deny there's a subset of men who view "queer woman" as "a woman who just doesn't know how good the man-flesh really is, let's convert her." (ugh) A better name for that subset of men is "idiots." Even so, I don't think that part of your premise holds up in practice, is what I am saying
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Although within the church we may preach that every sin is the same in God's eyes and that sex outside of marriage is just like any other sin which can be forgiven, the truth is that there is a HUGE unspoken judgement against those who succumb to the temptation to have sex outside of marriage - especially if they claim to be a Christian.
You're right, being not-a-virgin should not decrease a person's worth. Nor should being non-white, non-straight, etc. I think the purity myth is pervasive, even in parts of our culture where the desire for purity might be rational.
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