http://tygerland.net/2006/05/15/the-virginity-myth/ occasionally acerbic, cultural and political comment Sun, 20 Jul 2008 01:23:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://tygerland.net/2006/05/15/the-virginity-myth/#comment-214960 Robert Sharp » Blog Archive » Religious Belief and the Age of Consent Sat, 30 Jun 2007 18:53:28 +0000 http://tygerland.net/?p=555#comment-214960 [...] Nevertheless, I think both cases grate on the consciousness for the same reason, which is that the points of contention in both cases is about the religious imposition of chastity. This in turn is linked to ideas of male ownership of women, and the use of religion to impose control over women. As Mark Morford writes in his discussion of ‘Purity Balls’, this is a distasteful concept in itself, but also one that leads to a “wanton sexual stupidity” that is dangerous and miserable (via Tygerland). [...] [...] Nevertheless, I think both cases grate on the consciousness for the same reason, which is that the points of contention in both cases is about the religious imposition of chastity. This in turn is linked to ideas of male ownership of women, and the use of religion to impose control over women. As Mark Morford writes in his discussion of ‘Purity Balls’, this is a distasteful concept in itself, but also one that leads to a “wanton sexual stupidity” that is dangerous and miserable (via Tygerland). [...]

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