So I was in Maryland over the weekend and right when you get past the Potomac river bridge you see this billboard that has 10ft high letters that look like they were spray painted and it read VIRGIN. It pretty much catches your full attention if your driving past it, it seems.

So under it says, teach your kids in not a dirty word.



So do you guys really think the word 'Virgin' is a dirty word? Or have you ever felt like it was? If yes, why?

yeah kinda. because it's connected to sex

But sex isn't a bad word. It may be taboo for some people, but not necessarily a bad word.

What was the ad for?

Jeanna - Why do you think sex is dirty? Or bad?

Mona - Campaign for our Children o_O Its campaigns to promote teen pregnancy prevention.

i've never thought of virgin as a bad word.

well i think it would be weird saying to my dad, "oh yeah, her, she's a virgin." or something. idk.
taboo i guess

I guess some people view it as "dirty" since it relates to sex.

Nope I think it's a good word.
A pure person, as some say.

The word "Virgin" to me means "Innocence"

So to me its not a bad word at all.

Yea exactly, thats what I thought of it as. But I remember growing up and some people use to think you weren't cool or whatever if you hadn't had sex yet and young teens just would get all caught up in it and just end up having sex and regret it because they didn't have that part of them to give to someone better

"Like A Virgin" makes that word sound dirrrty.

If you were to say 'She is a virgin' I wouldnt think that was 'dirty'

But if you were to say 'She isnt a virgin' I think it would be.

Funny, 'cause virgins are supposed to be pure or represent innocence like Diana mentioned.

Then again, you can make practically word dirty with the right word play.


"Yo, this album is tighter than a virgin!"

"That virgin wants it bad" sounds dirty.

Nah, but it makes people sound inexperienced.

i don't think it's a bad word cuz being a virgin is a good thing not bad

I'm guessing that these ads are promoting abstinence and that there is a common stigma among young people that there is something "wrong" with you if you're still a virgin after a certain age. They're saying that it's actually okay.

Or something like that

Um, no. Also not a bad word: vagina.

Holly, is Campaign for Our Children an abstinence-only program?

Depends on how old you are and where you live.

No...whether it's good for reputation or not, that doesn't determine whether it's actually good or bad. Personally I wouldn't consider it either, but that has absolutely nothing to do with where I live.

I think its the fact that kids are sometimes pressured NOT to be virgins. I guess it's like saying it's not a bad thing to be a virgin.

http://www.cfoc.org

I didn't really read much, I read some articles and took the sex quiz things xD

I guess it depends on the context, but I've never thought that it was a dirty word.

^ Agreed

I don't see it as bad, but if it's put into rude context then maybe. It may be a bit taboo, but it's not really that bad