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Virgin: Is it really a dirty word?
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post Oct 21 2007, 08:51 PM
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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?
 
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post Oct 21 2007, 08:56 PM
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yeah kinda. because it's connected to sex
 
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post Oct 21 2007, 08:57 PM
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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?
 
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post Oct 21 2007, 08:58 PM
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Jeanna - Why do you think sex is dirty? Or bad?

Mona - Campaign for our Children o_O Its campaigns to promote teen pregnancy prevention.
 
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post Oct 21 2007, 08:59 PM
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i've never thought of virgin as a bad word.
 
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post Oct 21 2007, 09:00 PM
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QUOTE(Insurmountable @ Oct 21 2007, 08:58 PM) *
Jeanna - Why do you think sex is dirty? Or bad?

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

well i think it would be weird saying to my dad, "oh yeah, her, she's a virgin." or something. idk.
taboo i guess
 
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post Oct 21 2007, 09:01 PM
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I guess some people view it as "dirty" since it relates to sex.
 
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post Oct 21 2007, 09:01 PM
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Nope I think it's a good word.
A pure person, as some say.
 
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post Oct 21 2007, 09:05 PM
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The word "Virgin" to me means "Innocence"

So to me its not a bad word at all.
 
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post Oct 21 2007, 09:08 PM
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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 shrug.gif
 
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post Oct 21 2007, 09:10 PM
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"Like A Virgin" makes that word sound dirrrty.
 
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post Oct 21 2007, 09:15 PM
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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.
 
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post Oct 21 2007, 09:15 PM
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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!"
 
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post Oct 21 2007, 09:23 PM
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"That virgin wants it bad" sounds dirty.
 
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post Oct 21 2007, 09:29 PM
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Nah, but it makes people sound inexperienced.
 
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post Oct 21 2007, 09:30 PM
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QUOTE(ArjunaCapulong @ Oct 21 2007, 09:15 PM) *
"Yo, this album is tighter than a virgin!"

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post Oct 21 2007, 09:36 PM
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i don't think it's a bad word cuz being a virgin is a good thing not bad
 
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post Oct 21 2007, 09:42 PM
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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 mellow.gif
 
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post Oct 21 2007, 09:43 PM
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Um, no. Also not a bad word: vagina.

Holly, is Campaign for Our Children an abstinence-only program?
 
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post Oct 21 2007, 09:46 PM
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QUOTE(lightmyfire @ Oct 21 2007, 07:36 PM) *
i don't think it's a bad word cuz being a virgin is a good thing not bad


Depends on how old you are and where you live.
 
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post Oct 21 2007, 10:16 PM
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Depends on where you live.

blink.gif 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.
 
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post Oct 21 2007, 10:28 PM
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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.
 
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post Oct 21 2007, 10:39 PM
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QUOTE(CowerPointyObjects @ Oct 21 2007, 10:43 PM) *
Um, no. Also not a bad word: vagina.

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



http://www.cfoc.org

_smile.gif I didn't really read much, I read some articles and took the sex quiz things xD
 
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post Oct 21 2007, 11:54 PM
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I guess it depends on the context, but I've never thought that it was a dirty word.
 
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post Oct 22 2007, 02:13 AM
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^ 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
 
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post Oct 22 2007, 11:47 AM
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QUOTE(mlothepimp @ Oct 21 2007, 09:01 PM) *
Nope I think it's a good word.
A pure person, as some say.


Ditto. biggrin.gif
 
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post Oct 22 2007, 01:12 PM
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I've never thought of virgin as a dirty word. mellow.gif So what if it relates to sex? *shrug* But yeah, I understand the ad and everything.
 
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post Oct 22 2007, 06:38 PM
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No, definitely not. O_o I know way more virgins than non-virgins. A lot of them are proud to be virgins.
 
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post Oct 22 2007, 06:52 PM
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I guess they mean that being a 'virgin' is seen as a bad thing...?
 
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post Oct 22 2007, 06:54 PM
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^Yes, thats how I viewed it.

But I never thought as virgin to be a dirty word thats why I asked you guys _smile.gif Its almost like their saying Virgin is a dirty word or is seen today like it is.
 
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post Oct 22 2007, 06:54 PM
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^ (To Kaycee) yeah thats what I said, but i guess people skipped over it. Ya know how like some teens are pressured to have sex because "everyone else is doing it", well I guess they're trying to say its like not a bad thing.
 
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post Oct 22 2007, 06:56 PM
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nope its a normal word.

But people tend to stay away from using it, because talking about anything related to sex out loud, in public its kind of "off limits"
 
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post Oct 22 2007, 06:58 PM
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Ah, got it. Feeling very slow today. Forgive, forgive.

This reminds me of an exercise my friend told me about when he took Sex-Ed. They had two seniors from this Christian high school came in; one was a cheerleader, the other this tough-looking African-American, and the students had to guess whether they were actual virgins or "born-again virgins". They said they were both virgins, but uh, nobody believed the cheerleader. pooh.gif
 
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post Oct 22 2007, 07:02 PM
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I dont think its bad at all, but I guess since its somehow related to sex people are like omg no way. omg.gif
 
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post Oct 23 2007, 07:08 AM
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I never considered it to be a dirty word. ermm.gif
 
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post Oct 23 2007, 09:53 AM
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I don't think so... it's a really random bilboard laugh.gif
 
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post Oct 23 2007, 12:14 PM
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I interpreted that billboard to mean that the word virgin may be considored dirtier than, say, a non-virgin and that by teaching children about it's meaning are persuading them to abstain.

That made sense in my head. Eheh.
 
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post Oct 23 2007, 12:15 PM
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post Oct 23 2007, 12:22 PM
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Have I just totally missed the point? laugh.gif
 
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post Oct 23 2007, 01:02 PM
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Yeah, I know what you mean. I don't think so. I say freely I am one.

People are so ashamed of being a virgin. When I hear that a guy is a virgin and or girl, I respect them in someway.
 
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