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Virgin: Is it really a dirty word?
Insurmountable
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, 08:57 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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Insurmountable   Virgin: Is it really a dirty word?   Oct 21 2007, 08:51 PM
jeanna   yeah kinda. because it's connected to sex   Oct 21 2007, 08:56 PM
davinci   But sex isn't a bad word. It may be taboo for ...   Oct 21 2007, 08:57 PM
Insurmountable   Jeanna - Why do you think sex is dirty? Or bad? M...   Oct 21 2007, 08:58 PM
jeanna   QUOTE(Insurmountable @ Oct 21 2007, 08:58...   Oct 21 2007, 09:00 PM
brooklyneast05   i've never thought of virgin as a bad word.   Oct 21 2007, 08:59 PM
Elba   I guess some people view it as "dirty" s...   Oct 21 2007, 09:01 PM
mlothepimp   Nope I think it's a good word. A pure person, ...   Oct 21 2007, 09:01 PM
S-Majere   QUOTE(mlothepimp @ Oct 21 2007, 09:01 PM)...   Oct 22 2007, 11:47 AM
Villainess   The word "Virgin" to me means "Inno...   Oct 21 2007, 09:05 PM
Insurmountable   Yea exactly, thats what I thought of it as. But I ...   Oct 21 2007, 09:08 PM
Elba   "Like A Virgin" makes that word sound di...   Oct 21 2007, 09:10 PM
RAWRstephishere   If you were to say 'She is a virgin' I wou...   Oct 21 2007, 09:15 PM
ArjunaCapulong   Funny, 'cause virgins are supposed to be pure ...   Oct 21 2007, 09:15 PM
Villainess   QUOTE(ArjunaCapulong @ Oct 21 2007, 09:15...   Oct 21 2007, 09:30 PM
EtherxWhispers   "That virgin wants it bad" sounds dirty.   Oct 21 2007, 09:23 PM
karmakiller   Nah, but it makes people sound inexperienced.   Oct 21 2007, 09:29 PM
lightmyfire   i don't think it's a bad word cuz being a ...   Oct 21 2007, 09:36 PM
false   QUOTE(lightmyfire @ Oct 21 2007, 07:36 PM...   Oct 21 2007, 09:46 PM
CowerPointyObjects   QUOTE(false @ Oct 21 2007, 10:46 PM) Depe...   Oct 21 2007, 10:16 PM
Lilium   I'm guessing that these ads are promoting abst...   Oct 21 2007, 09:42 PM
CowerPointyObjects   Um, no. Also not a bad word: vagina. Holly, is Ca...   Oct 21 2007, 09:43 PM
Insurmountable   QUOTE(CowerPointyObjects @ Oct 21 2007, 10...   Oct 21 2007, 10:39 PM
clarity   I think its the fact that kids are sometimes press...   Oct 21 2007, 10:28 PM
alovesopure   I guess it depends on the context, but I've ne...   Oct 21 2007, 11:54 PM
RogueVanity   ^ Agreed I don't see it as bad, but if it...   Oct 22 2007, 02:13 AM
stephinika   I've never thought of virgin as a dirty word. ...   Oct 22 2007, 01:12 PM
Synesthesia   No, definitely not. O_o I know way more virgins th...   Oct 22 2007, 06:38 PM
HakunaMatata   I guess they mean that being a 'virgin' is...   Oct 22 2007, 06:52 PM
Insurmountable   ^Yes, thats how I viewed it. But I never thought ...   Oct 22 2007, 06:54 PM
clarity   ^ (To Kaycee) yeah thats what I said, but i guess...   Oct 22 2007, 06:54 PM
Joss-eh-lime   nope its a normal word. But people tend to stay a...   Oct 22 2007, 06:56 PM
HakunaMatata   Ah, got it. Feeling very slow today. Forgive, forg...   Oct 22 2007, 06:58 PM
omgomgKATHY   I dont think its bad at all, but I guess since its...   Oct 22 2007, 07:02 PM
Sandraaa   I never considered it to be a dirty word.   Oct 23 2007, 07:08 AM
IVIike   I don't think so... it's a really random b...   Oct 23 2007, 09:53 AM
S-Majere   I interpreted that billboard to mean that the word...   Oct 23 2007, 12:14 PM
Sulfur-in-K   Virgin Mobile   Oct 23 2007, 12:15 PM
S-Majere   Have I just totally missed the point?   Oct 23 2007, 12:22 PM
stolen   Yeah, I know what you mean. I don't think so. ...   Oct 23 2007, 01:02 PM


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