Virgin: Is it really a dirty word? |
 Oct 21 2007, 08:51 PM
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 Cornflakes :D  Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 4,541 Joined: Dec 2005 Member No: 322,923  |
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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Oct 21 2007, 09:42 PM
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 Hello, my name is NAOMI. Group: Member Posts: 463 Joined: Aug 2006 Member No: 453,419 |
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 
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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 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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