Online commericals that promote being a "Technical Virgin".
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Online commericals that promote being a "Technical Virgin". This site pokes fun at the "abstinence only" method many conservative groups promote for teen sexuality. But will teens get the joke?
OK, I'm dying over here and people in my office are looking at me curiously. Thanks. Thanks a lot...
posted by fooljay at 3:01 PM on June 27, 2001
posted by fooljay at 3:01 PM on June 27, 2001
This is a very funny site...
"Of course, the safest way for teens to avoid unwanted pregnancy while satisfying their carnal needs is to limit themselves to homoerotic encounters until they are ready for procreation."
posted by Dirjy at 6:48 PM on June 27, 2001
"Of course, the safest way for teens to avoid unwanted pregnancy while satisfying their carnal needs is to limit themselves to homoerotic encounters until they are ready for procreation."
posted by Dirjy at 6:48 PM on June 27, 2001
I'm not 'conservative' by any means, but I can't see the point of poking fun at an abstinence only campaign.. after all, it actually makes sense and is a good policy.
posted by wackybrit at 7:26 PM on June 27, 2001
posted by wackybrit at 7:26 PM on June 27, 2001
wackybrit: I'm sure you know the stories about women in mediterranean Catholic countries who'd rather partake in anal sex than run the risk of shaming their families with a broken hymen?
Now that doesn't make sense.
(There's an odd political irony in the fact that Bill Clinton's infamous "I did not have sexual relations with that woman" was the paradigmatic expression of the True Love Waits mentality.)
posted by holgate at 8:18 PM on June 27, 2001
Now that doesn't make sense.
(There's an odd political irony in the fact that Bill Clinton's infamous "I did not have sexual relations with that woman" was the paradigmatic expression of the True Love Waits mentality.)
posted by holgate at 8:18 PM on June 27, 2001
Wackybrit - abstinence-only sex ed actually doesn't make sense and isn't a good policy.
-Mars
posted by Mars Saxman at 8:43 AM on June 28, 2001
-Mars
posted by Mars Saxman at 8:43 AM on June 28, 2001
Holgate: I do not condone people doing even more dangerous things to replace sex. If 11 year old kids really want to have sex then they might as well, rather than kill other kids or snort glue.
However, it's a fact that well-developed and balanced individuals leave sex until they're in a loving relationship. Otherwise, it's all just about animal urges. I sense that the decreasing importance of religion is affecting all of this.
Mars: I am not saying that abstinence should be 'forced' on everybody, but simply that I think it's an excellent policy for kids to abide to if they wish.
posted by wackybrit at 8:46 AM on June 28, 2001
However, it's a fact that well-developed and balanced individuals leave sex until they're in a loving relationship. Otherwise, it's all just about animal urges. I sense that the decreasing importance of religion is affecting all of this.
Mars: I am not saying that abstinence should be 'forced' on everybody, but simply that I think it's an excellent policy for kids to abide to if they wish.
posted by wackybrit at 8:46 AM on June 28, 2001
However, it's a fact that well-developed and balanced individuals leave sex until they're in a loving relationship.
You got a link for that "fact"?
I am not saying that abstinence should be 'forced' on everybody, but simply that I think it's an excellent policy for kids to abide to if they wish.
Nor is anybody suggesting that kids should be forced to have sex, or that abstinence is a bad idea for kids. I think abstinence is a great idea! I also think it's a mistake to limit sex-ed to a "no sex is the only safe sex" curriculum.
posted by jennyb at 9:31 AM on June 28, 2001
You got a link for that "fact"?
I am not saying that abstinence should be 'forced' on everybody, but simply that I think it's an excellent policy for kids to abide to if they wish.
Nor is anybody suggesting that kids should be forced to have sex, or that abstinence is a bad idea for kids. I think abstinence is a great idea! I also think it's a mistake to limit sex-ed to a "no sex is the only safe sex" curriculum.
posted by jennyb at 9:31 AM on June 28, 2001
However, it's a fact that well-developed and balanced individuals leave sex until they're in a loving relationship.
Leaving aside the question of the actual truth of the above statement: Is it not possible, do you think, for people to have a "loving relationship" when they are in high school?
posted by redfoxtail at 9:38 AM on June 28, 2001
Leaving aside the question of the actual truth of the above statement: Is it not possible, do you think, for people to have a "loving relationship" when they are in high school?
posted by redfoxtail at 9:38 AM on June 28, 2001
I also think it's a mistake to limit sex-ed to a "no sex is the only safe sex" curriculum.
Absolutely agreed.
I also think people do forget about the emotional aspect too - that it's an act that usually stems from love, and not just hormones.
I remember being in 7th grade sex ed, and the (female) teacher said to the girls (it was separated by genders) point-blank that sex wasn't pleasurable for girls, and it was better for guys
Maybe she just meant it as scare tactics, but that is truly sad.
Which is why I found the ad promoting vibrator usage to make a better point.
posted by melissa at 10:36 AM on June 28, 2001
Absolutely agreed.
I also think people do forget about the emotional aspect too - that it's an act that usually stems from love, and not just hormones.
I remember being in 7th grade sex ed, and the (female) teacher said to the girls (it was separated by genders) point-blank that sex wasn't pleasurable for girls, and it was better for guys
Maybe she just meant it as scare tactics, but that is truly sad.
Which is why I found the ad promoting vibrator usage to make a better point.
posted by melissa at 10:36 AM on June 28, 2001
Not to be a thread hog, but I actually just received an email from David Mack, the director of the videos on the TechnicalVirgin site. He answered my initial question with the following:
(posted with Mr. Mack's permission)
As the person who created the site and directed the two video ads, I can tell you that some do get the joke, but there are those who do not. Many people never visit the FAQs page to read the disclaimer that explains why we made the site; and I can usually count on receiving a few less-than-literate hate e-mails per week.
This is why I support sex education that focuses on all aspects of sexuality, and answers all questions truthfully and with respect.
posted by melissa at 11:03 AM on June 28, 2001
(posted with Mr. Mack's permission)
As the person who created the site and directed the two video ads, I can tell you that some do get the joke, but there are those who do not. Many people never visit the FAQs page to read the disclaimer that explains why we made the site; and I can usually count on receiving a few less-than-literate hate e-mails per week.
This is why I support sex education that focuses on all aspects of sexuality, and answers all questions truthfully and with respect.
posted by melissa at 11:03 AM on June 28, 2001
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