Virginity: an Industry, a Mindset, a Lie

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Since looking at the market and the charts today are really a huge strain on the eyes, I decided to go to Youtube and just watch some informative documentaries. I always find learning something new relaxing and a bit fulfilling. It makes me feel that my time has not been wasted and has not been for naught.

So I was scrolling down the search results for the word "documentary" and most of the videos there are already familiar to me. Yes, I watch a lot of documentaries, I'm kind of a nerd that way, so what? Bite me. Lol.

And then, there lies a little title that caught my eye. The video was from DW Documentary entitled "Dictating Virginity".

We all know what virginity is, or do we?

The most common and collective definition we have for a virgin is someone who hasn't experienced sex yet. A pure innocent body. And for all the purposes it serves, virginity only matters when it comes to ladies. No one really cares if a boy or a man is a virgin or not.

In many cultures, virginity weighs a lot when it comes to the value of the girl. Some cultures even view those who aren't virgins anymore as "defiled" or "broken" even.

The documentary is an eye-opening piece since it tackles not only the cultural relations of virginity but also the political side of it. Yes, you read it right, being a virgin is also connected to politics. Well, at this age, I wouldn't be surprised if everything is connected to damn politics.

The video makes an interesting point with regards to virginity, it's a tool that is used to control the minds of the people.

Restoring Virginity

Since some cultures really pay massive attention to a lady's virginity, some women resort to medical solutions and procedures to correct the "mistake" they made and to try and erase a part of their existence.

As we commonly believe, being a virgin can be characterized by an intact hymen. The hymen is a part of the female genitalia that we imagine is like a thin sheet of cells that lie inside the vagina. It is believed that once a girl participated in sexual intercourse, the hymen will be torn apart by the male genitalia.

There are tons of products that claim to "restore" the hymen tissues of females and in turn giving them back their virginity. There are pills, capsules, lotions, and even soap that tells people that they can turn back the anatomical clock of the female body.

Aside from the products, there are surgical procedures that one can undergo to restore their virginity such as hymenoplasty.

As it stands, virginity is also a million-dollar industry.

Virginity and the Hymen

According to the documentary, there are studies and researches that show that the relation of the hymen and virginity is nothing but a myth. And these studies and researches aren't new. This goes back to as early as 1905. But why is the myth so persistent?

I think it's because of the close-mindedness of the cultures and the society as a whole. And I also think that this has also something to do with gender issues and some underlying concerns. I am not gonna say more about that, that calls for another topic and another day.

I am not a doctor and of course, I am not an OB-GYN but I understood what they wanted to say about that all-so important hymen. As they say, contrary to popular belief, it's not a sheet of tissue that is underneath the female genitalia, it's more of an elastic ring that is inside. The size of the hole of the ring may vary from person to person and the elasticity of it also varies.

Also, according to established researches and studies, the "bleeding" that happens from the very "first time" of the intimate encounter only happens with around 50% of females. Just 50%. What do you make of that? Does the other 50% lie with their status? Nope, maybe that 50% have a bigger hymen opening than others.

Anyhow, that bleeding isn't a clear indication of a female's virginity.

They have also conducted an experiment comparing an experienced sex workers' hymen to those of young girls who did not have sexual experience yet and the doctors could not even tell the difference.

I guess that's another similarity a guy and a lady share, their virginity could neither be proven nor disproven.

In summary, they are saying that scientifically, physically, and anatomically, we cannot determine if a female is a virgin or not, there isn't a way. Therefore, virginity is more of a personal concept rather than a physical trait that can be proven.

Hey lovely!

Maybe you're wondering why I am watching this topic, again, I was just bored and new learnings come in all shapes and sizes just like the hymen apparently. LOL

Personally, though, I don't think that imaginary virginity should be criteria or should have an effect on how we view or treat a lady. She's still a woman to me. "Virgin" or not, it doesn't change a thing, literally, it should not be something that defines a woman.

Your body, your decision.

It's your prerogative.

As always, let me end this with a toast to our future, so here's to us...

Cheers!!!

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So if doctors couldn't identify the difference between a sexually experienced female hymen and a "virgin" one, then those products and procedures that claim to restore hymen are just bullshirt. Excuse my term.

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3 years ago

Yeah, exactly. They are just feeding on the mass's misinformation, just like many of the products we use today.

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3 years ago

Pera pera talaga noh. In the expense of a person's insecurity. Hay.

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3 years ago

haha business is business daw eh

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3 years ago

All I expect from my partner is loyalty. I don't care about hymen or virginity in the article. It is nothing but a social dictation. One of the easiest ways to eliminate such pressures is to turn a blind eye to some unnecessary.

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3 years ago

That's the word! I couldn't care less about the number, loyalty, and honesty mean everything. :)

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3 years ago

Woah, I never knew about this. Akala kasi ng marami sa atin kapag virgin magdudugo talaga pag first time. Yun pala depende yun sa hymen

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3 years ago

True. That's a long standing myth.

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3 years ago

Totoo. Grabe talaga mga panipaniwala nuon

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3 years ago

haha hanggang ngayon naman ganyan pa din paniniwala ng marami.

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3 years ago

The market isn't friendly at all, but considering the part of regaining virginity I have once heard that before but I never believed it but I guess I will have to make some research.... But this article is kinda convincing to believe

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3 years ago

thanks for the interest.. :)

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3 years ago

I completely agree with you, unfortunately too many people especially those with deep African heritage wouldn't understand this. Virginity is a personal thing and shouldn't be considered as a means of determining decency.

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3 years ago

That's exactly right. :)

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3 years ago

Well for me it's my choice naman why I did give up mine so being judge I don't give a sh*t

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3 years ago

There's a strong independent woman. :)

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3 years ago

ahemmmmmm!!

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3 years ago

ah-hummm. bakit? haha

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3 years ago

nothing hahaha

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3 years ago

I've seen a documentary where it was stated that some sports makes the hymen tear. Horse riding for example is a sport that ladies can lose their virginity to if they embark in it. By "losing virginity " i mean tear their hymen, since that's the criteria the society use in determining such. They say what is good for the goose is good for the gander. Why then are guys not judge based on virginity?. The society we live in is not but a bias one

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3 years ago

guys are judged too by their "virginity". A virgin guy is a bad thing, a virgin girl is a good thing. There really is something wrong with us. LOL

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3 years ago

😂😂😂 you are right. A guy will be criticized if he's a virgin

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3 years ago

hahah yeeep, so true right

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3 years ago

There's a lot of way to restore virginity if that term only means restoring the private part.

Naalala ko tuloy Yung sa KMJS , nabuntis without sexual intercourse , sa bandang huli inamin din. Kinamay pala . Sorry for the term 🤣

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User's avatar Yen
3 years ago

hahhhaahah kinamay ahhh. di ko napanuod yun ah. hahha

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3 years ago

Sorry na 🤣

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User's avatar Yen
3 years ago

Interesting topic. I had some thoughts about it, but I can't put it into words..🤔

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3 years ago

Come on, you can do it. I know you can, you're a writer, you can do it. :D Feel free to curse if you need to. hahaa

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3 years ago

I think losing your virginity isn't about tearing up the hymen or something, it's about the loss of innocence. So if someone watches pornography or obscene situations, that loses their virginity already. 😅

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3 years ago

If thats the case I have watched and read many obscene and varieties of movies that has sexual take on it, it could be that. 👀👀👀 Purity means knowing nothing at all? Or being unaware? 🙈🙈

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3 years ago

Both? Haha. Technically, you still are a virgin if you haven't experienced sex yet but if your mind has been open to creating those scenarios then that makes you no longer a virgin.

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3 years ago

Ohhhh haha okay okay. I think we aren't all that innocent. 😆😆 only when we were a baby 😅😅

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3 years ago

Yup! I definitely agree with that. Haha

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3 years ago

Wow. :) Now that's the most purist and the most conservative take I have ever read. Hehehe. So you agree with the concept that it's not about the "physical" right? It's the purity of one's experiences or the mind?

That's interesting though, what about she just imagined it, just thought about it, did not watch any obscenity or anything else... would you still consider her as a virgin? hehe

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3 years ago

Nope, she's no longer a virgin. Just having those thoughts of it invalidates her virginity already. But this is only my perspective 😅

Purity is innocence. Haha

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3 years ago

Cool. Your perspective is interesting. :) There are a lot of questions forming inside my head. Hahaha

Purity is innocence. I so agree with that love.

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3 years ago

Did I bother you? Hehe. I apologize. 😅

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3 years ago

Lol! Of course not! You are always welcome here and in my mind. And you know me, I like interesting things. :)

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3 years ago

I'm pleased to hear that. Haha

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3 years ago

haha it's my pleasure to please you. :)

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3 years ago

Virginity is pureness and innocence of woman indeed, but now as the time passed it wasn't the label of being clean or anything at the moment, I got curious and now something was added to my mind drive LOL. I still remember the blogger who once conducted the "pasikip program", not bad anyway for she said it added some confidence.

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3 years ago

pasikip program? Is it some kind of drive or something?

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