Religion and Ethics Forum
General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Roses on November 27, 2020, 03:31:16 PM
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-55078634
I was absolutely shocked to read this a few minutes ago. The fact that you can get these tests in the UK as well as other places in the world is terrible. No woman should be forced to have their virginity checked.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-55078634
I was absolutely shocked to read this a few minutes ago. The fact that you can get these tests in the UK as well as other places in the world is terrible. No woman should be forced to have their virginity checked.
...nor should a man!
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...nor should a man!
Is there much evidence of it being done to men, though? I get the principle that people's virginity isn't something that should be policed, but I don't think the reality is that it's something that's happening equally to both sexes.
It would also raise the question of what proxy (regardless of how poor) would you use as a test? The typical exam for women is an inspection of the hymen which is a poor indicator, but there is some correlation - what would be equivalent for men?
O.
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I would have thought it well nigh impossible to discover if a man has had sex. The hymen can be torn when a tampon is inserted.
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what would be equivalent for men?
Apart from old wives tales......there isn't!
Did you honestly think that I was serious?
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I would have thought it well nigh impossible to discover if a man has had sex. The hymen can be torn when a tampon is inserted.
Unusual, there's a an opening in the hymen which stretches to accommodate tampons and most young girls start off with 'little' ones anyway. Friends & I used to talk about things like that and a lot still bled from a broken hymen the first time they had sex even though they'd used tampons for a couple of years. The hymen can break for all sorts of reasons, some types of exercise, horse riding, cycling. Not having one intact is not an indicator that someone has had sex.
What you have highlighted is very old fashioned and deeply upsetting for any girl to have to go through. I hope it is stopped but there will always be some in remote places who insist on 'proof of virginity' despite there being no definitive proof. I've also heard of hymens being repaired, the mind boggles.
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Outy,
It would also raise the question of what proxy (regardless of how poor) would you use as a test? The typical exam for women is an inspection of the hymen which is a poor indicator, but there is some correlation - what would be equivalent for men?
A grinometer? ;)
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Apart from old wives tales......there isn't!
Did you honestly think that I was serious?
It's so difficult to tell sometimes -the deep, dark, dank corners of stupidity that you can find on the internet pollute the waters, I'm afraid. Apologies :)
O.
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It's so difficult to tell sometimes -the deep, dark, dank corners of stupidity that you can find on the internet pollute the waters, I'm afraid. Apologies :)
O.
That is so true.