marc_andrew
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Personally, I believe the term is a bit outdated. The word comes from Latin, meaning “maiden” or “a sexually inexperienced woman”. Virgin is pretty much just a term invented to control female sexuality and is still being used to shame women for being sexually active and having sexual urges. Similarly, it is often used to shame men for not having had sex, suggesting that male virgins are ‘less manly’ and thus inferior. It would be better to just do away with the concept altogether so that people don’t pursue sex or refrain from it because of shame.