Purity
The concept of sexual purity has played a huge role in the divide between a woman’s ownership of her own body, and the societal expectations religion and other social constructs place on the lives of women. Conversations about purity on the Internet inhibit women’s rights to make choices about their own bodies. In 48 states and 17 countries purity balls are a part of conservative Christian culture where teenaged girls are encouraged save all forms of dating for marriage. Many who take a pledge to purity will wear a ring that reads “True Love Waits.” (http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/lifestyle/2014/03/daughters-pledge-to-preserve-their-virginity-at-purity-balls/)
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