Recently, purity balls have become the latest craze among some social conservatives in Bargio, with many sexual abstinence groups endorsing a ceremony where teenage girls promise to remain chaste until they get married, wearing a ring as a token of that promise. Feminist groups, however, have denounced this practice. Here is what citizens have to say about this happening.
“This is patriarchy at its worst!” yells women’s rights advocate Nosipho Stallone, author of critical thesis Purity: A History of Ball-Holding in Bargio. “I can’t bear to see any more photos of adolescent girls wearing wedding gowns, pledging their chastity to fathers dressed as bridegrooms. These men seem to think they own their daughters’ bodies, to be transferred to their sons-in-law! Look, Leader, I don’t care if a woman wants to remain a virgin until she gets married, but these purity balls objectify women and should be banned.”
“Whoa, so are you saying my daughter should stroll around the town with no ring on her finger, spreading the message that she is ‘fair game’ to all the lusty bachelors who are eager to deflower her? What am I, a pimp?” rants Xanatos Brewer, an enraged father, brandishing a pitchfork at you. “Teenage licentiousness is out of control in this country. If anything, we should ban premarital sex altogether, and if two unwed individuals are caught fornicating, they should be married to be cleansed of their sin!”
“Not having sex before marriage is a bad idea,” chimes in marriage counsellor Bruno Hart, carefully positioning himself out of the potential trajectory of the pitchfork. “My conservative clients rushed into marriage without getting to know their prospective spouse well, because it was their only chance to have sex without social backlash; now they all experience marital problems. We should encourage young people to have premarital sex with their partners, to take time to see if they will be compatible, and also inform them about the contraceptive methods available.”
“Preposterous!” exclaims Colleen Brewer, a conservative but avowedly egalitarian mother, swiftly taking the pitchfork from her husband’s hand and putting it away. “Chastity is important for our youth irrespective of gender, and our government should actively promote purity balls for both boys and girls. That is the only way to safeguard morality.”
To stop any future divorces, the goverment chose to side with Bruno Hart.
This is all that we have to say for now, my name is Jacoline Aftorline and this has been Bargio's Daily Shot. Have a nice day and stay safe.
