In 'The Purity Myth,' I not only discuss what the purity myth is and reveal its consequences for women, but also outline a new way for us to think about young women as moral actors, one that doesn't include their bodies. Votes: 3
Whether it appears in a story about a man killing his girlfriend while calling her a whore or in trying to battle conservative claims that emergency contraception or the HPV vaccine will make girls promiscuous, the purity myth in America underlies more misogyny than most people would like to admit Votes: 3
Myth is, after all, the neverending story. Votes: 5 Joan D. Vinge
Purity and simplicity are the two wings with which man soars above the earth and all temporary nature. Votes: 5 Thomas a Kempis