Chastity Rings

[Strangler Lewis]

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

The deal with the Chastity Rings usually is an "I'm married to God until I marry someone else because I want to remain Pure" kind of deal. If that's not the point of the ring, then what is? A visual reminder to be good? Or an actual bribe?

Again, I mean no disrespect but I do not get this concept outside of the "sex is dirty" context.

At my wife's old church, one of the women in the choir grew tired of singing year after year about how Mary was free from defilement. She complained and the relatively openminded priest and gay choir director agreed to change "defilement" to "corruption." This was counted as a victory. Sex was still dirty, but corruption implied that the woman was complicit in the dirt. Defilement implied that she was a passive empty vessel, but stained nonetheless.

[AllyOops!]

I'm going to go all Mombo (read: Mom-like) here: I like those rings, and even more so the message behind them. Plus, those rings aren't an obnoxious proclamation. What I'm trying to convey here is that they are rather elegant and discreet. I think they are lovely in design and message. Certainly one wears a wedding band as a reminder of one's wedding vows. I mean, it's not a belly tee-shirt that says in monster glitter letters "ASK ME ABOUT MY INTACT HYMEN AND WHY".Y'know?

If you know me, I kid around ALOT. Especially sexually. I'm quite upfront. However, in real life? I'm quite the opposite and shy. But that wasn't the question here, was it? I certainly don't judge anybody's sex life. I keep my inflatable sheep to myself and hope others do the same.

Sigh. It looks like I'll have to keep wearin' my ruby encrusted "popped cherry" knuckle rock.

[wendybeth]

Lol, Ally!


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