Wendi's thoughts on "The Virgin Diaries"

Ellen had her say. (If you haven't heard Ellen's thoughts on the upcoming show, please click here, watch video, and continue reading.) And although, I agree with the "less chewing" part, I don't think this show should be made fun of. In fact, I applaud TLC for this show. Yes, the... ah... kiss... in the trailer is rather amusing... with the guy eating her face and everything like a nervous 13 year old boy... but in all seriousness, I think it's a good idea. MTV and VH1 have their shows featuring teenaged mothers. I am NOT bashing teenaged mothers. But I feel like the young mind is easily influenced by those shows to think thoughts like, "Wow. Those are normal everyday girls... JUST LIKE ME... they're on TV... because they had a baby... I have the equipment for a baby... GenericBoy was flirting with me in class the other day.......*text*hey genericboy wut u doin 2 nite?*text* .... HOLLYWOOD HERE I COME!!!" Which isn't quite the right motivation to create another human. That being said, I think TLC is doing something cool by putting out a message saying that it's okay to be a virgin. I have met people that are my age and are ashamed of their virginity. You haven't had an opportunity to knock boots with a member of your desired sex? So what? Maybe you have? Maybe you have had sex with so many people, you can't count. So what?? Societies views on sex-status is a bit... strange to me. Women virgins are said to be prudes. Women who have sex regularly are whores. Men who haven't had sex aren't "cool." Men who have sex regularly are "Players." Uncool.... Prude... whore... player... People of all sex-statuses can be labeled with any of these negative names... Why? Why does it matter so much that a girl decides to wait? Why does it matter that a guy chases (and gets) as many girls as he wants? Why does society care so much about how much sex people do or don't have? I'm glad that there are shows like Teen Mom. It says, "Here is what happens when you have sex and aren't careful." I'm glad that PG-13 movies have steamy sex scenes. They say, "Here is two people enjoying sex." And I'm really glad that someone is coming out with this show about virgins. It says, "Virginity is cool too, you guys!" I don't think a person's morality or character is determined by how much sex they have. I think if partner A has feelings for and expects more than sex from partner B, but partner B only wants sex, and partner B is aware of partner A's expectations, but continues to just have sex, THEN there is an issue in morality. So if you're engaging in some "afternoon delight" tonight, or just hangin out "like a virgin," enJOY it. Do what you do. And if anyone judges you for it, tell them to stick a fork in a toaster. :)