Lucille extends the conversation of childhood innocence to the forced purity and virginity of older children. Marie reads long, detailed lists of purported masturbation side effects from the late 19th century. We listen in on a dinner party together (thanks for sharing your experience with us, Andrea!) and pick apart Christian church metaphors for virginity.  Distractions include chastity belts, corn flakes, Emma Stone, and why buying a car sucks. 

Spoiler: it's a major buzzkill to discuss the ways in which we are set up to fail, specifically by systems and adults who think they're doing the opposite. 

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LINKS

Sex Education with Young Children, Young Children Journal 1980

“Technology for the Prevention of ‘Les Maladies Produites Par La Masturbation.’” Technology and Culture (1987)

Surgeon General Resigns In Masturbation Row. (1994). BMJ: British Medical Journal

Call Children’s Private Body Parts What They Are (Psychology Today)