Max of Abortion Gang., writing an entry for the Scarleteen Blog Carnival and fundraiser mentions what’s got to be the worst abstinence-only metaphor yet. (Emphasis mine.)
One of the worst stories about a sex-ed class came from a teen living in Utah. I met Emma this summer and she told me about a video she had to watch in her middle school sex-ed class. The video was about two people getting married. Not too bad, marriage is pretty normal and all. Sadly this video was anything from normal. It started with a man and woman about to get married, but before they did, they exchanged tennis shoes. The man’s shoes were nice and clean, while the woman’s were scuffed up and dirty. The man says to the woman “it looks like you let the whole football team run in these” and she responds by saying “but I made them all wear socks.” Right as the video ended, the man decided to break off the marriage with the girl.
Source: Abortion Gang..
Worse than the chewed gum ones, worse than the wilted flower one, worse than the lint-covered tape one too. Worse because this one alludes to but of course dismisses condom use as well.
“But I made them all wear socks” just ticks me off.
sounds like the perfect
Submitted by nekobawt (not verified) on Wed, 2010-10-27 02:27.sounds like the perfect opportunity to mix metaphores and horribly mangle old sayings, like "you'll never truly understand a woman till you've walked a mile in her vagina" or "waiting for the other vagina to drop" or "now the vagina's on the other foot."
Hee :) Reminds me of the <a
Submitted by Plymouth (not verified) on Wed, 2010-10-27 19:54.Hee :) Reminds me of the <a href="http://blisstree.com/feel/232-star-wars-lines-improved-by-substituting-the-word-pants/?utm_source=blisstree&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=b5hubs_migration">Star Wars pants quotes</a>.
But… but… what happens if
Submitted by SnowdropExplodes (not verified) on Wed, 2010-10-27 06:17.But… but… what happens if their shoe size is vastly different!?
Equally, a worn-out pair of sports shoes is a pair of of shoes that has been used for the purpose God intended, and have made the owner very happy as a result, so much so that the owner feels attached to them and wants to keep them instead of getting constant replacements. Whereas the guy with new shoes obviously doesn’t know what to do with them, or else needs a new pair every few months to keep up with the latest image (hmm, is there possibly a message about labiaplasty and/or surgical enhancements of the penis in there as well? With the ad apparently saying that we should all go for such procedures!)
Not to mention – a sock is a poor analogy for a condom, because socks are porous and condoms aren’t – although I’m aware some religious Right people spread the myth that they are! So with socks, then sweaty feet would leave a reminder. But with rubber socks (like rubber johnnies!) the shoes stay unaffected by the hygiene or otherwise of the feet in them, and vice versa.
I think it’s really disgusting the way it repeats the myth that you can tell just by looking at her vagina/vulva how many men a woman has had sex with.
(I wonder where blowjobs fit into the analogy?)
Oh, I just thought of one way in which it’s quite an accurate analogy: quite often, you get a new pair of shoes and they feel uncomfortable the first few times you wear them, but as they adjust to your foot and your foot adjusts to them, they become comfortable and pleasurable. Similarly, with sex it can take a while to find out what works for you, and for a partner to get to know your body!
They did that one at my
Submitted by ozymandias (not verified) on Wed, 2010-10-27 07:29.They did that one at my (Catholic) school! The next line was "but socks don't protect against my broken heart… or foot fungus." Which makes the point slightly better, since condoms do not protect 100% against (for example) HPV, and they certainly don't protect against getting married to a jealous douchebag with a virginity complex.
I wonder why they didn't exchange shoes earlier in the relationship. While I have no problem with people staying virgins till marriage or wanting to marry a fellow virgin, it seems stupid to not have this discussion until after your wedding.
It seems to me the most
Submitted by Laura Fox (not verified) on Wed, 2010-10-27 08:06.It seems to me the most glaring aspect is the equation of "sexual responsibility" with "women making men feel important and special." All that stuff about diseases is only important as a bogeyman and risk reduction isn't good enough; it's really about saving yourself for your husband, because otherwise no decent guy will want you.
Sounds like a tastless joke
Submitted by Inferno (not verified) on Wed, 2010-10-27 17:25.Sounds like a tastless joke more than something from a sex ed class.
Could give some people ideas that may give them a foot fetish later on in life though.
Oh, please. Like ozymandias
Submitted by tlt (not verified) on Thu, 2010-10-28 20:38.Oh, please. Like ozymandias said, if marrying someone who values chastity to the same degree that you do is that important to you, you should have had that conversation a LONG time ago. Not to mention the bit about her having "let the whole football team…" No choice or participation on her part. She just dropped her vagina off at the field house before football practice and picked it up the next morning.
We have a folk phrase in
Submitted by Thaddeus (not verified) on Sat, 2010-10-30 14:23.We have a folk phrase in Brazil that fits this post to a tee:
"For every tired foot, there's an old shoe."
And yes, it means exactly what it insinuates.