Lets announce your virginity to the whole school.

[doggie]

Lets just announce our virginity to the world. I can't wait too see the digger girls wearing these. Christians obsessed with sex much? nahh

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... chool.html

A Christian family was stunned to discover their teenage daughter was told to take off her 'virginity rocks' t-shirt - because it could lead to awkward conversations about sex.

Chloe Rubiano, an eighth-grade student at Fayetteville, Arkansas, was told to replace the item with a standard-issue gym shirt because it 'opens up too many doors for conversations'.

Miss Rubiano had bought the t-shirt at a Christian festival, and wanted to wear it to school because it represented her beliefs, but was told by the vice-principal of Ramay Junior High that it could be a classroom distraction.

[salex]

First thought was this

[defraudingjezebel]

I'm glad the school's administration said something about the shirt's impropriety. Firstly, the shirt itself is obnoxiously self-righteous although I'm sure there's no dress code rules against self-righteous attire. Secondly, any clothing talking about one's sex life is entirely inappropriate in a school setting, whether you're talking about how much sex you have or how little.

[doggie]

I'm glad the school's administration said something about the shirt's impropriety. Firstly, the shirt itself is obnoxiously self-righteous although I'm sure there's no dress code rules against self-righteous attire. Secondly, any clothing talking about one's sex life is entirely inappropriate in a school setting, whether you're talking about how much sex you have or how little.

I agree and at a middle school even less so.

[Antimony]

Seller appears to be liveoffensively.com which doesn't sound very Christian and I'll have to check out.

When I was in 8th grade, one of my classmates has twins. She still went to school. Father wasn't in the picture. No matter how she got pregnant, I can see this shirt as being very hurtful aside from inappropriate.

Edited cause I hit submit early.

Edited again cause it says love not live. STILL.

[SquirrelySquirrel]

I'm glad the school's administration said something about the shirt's impropriety. Firstly, the shirt itself is obnoxiously self-righteous although I'm sure there's no dress code rules against self-righteous attire. Secondly, any clothing talking about one's sex life is entirely inappropriate in a school setting, whether you're talking about how much sex you have or how little.

Absolutely. I used to get so mad when a boy at my high school got away with wearing his "god made Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve" shirt on a weekly basis, but I got a lecture from the vice-principal when I reached up to the shelf at the top of my locker and my midriff was briefly exposed. I was forced to wear my jacket the rest of the day but he could proclaim his hate and intolerance as often as he liked.

[defraudingjezebel]

Seller appears to be liveoffensively.com which doesn't sound very Christian and I'll have to check out.

When I was in 8th grade, one of my classmates has twins. She still went to school. Father wasn't in the picture. No matter how she got pregnant, I can see this shirt as being very hurtful aside from inappropriate.

Definitely. I didn't even initially consider how hurtful it could be to girls like your former classmate but you're totally right. I remember that in my old school district, attire with a written religious message (like this shirt) was forbidden and I'm sure it was to avoid just that- self-righteous messages that subtly condemn others.

[Hane]

It could also prompt some ugly bullying: "Of course you're a virgin--who would want YOU?"

[Mela99]

Virginity pride is still throwing sex in the faces of teenagers 24/7. If you don't want sex in schools, lose the virginity shirts along with the rest of them.

[doggie]

Plus she is way too young to be making choices she does not even understand.

[doggie]

Someone needs to make a "God could give a shit about your hymen"

[thoughtful]

That is one stupid shirt, for many reasons.

The back says "I'm loving my Husband and I haven't even Married Him" - yes, with that capitalization.

So, the front celebrates virginity, and the back makes it sound like she's already sleeping with someone.

Maybe it's for future nuns, hence the capitalization of Husband and Him (but why Married?).

Somebody at liveoffensively (or loveoffensively -- you didn't make a mistake, Antimony; they've had both names, and "liveoffensively" is what's on the back of the shirt) didn't think it through.

This is some company -- here's a tasteful little number:

On the back it says "He's been healing me of mine." :?

loveoffensively.com/apparel/t-shirts/christ-can-heal-you.html

How about love bullets:

How about "I'd rather be prude than have genital warts," (no, I didn't mis-type that -- it doesn't say "a prude") or "I plan on saving my flower," or "Every porno has somebody's daughter in it." *

*I bet there is a closeted gay man or two working for them who was about to explain why that one wasn't true, but didn't dare.

[Hane]

How about "I'd rather be prude than have genital warts," (no, I didn't mis-type that -- it doesn't say "a prude")?

I've noticed younger people--teens and twenties--using "prude" as an adjective, instead of "prudish." Not that I approve.

[ILoveJellybeans]

No, no, no. How about not having anything about your sex life printed on a tshirt.

[church_of_dog]

Virginity pride is still throwing sex in the faces of teenagers 24/7. If you don't want sex in schools, lose the virginity shirts along with the rest of them.

Wait, so... "If you don't want sex in schools, get rid of your shirts?" :lol:

just kidding of course

[polecat]

No, no, no. How about not having anything about your sex life printed on a tshirt.

I'm suddenly having a flashback of all those "coed naked" shirts of the '80s.

:shock:

[trailmix2014]

Having once had a 4 year old who was a fluent reader, I would really appreciate not having anything about sex on shirts. Not that I wouldn't talk to him about it, but doing it in public with a 4 year old isn't my idea of a good time.

And yeah, there is no reason to wear these shirts to school, especially in middle school. Shirts like that are banned from son's school.

[doggie]

And yeah, there is no reason to wear these shirts to school, especially in middle school. Shirts like that are banned from son's school.

hey the need to throw your faith in everyone's face is so much more important. But we just need to look at her mother for making her daughter fixated on sex.

[thoughtful]

I've noticed younger people--teens and twenties--using "prude" as an adjective, instead of "prudish." Not that I approve.

Ah -- I didn't realize it was a thing. I am tragically unhip. :D

So, after decades of verbing nouns, we are now adjectiving them, eh? :lol:

[church_of_dog]

So, after decades of verbing nouns, we are now adjectiving them, eh? :lol:

I love you.

:lol:

[gardenvarietycitizen]

I've noticed younger people--teens and twenties--using "prude" as an adjective, instead of "prudish." Not that I approve.

That's just because you're such a grammar prude!!!!1!1!1!

[Ivycoveredtower]

I just... I'm slightly speechless. who would let an 8th grader wear that. :pink-shock: It reminds me of the show One tree hill they had this group at school called Clean teens and they wore matching shirts that said clean teen but I mean this shirt is just taking it to a whole new level.

[thoughtful]

I love you.

:lol:

Was it my parenting, authoring, or interfacing skills that first attracted you? :lol:

ETA -- it just occurred to me -- maybe an English teacher first reported the shirt to the principal, not for content, but for abuse of capital letters. :wink-kitty:

[church_of_dog]

Was it my parenting, authoring, or interfacing skills that first attracted you? :lol:

ETA -- it just occurred to me -- maybe an English teacher first reported the shirt to the principal, not for content, but for abuse of capital letters. :wink-kitty:

Oh, wouldn't that be rich. "Expressions of offensive concepts on your clothing are fine, but only if they are spelled correctly and use proper grammar."

I've been talking for years now about how people are 'verbizing' nouns. (The fact that describing it includes an example of it especially tickles me -- sorta the opposite of defining a word by using the word itself...)

The distinction, which lives entirely in my head, between people bastardizing the language (I hate that) and people being cleverly creative with the language (I really enjoy that) is just so damn amusing... Example: I despise text language (U NO, R U OK?) -- but on the other hand I always enjoy trying to decipher people's custom license plate messages. I am a proofreader, so I simply can.NOT overlook grammatical or typographical errors without a huge mental effort, but on the other hand I quite enjoy verbizing nouns (and now adjectiving them as well) and creating an "insider's lingo" between me and my wordynerdy friends.

Edited to fix a grammar mistake, lol!

[louisa05]

That shirt is so tacky.

Why do fundagelicals think such unbelievably tacky crap is so cool? Because I can assure you that the majority of them who have seen this (aside from the ones who wouldn't let women wear a t-shirt with words on it--and that is really a thing, because when you read the words you are looking in the same area as her boobs and we can't look at boobs!) think it is the coolest thing ever.

Back when Taco Bell had the commercials with the chihuahua, a kid came to Christian school wearing a t-shirt with a chihuahua that said "Yo Quiero Jesus" (sorry to all Spanish speakers if that is misspelled). I got in trouble because when the kid proudly said to me, "isn't this cool?" I immediately, without thinking, said, "No. Equating Jesus to fast food is actually not cool".