Category Archives: virginity

this i promise you

No, this blog post won’t be about the fantastic Nsync song which its title references, but rather a look into the culture of teen pop stars promising their viriginity until their married through public announcements or through wearing promise rings. Recently, at MTV’s Video Music Awards, host Russell Brand poked fun at the Jonas Brothers for choosing to wear the rings representing their abstinence.

Our three favorite perfectly coiffed bros certainly didn’t start this trend. In my recent memory, both Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, and Jessica Simpson all made claims that they were going to abstain from sex until marriage. From the looks of it, it seems that Jessica Simpson was the only one who kept that promise. Apparently there is even a new tell all book by Lynne Spears Continue reading

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