TI's hymen checks are horrific. So is the entire concept of virginity | Jill Filipovic
The rapper’s revelation about his daughter should remind us of the misogyny inherent in valuing sexual inexperience
It’s a story as gross as it is outrageous: the rapper TI went on the Ladies Like Us podcast and told the hosts that he takes his daughter to an annual gynecological exam to confirm that she is still a virgin. “I will say, as of her 18th birthday, her hymen is still intact,” he said.
The internet exploded. The podcast’s hosts apologized and pulled the episode.
Yes, it’s outrage-bait. Yes, what TI said is deeply disturbing, suggests an abusive family situation, and deserves every bit of derision being heaped on it. But it could also force a more intelligent conversation on women, sex and virginity.
First things first: virginity doesn’t exist and there’s no
