Read more: http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/lifestyle/10895698.asp?gid=244

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Since it is impossible to prove male virginity, I found the fuss about female virginity idiot! It is the body of the woman, who are ´they´ to demand (!) she should be a virgin?

I agree Trudy, it is a complete and utter farce!

It is even impossible to prove that a woman is a virgin, depending on what method of sanitary protection she uses!!!   A woman who uses tampons regularly can cause the hymen to break therefore making her seem she has lost her virginity.  

Even if she did by sexual intercourse, so what? Women are not the possesion of men, not merchandise! As long as men think they have the right to f*** around, I think at least women have the right to decide about their own body! (Acting the same or staying a virgin, I don´t care, it must be THEIR decision!)

http://www.hellas.org/mongols/mongols/tr-hwr10.htm

As the report notes, in societies as diverse as China and Italy, female virginity is emphasized as an important social norm that operates as a means of controlling women´s behavior.  Women who compromise their reputations as virgins may be regarded as unmarriageable or may be reviled by their family members.  The threat of such consequences compels women to conform to the behavioral standards deemed honorable in their community.

The state´s own use of forcible virginity exams legitimize the regulation of female virginity in Turkey more generally where social and legal norms combine to equate the maintenance of female virginity with family or male honor.  A woman´s rights to bodily integrity and privacy are seen as subordinate to the family´s interest in maintaining its honor, in part through the use of virginity control exams.  Although the conduct of private individuals is largely outside the scope of the report, Human Rights Watch is concerned about state involvement in the conduct of invasive and degrading virginity control exams instigated by private individuals.

so frustrating

That´s un understatement! Why are women with several partners in their lives called whores and men with several partners in one season called studs? It makes me so angry!

 Hey Trudy, I am on your side!!!!

Yes, Trudy. I completely agree with you.

In Turkey, the situation is worse, unfortunately.

And as usual it are only women reacting! Where are the men, where is that big mouth now? Come on guys, tell us what YOU think, what YOU can do to change this?

 is studs something to be proud of it?

what i know for men having more women is a success.

we lived and continue to live in a patriarchial world, although if not women there would be no men. when you look at it, its actually is a comedy, because we are the base of everything, no women - no family, no women - no children etc etc. but however we somehow manage to be treated as second class citizens. the more we give the more we are humiliated. isnt it a paradox?

 can my posts count as from men?