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more about #abstinenceeducation MizJenkins: Do people really have a problem with this? Fascinating. Which part? The part where we tell girls they should embrace their sexuality or the part where... more » vogueisover: This kind of sexual-identity confusion is not new in the least, and we've all seen the repercussions of it, if not with someone you know, then most de... more » LutherNipperkin: I suggest we refer to this as the Blue Balls Campaign. more » ErinGoBawl: Reminds me of my college's slightly missing-the-mark campaign against rape and violence against young women. They sold shirts that said "Consent is Se... more » Aaron Martin-Colby: I'm a 6-foot tall, 220lb, rather hairy male. I'm going to order one of these shirts, take a photo, and upload it. I think we should retaliate against ... more » sharkie792: write letters! let them know how annoying this shizz is: [www.candiesfoundation.org] more » Notes from the underwhelmed: What's the point of being sexy if you don't want to get laid? I mean, for godsakes, why put in the effort? Why not just sit on your couch in pajamas a... more » IamnotStarJones: This is a craven ad campaign marketed to people who are very comfortable with being sheep and allergic to the possibility of ever having an independe... more » whynotshesaid: Bravo, hortense. I am so very tired of culture that tells girls to look like porn stars but act like nuns. Heaven forbid we acknowledge the sexualit... more » RoyceAnaxibia: Absolutely, and what makes it more alarming is the fact that there are profits being made in the over-sexualisation of young girls. For example, I wa... more » prettycool: Yeah, and I'm hungry enough not to eat. more » ginseng_you_sing: Maybe I'm way out of line here, but this image of a sexy young woman bearing a message of withholding sex makes me think that it'd give assholes more ... more » Alison Griggs: Does anyone remember the Candies ads that featured Alyssa Milano from a few years back? It was blasted because it showed her looking through her medic... more » Lolita Hazed: This is wonderful, Hortense. Job well done again. more » Kilotwat: Should've gone with "Fuck Fucking" more » Remedios Varo can't see no huevos.: Thank you, Candie's, for giving me a legitimate reason not to buy the clothing your company produces. (I had been boycotting it already because I'm to... more » greengrey: I want to make a line of shirts (that would be SO much cuter than these) that say "Have sex, that doesn't mean you have to be sexy." more » Casquivana: Ugh, I hate the whole "play hard to get" mentality mostly because it is based in such superficial assumptions. They're not teaching anything, they're ... more » goodgirlrevolution: Ahem - if I may say so: this shit is wack. Jessica Valenti wrote a whole book about this exact phenomenon, where the fetsihization of girls' virginit... more » tiredfairy: I love how it's "I'm sexy enough to keep you waiting" not "I'm interesting enough" or "I'm confident enough". Apparently abstinence is still about bei... more » -
#sexvssexy
Abstinence, The "Sexy" Way
The Candie's Foundation claims that its mission is "to educate America's youth about the devastating consequences of teenage pregnancy." So why, then, is it pushing abstinence, and "sexy" abstinence, at that, as an ideal solution? More »
