(1)The purity myth is a socially constructed term to describe ones sexuality. From a young age one is taught to cherish their body and be a virgin until marriage to stay pure. If a woman is not a virgin at marriage she is considered a “damaged good” and unwanted. Virginity is a social phenomenon that is used to punish and judge women. Women are expected to live up to this ideology of being pure and these standard have immense influences in women’s lives. Staying “pure” and “innocent” is promoted to be one of the greatest things a woman can achieve. The Madonna/Whore binary is essentially expressing that a woman is either a “Madonna” or a “Whore” who falls on one of the two ends of the spectrum. One side of the spectrum is the “Madonna” who
