Egypt To Ban Fake Hymen?
Conservatives in Egypt want to outlaw a kit to fake virginity.
OPEN SCENE: MOM and DAUGHTER are walking through a sunny vale.
Daughter: "Mom, is there ever a time that you feel, not so virginal?"
Mom: "Of course, sweetheart. I've been married to your father for 30 years and had you and your brother and sister."
Daughter: "I know mom, but I just want to wear white for the wedding, not mother-of-pearl or 'hussy white.'"
Mom: "Oh, is there something I should know about? You know Danny Peterman doesn't count."
Daughter: "Hah, tell me about it. It's just that Keith's family is really old fashioned and they expect a little spotting on the wedding night sheets."
Mom: "Oh, honey don't you know about the Chinese-made virginity restoration kit?"
Daughter: "No, what's that?"
Mom: "It's simple. You just insert this tab, do what comes natural and enjoy your wedding night."
Daughter: "Wow mom, thanks. How did you know about this?"
Mom: "How do you think I tricked your father?"
END SCENE
According to the New York Daily News, a Chinese company, Gigimo, has been selling a kit to fake one's virginity (retails for about $30 and could be called "priceless" in a Mastercard ad). Some conservatives in Egypt do not care for this kind of "innocence" chicanery, however. Read: Lose Your Virginity Kit
Sheik Sayed Askar, on the parliamentary counsel for religious affairs, thinks that the kit will provide too great of a temptation to otherwise pious women. He's familiar with the old adage that "locks keep the honest from becoming dishonest," it appears he also knows the lesser known adage, "women will use Chinese-made kits to fake their virginity if we don't watch them carefully." A mostly-maverick in the Middle East's sex advice game, Heba Kotb (the Egyptian Dr. Ruth) notes that there are other procedures to fake an intact hymen and that a little blood is not the only sign of virginity. Read: Muslim Women Go To Extremes To Re-Establish Virginity
This would be actually funny if there wasn't a chance that a less-than-chaste woman could be hurt or killed by her husband's family for perceived impiety. As crazy as it sounds, hymen repair may count as progress until certain double standards are removed from particular cultures. Read: Thongs For Abstinence
Discussion
I totally understand what worries Shayek Sayed Askar. It's not just about the "blood spotting" on the bed sheets, it's about maintaining a persons self respect, and not submitting to hormones. In today's world sexual interaction has become to common place, but from a religious aspect this leads to corruption. How many relationships does the average adult have before marriage? How many of those relationships are sexual? How much heartache and pain do they go through? Religion forbids pre-marital sex (and extra-marital sex for that matter as well) because humans, especially women are vunerable and sensitive and can easy be hurt. Religion has rules to protect people, and lets not forget STD's. I'm not saying that in marriage one is safe from heartache and problems, but it makes the relationship more secure. An interesting fact, is that married couples who only met the day of their wedding, or within a week, tend have the best marriages. Maybe the old fashion way isn't 100% wrong.
