Rapper and actor T.I. said in a podcast interview that aired Tuesday that he goes with his 18-year-old daughter to the gynecologist every year to "check her hymen" and make sure it's "still intact."
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November 7, 2019
T.I. catches heat for comments he made about his daughter's virginity
When discussing parenting on a podcast, the rapper and actor said that he annually takes his daughter to a gynecologist to "check her hymen is still intact." The soundbites from the episode have sparked outrage.
Photo via @ComplexMusicT.I. catches heat for comments he made about his daughter's virginity
T.I. shares that he goes to the gynecologist every year with daughter Deyjah to ensure her hymen is still intact 😳
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For those who don’t believe, interview starts about 14:30... article portion starts at the 44:00 mark...
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I am sick to my stomach
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THIS IS NOT OK!! LIKE WTF
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“my results” its her body not yours 🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢
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OH GOD IT SOMEHOW GETS WORSE
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There's already tons of great tweets abt virginity as a social construct & how the hymen doesn't tell shit.
Another problem is that this teaches his daughter her body is not her own. buzzfeednews.com/amphtml/claris
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Sex shaming and sex negativity combined with lack of boundaries obscures lessons about giving and obtaining consent.
This normalizes an invasiveness that makes affirmative consent an alien concept.
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No exaggeration, T.I. invading the space and humanity of his daughter like this is one of the most disgusting things I’ve ever heard.
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YOU GUYS TI GOES TO THE DOCTOR AND MAKES HIM CHECK HIS DAUGHTERS HYMEN YEARLY.
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T.I. proudly stating he goes to the gyno with his daughter to make sure she's a virgin is disgusting. It's upsetting me that he's putting this out there like it's a genius parenting tactic. Your daughter's vagina does not belong to you. WTF.
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Policing girls and teen's sexuality messes them up when they reach adulthood. This situation is an extreme example of this. When your parent was the first to cross these boundaries, you're already being taught you don't have any sexual agency. This is harmful parenting.
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I get irritated when I reflect on my sex and repro health education gaps. I was not prepared. There is so much I'm still learning about my vaginal health beyond "staying a virgin," "keep it clean down there," and "wipe from front to back."
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empowering your kids with the knowledge to live their best lives > shaming your kids into becoming lost and confused "respectable" beings who need outside validation for everything they do.
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Planned Parenthood clears up some misconceptions about virginity and hymens
Idk who needs to hear this but virginity is a made-up social construct, and it has absolutely nothing to do with your hymen.
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A virgin is someone who’s never had sex. But “sex” means different things to different people, so “virginity” does too. Many don't care what it means or think it matters. Whatever you believe, the fact is you can’t tell if someone’s had sex by checking their hymen.
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The hymen is a thin, fleshy tissue that’s located at the opening of your vagina. Like other parts of our bodies, hymens are a little different for everyone.
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Many people think the hymen totally covers the opening of your vagina until it’s stretched open, but that’s not usually the case. Most hymens naturally have a hole big enough for period blood to come out and for you to use tampons comfortably.
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Some people just naturally have hymens that are more open. And many other activities besides sex can stretch your hymen — like riding a bike, doing sports, or putting something in your vagina (like a tampon or finger). Once your hymen is stretched open, it can’t grow back.
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Some people think you can tell if someone’s had sex before if their hymen is stretched open. But that’s not the case.
Say it with us:
YOU👏CAN’T👏TELL👏IF👏SOMEONE’S👏HAD👏SEX👏BY👏THE👏WAY👏THEIR👏HYMEN👏LOOKS👏OR👏FEELS
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A doctor provides more clarity on the scientific component of the comments
The hymen is a left over collection of cells that typically partially occludes the vaginal opening. Many mammals have hymen. Humans, dogs, cats, camels, elephants etc. if this were for marriage/a social construct of virginity then other mammals would not have them. 2/12
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The hymen is more rigid at birth and provides more covering for the first 3 years to keep urine and feces out of the infant vagina, which lacks estrogen so is very sensitive to irritants. 3/12
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When most children become continent coincides with the time the hymen starts to take on different shapes and flexibility because evolution no longer cares. 4/12
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Yes, the hymen is like baby teeth. It served a biological purpose for a narrow developmental window and then when no longer needed is discarded. 5/12
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The hymen is no virginity indicator, 50% of sexually active teens do not have a disrupted hymen. The hymen is often very flexible. 6/12
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What about blood stained sheets on the wedding night? 2/3 of women have no bleeding with first coitus and for those who do it is usually spotting. The hymen does not have a rich blood supply. Blood stained sheets come from sexual trauma. 7/12
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Also 2/3 of women have no pain with first coitus. 8/12
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Some people think the hymen would tell a man if the wedding night baby was his. Um, no. Chance of conception from single act of sex 2-5%, for most of evolution mortality in 1st year very high. Evolution doesn’t invest in 1-2.5% chances. 9/12
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Also, if paternity were evolutionarily so important, why invest in the first baby only? Or why not have an elephant’s hymen that only breaks in childbirth? 10/12
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The hymen means nothing physically and hymen exams are medically not a thing and are unnecessary. And support a disgusting patriarchal trope. 11/12
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Further reading
Rapper T.I. proudly admitted on a podcast this week that he takes his daughter to the gynecologist every year to ensure she’s still a virgin. huffp.st/jNWHmvk
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