purity

Moral Panic: Matt Gaetz Embodies the Evangelical Movement’s Skewed Obsession with Sex Trafficking

U.S. Congressman Matt Gaetz in a blue suit and yellow tie posing in front of an American flag
by Cathy Reisenwitz
April 26, 2021 at 12:04pm
It’s somewhat ironic to see Gaetz caught up in his own culture’s favorite moral panic.
T.I. and his daughter Deyjah, who are both lightskinned Black people wearing formal clothes, attend an awards ceremony together

Father Knows Nothing: Purity Culture Stunts the Sexual Growth of Black Girls

by Natelegé Whaley
November 12, 2019 at 1:42pm
The concept of virginity derives from white-evangelical, patriarchal notions that have been used to control and regulate the bodies of women. Read more »
a white blonde woman wiping tears from her eyes

The Real Truth About YouTube’s Obsessive Purity Subculture

by Amy Oldfield
October 15, 2018 at 1:30pm
There’s something sickly comforting about believing that staying pure will give you power, about the idea that everything will be okay if you follow the rules. Read more »