Something I find most disturbing about the virginity trope is that it is often used in the context of making one's OTP their only sexual encounter (usually just for the woman). Like - are we going to pretend that Felicity has never had sex and her first sexual encounter is Oliver?
Exactly. I HATE when fandom does this and I am SURE that Oliver/Felicity fic exists. It just fetishizes the female's inexperience and has super gross connotation where it's fine if HE has a history of sexual experiences but she can't, she has to be pure.
There is nothing wrong with virginity by itself - as a state of being, as a choice - but the way fandom interacts with it can be very, very gross.
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Exactly. I HATE when fandom does this and I am SURE that Oliver/Felicity fic exists. It just fetishizes the female's inexperience and has super gross connotation where it's fine if HE has a history of sexual experiences but she can't, she has to be pure.
There is nothing wrong with virginity by itself - as a state of being, as a choice - but the way fandom interacts with it can be very, very gross.
Word to the hundreth power.