Throwing a whole new wrinkle into the 'How do you define virginity?" conundrum was a recent episode of "True Blood" in which Jessica found an unexpected barrier to relations with Hoyt.
Clip is here, courtesy of io9.com.
Since Jessica, who was 'made' by Bill in season 1, had an intact hymen at the time of her transformation, no matter how many times she has intercourse and breaks it, it will always grow back. Something to do with the innate regenerative properties of vampire blood, I guess. Jessica and Hoyt, not surprisingly, have different views on the matter:
Jessica: It grew back! Everything heals when you're a goddamn vampire!In a world where virginity = intact hymen, I guess she's right. Which means she'll easily pass muster with the many dangerously-misguided people who subject women to virginity tests all over the world (despite her whole undead blood-sucker thing)
Hoyt: It'll be beautiful. Every time will be like our first time.
Jessica: It'll hurt like hell! I'm a fucking deformity of nature. I'm going to be a virgin forever!"
By the way, being HBO-challenged, I just finished watching the first season on DVD. I had to wade into Season 2 episodes I really shouldn't be seeing yet to bring you this report. The things I do for you loyal readers...
4 comments:
Will we start to see the ever-virginal Jessica's pareidolia in burned tortillas and such now?
It's interesting with Jessica because when she found out she was a vampire, she was thrilled that now she could do anything she wanted.
So it's a fascinating twist that although she can have all the sex she wants, it's apparently going to be painful and bloody every time. Punished in life, punished in un-death.
But breaking your hymen isn't necessarily painful.
Totally true. But for poor Jessica it apparently was. So we have to assume it will feel the same way each time.
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