A Catholic School Teacher’s Argument Against Abstinence
Who does purity culture protect, really?
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11 min readJul 10, 2019
Candy Crush is not a great antidote to purity culture, but it was my last line of defense at a mandated middle school chastity talk. I knew I was setting a bad example for my students by blatantly playing with my iPad in the back row of the bleachers, but it was the only way I kept from making comments…