The Obsession With Virginity

May 30, 2012 in Celebrity, Current Affairs, Entertainment, Marriage, News, People, Relationships, Self, Sex, Society, Sport

Virginity has become a bit of a hot topic this week after 29-year-old American Olympic hurdler, Lolo Jones revealed to HBO’s Real Sports that she doesn’t want to have sex until marriage. The interview – in which she called her extended abstinence “harder than training for the Olympics” – has further fueled Jones’ social media stardom. Her Twitter (@lolojones) following has jumped by 40 per cent since May 20. The question is why is virginity suddenly so popular? Should this kind of information be private or do we like to know the sexual history of not only celebrities and athletes, [...]