Ah, it's that time of year again. Time to pledge your virginity to Daddy at a "Purity Ball"!

[Bluebear]

"My daddy is treating me with respect and honor!"

Dear Fathers and Daughters, Once again, we extend a warm invitation to our 9th Annual Father Daughter Purity Ball as we celebrate the beauty of our daughters and the glory of their fathers. The ball will be held at the Broadmoor Hotel Lake Terrace Ballroom Friday, May 16th 6:00pm to midnight.

Our evening will begin with the The Regal Daughters Ballet Company presenting beautiful worship dance. We will then enjoy a formal three-course dinner. Fathers will sign a covenant of protection and purity to influence generations to come.

The daughters silently commit to live pure lives before God through the symbol of laying down a white rose at the cross. One of the most memorable highlights of the ball is when the fathers stand in the middle of the ballroom and form a circle around their daughters standing all aglow in their lovely ball gowns. The fathers place their hands on their daughters, and together we pray for purity of mind, body, and soul for generations to come. The girls will then wear purity rings to remind them of their commitment.

http://www.generationsoflight.com/generationsoflight/html/PurityBallDetails.html

[FSogol]

1. Creepy. n/t

[The Traveler]

2. Yeah ... I was just going to ask

is it just me or is there something really creepy about this ...

[hisownpetard]

6. This produces the same ick-reaction in me that those photos of Miley Cyrus with her dad did.

Creepy, indeed.

[Sequoia]

72. Yes, those photos gave me the heebie jeebies.

Those girls should all be wearing white. It used to be the norm back in the not so old days. In that movie "Jezabel" I think it was Bettie Davis who wore a red gown to a ball while all the other single girls wore white. A very young Henry Fonda decided to not be Jez's boyfriend because she stepped out of line by wearing red. Off the subject, but it comes to mind from time to time.

[PetrusMonsFormicarum]

22. Aww!

They got rid of their REALLY CREEPY logo-- the one with the dad and daughter looking lovingly into each other's eyes!

[TechBear_Seattle]

3. No supressed pedophilia here, no sirree. Praise Jesus and vote GOP! n/t

[LiberalArkie]

4. Where is the Father - Son purity ball. Opps forgot, the son is supposed to be a STUD.

[Ilsa]

7. Yeah, but they expect those boys to go out and date-rape some Democrat's daughter.

They probably think Democrats' daughters are "easy" to begin with.

[Harry Monroe]

29. They did something like that on "Lil' Bush" a few weeks ago

Lil' George W. was supposed to wed Babs, instead he "wed" daddy GHW Bush. It was a riot!!

[jmowreader]

37. Surprisingly enough, there is one.

http://opendoorpregnancycenter.net/VolsandDonors/purityball.html

"Because of the success of this event, mothers and sons began to want to have their time together too. So the 1st Annual Mother/Son Purity Event will be held on September 20, at the National Guard Armory, Hwy 76, Springfield, TN."

I note it's an "event" and not a "ball." Because sons don't look too good in ball gowns, and guys aren't into the whole Waltz thing.

[Javaman]

5. this is some truly screwed up shit. nt

[ChairmanAgnostic]

17. wait, it gets worse

the federal abstinence tax dollars that we spend on this crap is as disgusting.

[Tangerine LaBamba]

8. This is OK?

But they busted the FLDS?

I don't think so ..........

[siligut]

76. This is only a crime in the sense that it is sick and stupid.

And that it continues to carry forth the notion that a female's body is not her own. But if women actually thought that their bodies belonged to them the world would cave in, so we can’t have that.

[deadmessengers]

9. Wow, that's pedo-rrific n/t

[Ilsa]

10. "Beauty" is also a family value? Maybe I'm reading

too much into the line about celebrating the daughters' beauty.

The older one in the white dress looks like a wedding recessional.

[Bluebear]

12. And celebrating "the glory of their fathers". I don't even want to know. nt

[malaise]

11. So why are they dressing up the kids like adults if keeping their

virginity is the theme. Looks fugging incestuous to me. :puke:

[jmowreader]

54. It's the only way they could get most of them to go

"Honey, I want you to go to the Purity Ball and pledge your virginity to Daddy."

'OOOOH! That sounds really boring and no fun at all. I wanna stay home and watch My Little Pony videos.'

"You get to wear lipstick."

'COOL! Can I have a pink dress?'

[lifesbeautifulmagic]

13. from the website ---

"The commitment also includes their vow to protect their daughters in their choices for purity" WTF does this mean?

sounds like the same line of reasoning used for "honor" killings in some other countries.

Creepy AND scary

[Bluebear]

15. 'I, (DAUGHTER'S NAME)'S FATHER, CHOOSE BEFORE GOD TO COVER MY DAUGHTER AS HER AUTHORITY & PROTECTION

From "The Pledge":

http://www.generationsoflight.com/generationsoflight/html/ThePledge.html

[Canuckistanian]

31. That just scared the shit out of me - "honor killings"

Your're right - the parallels with the middle eastern "tradition" of honor killings are creepy.

Fathers "guarding" their daughter's virginity and protecting it as if the family's "honor" is dependent on it.

The "promise keeper" phenomenon creeps me out as well. The "Daddy" as the unchallenged head of the household, to be obeyed no matter what makes a mockery of our modern egalitarian society.

These folks are sick puppies.

[Sequoia]

74. It's like that current cell phone commerical where the dad is

knocking on the car windows of the parked cars and how the daughter will never get a date, or be cool at school, because of the kooky dad. When that commerical first came on I laughed my head off while my 12 year old got embarassed.

[nadinbrzezinski]

14. The irony of the symbols chosen does not escape me

the only thing missing is the kids laying down under the cross....

Having grown up in a Catholic country.... given that many of these folks believe Catholics are a cult.

[flvegan]

16. What exactly is a "pure life" that they're promising to?

Is it just sex? Which begs the question, is it just intercourse? Or is it more. Like, thou shalt not swear or double park or leave a shopping cart out of the return or...?

Lastly, if it is mostly a sexual promise, how the hell does an 11 year old even get that?

[Bluebear]

18. Let alone, some of those girls look to be about 6!

[meow2u3]

19. Purity Balls summed up

Fundies to dads: Don't let some boy take your daughter's virginity--Do it yourself :evilfrown:

[coriolis]

20. Those are some truly sick assholes.

:grr:

[SeattleGirl]

21. Why is it that the first word that comes to mind when I see shit like this is

PEDOPHILE?

[Sequoia]

73. Because you know it's true in some cases.

[Vinca]

23. It looks like couple #1 is posing in a giant, balloon uterus.

Very, very weird.

[Norwood]

24. Weird shit.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

25. Half of these pictures look like a fucking kidnapping

I bet the moms are home drinking themselves into a stupor.

[cynatnite]

26. That is some sick shit!

:puke:

[Fleshdancer]

27. Hahaha!!! I clicked on the link and gave my laptop to my husband....

The look of disgust and complete horror on his face was priceless. Poor guy said he needs a shower now.

[SalmonChantedEvening]

28. Shudder n/t

[Jazzgirl]

30. This shit looks incestuous to me.

n/t

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[guitar man]

33. so, does this mean..

they'll only do blowjobs, handjobs and anal until they are married? :shrug:

[atufal1c]

34. They DO know that they can't conjugate this union, right?

Too far. Creepy.

Men giving rings and signing marriage documents and walking under Claymore swords and what the hell is going on?

So if the girl has sex with a boy, is she cheating on Daddy?

This just seems like an idea with it's heart in the right place--Daddies commit to loving and protecting your daughters,but...what the hell?!

[ThatsMyBarack]

35. At the Broadmoor Hotel....

for $800-1000 a night! :wow:

[atufal1c]

36. JonBenet Ramsey's parents must be pissed

that they missed out on this.

[ismnotwasm]

38. Ewwww

"The Father Daughter Purity Ball is a memorable ceremony for fathers to sign commitments to be responsible men of integrity in all areas of purity. The commitment also includes their vow to protect their daughters in their choices for purity. The daughters silently commit to live pure lives before God through the symbol of laying down a white rose at the cross. Because we cherish our daughters as regal princesses—for 1 Peter 3:4 says they are “precious in the sight of God”—we want to treat them as royalty.

One of the most memorable highlights of the ball is when the fathers stand in the middle of the ballroom and form a circle around their daughters standing all aglow in their lovely ball gowns. The fathers place their hands on their daughters, and together we pray for purity of mind, body, and soul for generations to come."

So here is part of the book of Peter used
<< 1 Peter 3 >>
King James Bible

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives; 2 While they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear. 3 Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel; 4 But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price. 5 For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands: 6 Even as Sara obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose daughters ye are, as long as ye do well, and are not afraid with any amazement.
7 Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.



Did they miss the part about adornment? And are they comparing their daughters to wives? They want "meek" daughters? A "lesser vessel"? (that last is gross in itself, but I won't get into that)

[jmowreader]

53. Protect their daughters in their choices for purity?

I'm going to assume that if the daughter's choice was "this virginity shit is WAY overrated, I'm gettin' an IUD and a boyfriend" they wouldn't protect that.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

39. Oh, lawd is that some PB?

[trof]

40. You just pegged my 'ICK' meter.

I need a shower.
:-(

[Dr Fate]

41. I thought "Balls" were supposed to be fun.

This one looks really boring.

[Faygo Kid]

42. My daughter's 31 now, but I remember. This is sick, sick, sick.

Take your daughter to a ballgame, let her spray you with the garden hose, sing Beatles songs together, buy her a puppy, watch Star Trek reruns, make ice cream, take her shopping, go for a hike, make really bad jokes that make her roll her eyes, give her a hug, help her with a school project, dance badly with her and laugh with her at how silly you look, talk with her about history.

But don't do this. It's disgusting, and not right.

[Dr Fate]

44. Sounds like new-age liberal stuff.

;) Jus keeding!

Great post!

[Faygo Kid]

49. Thanks! Wish I could go back and do it all over again.

She lives in Florida now, and I live in Maryland, but I did go down in March and we went to Busch Gardens - Tampa together (with her boyfriend) and had a great time. We ate ice cream, went on the rides, I made bad jokes, and it was a wonderful day.

Guess I appreciate that we have had so many of them. Glad she's a wonderful adult person now, and I'm grateful for the memories. That's what it's all about, but I would give an awful lot to spend a day with her again when she was 10 (and I had more hair).

[lolly]

70. Amen to that!

My youngest daughter is 8--my husband takes her camping, coaches her soccer team, and is going to teach her how to play guitar this summer. Somehow, I think all that goes a lot farther in helping her become a happy, healthy adult woman some day than dressing her up like a baby prom queen and promising to guard her virginity.

Ick, it makes me feel dirty just typing that.

[Sequoia]

75. Star Trek re runs! Your're the best dad ever!

I have a ST watch with the Enterprise going round and round for seconds.

[jmowreader]

43. Way too many incest comments. That's fucking sick, you know that?

Go at it from this angle: Your daughter can't be trusted with her sexuality. If it's not owned by God Almighty she might...well, y'know, use it or something. So, we'll have this hueueueuge Purity Ball, at which we will force your daughter to consecrate her maidenhead to God. Later on, when she finds a Godly man of whom her parents approve, God Almighty will allow him (after the requisite exchange of expensive jewelry and recitation of poetry dedicated to God Almighty) to borrow her sexuality from the Big Man Upstairs, but only in the Church Approved Position and only for the purpose of extruding more little Christians.

Now as to the Purity Balls for boys: if the boy is properly imbued in the Holy Spirit, no Purity Ball will be necessary because Christian Boys are only interested in Christian Girls, who've pledged their sexuality to Jesus until the exchange of expensive jewelry and recitation of poetry. So...Christian Boys ain't gettin' any anyway so why bother?

This Purity Ball crap might work on the really little girls, but really little girls have No Hormones so they're not all that interested in having sex anyway. But I look at the two black-gowned girls in the second photo and can't help but imagine they're thinking, "I wonder if I can get laid tonight after this shit's over."

You know, we all needed this thread. After the primary wars, we all needed to be able to come together with an old, familiar thread (DUers who joined us after June 1 last year, this thread is an annual occurrence) on which we could all agree on something...and that "something" is "this Purity Ball shit is fuckin' WACKED, man!"

[Dr Fate]

45. Exactly- those older girls do not look like they want to be there.

In fact, no one looks like they are having a good time- which is the point, I guess.

[Mad_Dem_X]

55. "Your daughter can't be trusted with her sexuality."

That's what it all comes down to - female sexuality must be controlled, by men.

[SharonAnn]

63. Her sexuality is "owned" by her father?

[XemaSab]

66. Yes... women are the responsibility of the menfolk

The idea of a boy pledging his virginity to his mother: sick and creepy.

Ditto for men and their daughters. :puke:

[gollygee]

46. Most of these girls are way too young to have any idea what they're pledging

it's all a farce.

[Dr Fate]

47. One more thing for them to feel guilty about as a teen.

Tough enough as it is- my guess the idea is to lay a guilt trip on them-ie you are potentially "breaking your word to dad" if you are interested in boys...

[Initech]

48. Wow, I'm a guy and I think this is beyond creepy.

:scared:

[Bunny]

50. Said the daughter of the ball's founders:

<snip>
At The Broadmoor, the ball began with eight ballerinas carrying a cross to the front of the dance floor. Later, each of the girls placed a white rose at the foot of the cross. Fathers vowed to protect their daughters and to honor their wives. Lauren Wilson, 17, whose parents founded the ball, said the ball is the highlight of the year for her and her sisters. "It's amazing," said Lauren Wilson, who is home-schooled. "You feel like a princess getting to dress up and knowing the person you're dancing with loves you so much. I want to feel beautiful to him more than anyone else in my life. "It's encouraging to know my dad is going to guide and protect me. It helps me feel very confident in life because my dad is totally there for me," said Lauren.
<snip>

http://www.generationsoflight.com/generationsoflight/html/News.html

This whole thing just creeps me out, in so many ways. :shudderandpuke:

[Bluebear]

51. 'I want to feel beautiful to him more than anyone else in my life.' eccccch

[Mad_Dem_X]

56. Oh, ICK!

Yuckyuckyuckyuckyuckyuckyuck!!!!!!!!!!

[DangerDave921]

69. Totally there indeed

He's there when I'm getting dressed in the morning. He's there when I'm getting out of the shower. He's there when I'm changing into my cute little pj's at night. He's there to give me a big kiss at bed time. He's there snuggling under the blanket with me while we watch a scary movie on TV. I just love my Daddy so much because he's always there!

[BlooInBloo]

52. What fucking sick freaks.

[noonwitch]

57. Daddy/daughter balls are cool, but these are somewhat creepy

Because of the sex/antisex theme. It's too weird.

My city does a daddy/daughter ball every spring, and I saw a daddy with his little girls in Walgreens, on their way there. They looked so cute, and that way Mommy gets a night off.

[Bluebear]

61. Absolutely, this is not a slam on regular "father-daughter" balls...

...in which the topic of sex is never brought up. Those are indeed sweet, not creepy.

[Vickers]

58. "Purity Balls"

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

[XemaSab]

67. It's like fighting for peace:

Balling for Purity. :P

[Ganja Ninja]

59. So sweet saving themselves for Dad.

And Dad can hardly wait the sick SOB.

[DireStrike]

60. Wow... that ceremony contains the most sexually symbolic regalia EVER

Stand in the vagina tunnel... walk under the crossed penises... with DADDY... ew.

[AzDar]

62. No problemo...they'll just take it up the ol' chocolate starfish and remain 'faithful' to

Daddy and Jeebus.

Well-played, Fundies!:thumbsup:

[DangerDave921]

68. ROFL

When I was young I had a g/f who didn't want to go all the way. Well, she came up with a whole lot of things we could do to have fun!

[KG]

64. looks to me like another sick fundie money making scam.

right up there with the bozo with 20 kids.

[bertha katzenengel]

65. It's not easy for me to say this, but, to each his own.

[Fox Mulder]

71. That's some creepy shit.

Seriously. Those fundies are fucked up.