Picture from eBay
The first time I wrote about the online virginity auction by pseudonym Natalie Dylan, I didn’t really put that much attention. I just pointed out the irony for you. But somehow, it was hard not to wonder, “Is virginity still priced high enough now, when it’s not even valuable to some people, or I can say, most people in her own country?”
I tracked this girl and found out more about her. Dylan is a 21-22 years old (my age) girl, earned a bachelor’s degree in WOMEN STUDIES. She plans to take a master’s degree in MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY (see the irony?). She believed her virginity will make about $1 million and she would use the money to finance her graduate degree. It turned out that the auction doesn’t take place on eBay like I stated in my previous post because eBay rejected the request. I’m sorry, my bad. Instead, it takes place on a legal brothel website. Nice, huh? Too bad the auction can’t be tracked easily since updated information is not publicly available so I can’t tell you how much the bidding is up to.
But still, she’s not a geisha living in 1930 Japan, where virginity was still a precious commodity. She lives in a country where girls give it FOR FREE in the back of a car or in a dirty motel room. It’s like selling ice in North Pole to a polar bear. More over, she won’t let just any guy to win the auction. She said,
“I want someone with chemistry. We’ll take bids until I find a suitor I’m happy with.”
Apparently for Dylan, intelligence and personality, other than financial capability, are significant qualifications for a man to lose virginity to. In other words, she’s hoping for a Prince Charming willing to pay $1 million to have sex with her. I have no idea whether she’s delusional or just plain cocky.
If I were her, I wouldn’t auction my virginity online and let the public judge me for tuition money. Never heard of scholarship, part-time work, or student loan? Even if I got past moral issue, auctioning virginity online would still be a stupid thing. Never heard of striptease? And if I wanted 15 minutes of fame as a bonus, then taking part in Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader would clearly be a safer and smarter choice. My point is, there are lots of different alternatives, either morally or immorally, to make money for school than being a national laughing stock.
So please, don’t go auctioning your virginity, saying that it’s for noble cause, showing off your obviously useless college education, and thinking that you’re smarter than girls your age because you’re clearly, undeniably making fool of yourself.
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