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The Straight Story

(48,121 posts)
Mon Sep 16, 2013, 06:17 PM Sep 2013

Request for blood of female virgins misread

A hospital's request for blood from healthy female virgins has attracted public attention while raising awareness of the human papillomavirus, the primary cause of cervical cancer.

The notice, which requests the blood for HPV studies, appeared on online bulletin board systems at Peking University and Beijing Normal University last week.

Peking University Cancer Hospital is conducting studies of possible antibodies. The hospital said it would need 100 healthy female virgin college students from 18 to 24 years old as blood donors for the studies.

Some netizens denounced the request as promoting virginity worship, which they said is demeaning to women.

But hospital spokeswoman Guan Jiuping defended the request, saying the blood of virgins is medically necessary for the studies.

http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/epaper/2013-09/16/content_16972700.htm

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Request for blood of female virgins misread (Original Post) The Straight Story Sep 2013 OP
Could they find any? Jackpine Radical Sep 2013 #1
"We need the blood of 100 virgins." htuttle Sep 2013 #2
I'm assuming they mean more than heterosexual sex? ismnotwasm Sep 2013 #3
If not Aerows Sep 2013 #11
Yep, it's worse than heteronormative. redqueen Sep 2013 #14
This sounds like something from a vampire movie Gothmog Sep 2013 #4
That sure is a headline. (nt) Posteritatis Sep 2013 #5
And then THIS happened. derby378 Sep 2013 #6
"I'm doing a Svientific Stvudy" Warren DeMontague Sep 2013 #7
Whyyousonofabit... Glassunion Sep 2013 #9
only by like 2 minutes. Warren DeMontague Sep 2013 #10
I blame my phone. Glassunion Sep 2013 #12
Oy. I can't do DU from my phone. Warren DeMontague Sep 2013 #13
Well, the director of the study has raised some eyebrows. Glassunion Sep 2013 #8
Does anal count? Quantess Sep 2013 #15
Did someone say Warren DeMontague Sep 2013 #16

htuttle

(23,738 posts)
2. "We need the blood of 100 virgins."
Mon Sep 16, 2013, 06:22 PM
Sep 2013

Just trying to imagine the meeting at the hospital when they first hashed that one out...

ismnotwasm

(41,974 posts)
3. I'm assuming they mean more than heterosexual sex?
Mon Sep 16, 2013, 06:23 PM
Sep 2013

This is just poorly worded. Lesbians can be technical virgins. While I understand the goals of the study, there is definite dumbassery involved.

redqueen

(115,103 posts)
14. Yep, it's worse than heteronormative.
Mon Sep 16, 2013, 07:15 PM
Sep 2013

"The concept of virginity was invented by men who believed their penises were so important they could fundamentally change who a woman is."

Gothmog

(145,062 posts)
4. This sounds like something from a vampire movie
Mon Sep 16, 2013, 06:24 PM
Sep 2013

The actual explanation makes some sense but I was wondering if this was something from a vampire movie

Glassunion

(10,201 posts)
12. I blame my phone.
Mon Sep 16, 2013, 06:50 PM
Sep 2013

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Some motherfu€*ingsonofbit€% beat me to it!!!

Warren DeMontague

(80,708 posts)
13. Oy. I can't do DU from my phone.
Mon Sep 16, 2013, 07:06 PM
Sep 2013

It's bad enough on the ipad.


Also, imgur is way easier than photobucket.

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