The interlocking male/female symbols are a nice touch.

I have to admit it, I want this shirt. It's just too funny.

The whole exit/enter thing is weird. I think they mean take this exit when married. Hope it doesn't cause confusion in the meantime!

Doesn't this sort of defeat the purpose of the wearer's intentions? It frames the wearer in the context of their sexuality above everything else. People are probably going to be commenting on it all day, considering that I rarely wear clothes that say things, and people still comment on my appearance on a regular basis.

Perhaps all women should just come with with a "Slut" or "Non-Slut" shirt to avoid confusion.

i have to admit, i think it's really cute. the unintentional (i think) nipple arrows are a little awkward, but with slightly alternate placement this shirt would be hilarious.

This really doesn't bother me a whole lot, compared to some of the shit we've seen. It doesn't seem to suggest the person wearing it is worth more than someone not wearing it/not abstinent. It doesn't connect abstinence with purity in an overt way. It doesn't connect a women's worth with her hymen status. This could be a unisex shirt. I don't really have an issue with a shirt like this, which finds a somewhat clever, non prostelyzing way to get the wearer's personal decision across to other people. it's no more offensive than seeing someone wear the tshirt of a band i hate.

Also, not to nitpick, but shouldn't it be 'enter' when married?

*breaks out English Major hat*

Not necessarily. I'm taking this shirt to mean the wearer is currently driving on Abstinence Ave and they can only "exit" when they're married. Which makes me wonder how long that avenue is and if you can stop to get..."snacks" (or even a potty break).

You stop being abstinent when you get married, hence the "leaving of Abstinence Ave."...

You stop being abstinent when you get married, hence the "leaving of Abstinence Ave."...

I really didn't get the "exit Abstinence Ave when married" side of it. I think it was the downward-pointing arrows that confused me.

If I had a coworker who wore these things, I think I'd be coming in every day with a new variation on the theme.

BISEXUAL BOULEVARD
Exit both ways

POLYAMOROUS PARKWAY
Use carpool lane

SEX WORK STREET
Stop. Pay toll.

And so on. I must be an annoying person to work with.

x364173 ... that cracked me the fuck up. I am going to have to share this with my poly friends. "Use carpool lane." LOL.

http://www.zazzle.com/no_trespassing_shirt-235175171430340623?gl=waitwear
That one's worse! Talk about Daddy owning your sexuality!

*breaks out real-world analogy hat*

Exit signs indicate the road that you will be exiting on to, not off of. Therefore, the sign is basically saying that you're on some sort of highway, and that you should exit this highway onto Abstinence Ave. when you get married. Shouldn't it be the other way around?

*puts back on social critic hat*

I do see a problem with this shirt. It's the same problem with all the other abstinence culture attire out there. Even if it doesn't specifically equate abstinence with purity, in adds to the social pressure that inhibits many young individuals from making their own choices about their own sexuality.

That one's worse! Talk about Daddy owning your sexuality!

That was gross, Chloe, and only made me wonder was the message also that you could "trespass" as much as you wanted when daddy wasn't watching.

Exit signs indicate the road that you will be exiting on to, not off of. Therefore, the sign is basically saying that you're on some sort of highway, and that you should exit this highway onto Abstinence Ave. when you get married. Shouldn't it be the other way around?

The first part I agree with, and as much as I'd just love to call these people morons, I think the shirt isn't an "exit" sign per se but it's supposed to indicate that the wearer is ON Abstinence Ave and they can only get off (pun slightly intended) onto Doin' It Like Rabbits Blvd. once they're married. Though the arrows on the chest are highly confusing.

So, what exactly WOULD the exit sign (69A? Like Jessica I couldn't resist!!) off of Abstinence way say? :)

It would be Exit 99A, Missionary Avenue, obviously.

A lot of the talk about marital-only sex involves rules regarding "acceptable" forms of sexual expression.

UltraMagnus: it would look like this.

Not to get too technical here, but the downward arrows indicate that you are on abstinence avenue and you can continue on it by going straight forward. Downward arrows are often used on highway signs to mean "straight ahead."

So I think the shirt is technically correct, in terms of its depiction of a highway sign, regardless of the merit of its message.

Going down means you don't have to leave Abstinence Avenue? How convenient.

umm, exit 99A is not missionary. The nines are both facing the same way. I don't think they're cool with that either.

It seems to be pointing to her breasts. Maybe it means the breasts will only exit the shirt when they are married.

Ooh, I'd like a "Slut" shirt, please! Although, I'm married and monogamous, so I guess I should wear a "Slut (retired)" shirt. It's the one part of being married that galls me a little: that the fundies approve of my lifestyle. Almost makes me want to start a swinger's club.

And, yes, Exit 99A would be doggy-style, not missionary. What the "A" would be boggles the mind, however!

@Chloe:

Creepy. It makes Daddy seem like he has a voyeur fetish as well as a desire to control his daughter's sexuality.

Um, have you seen this is actually on a pair of knickers, too? (I think you Americans call them 'panties') You can see it here in this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygyN2gTss4M

Re: NettleSyrup

Already a John Legend fan...and now I love him even more.

x364173, those are hilarious!

If people want to be abstinent until they are married, that is cool, it's their choice.

But the two arrows freak me out because they are like nipples... but a bit too far inwards...

So we can't (obviously) have 69, that's far too naughty and it doesn't make the babeez, but 99 is doggy style and that's a no no as well (though it can make the babeez) so what about 67?

Oh God, x364173, now you have me trying to make up my own. They are, however, not nearly as clever as yours.

Uh...

69TH ST.
Use upper roadway.

MASTURBATION AHEAD
Stay in own lane.

I mean, what kind of sex are these abstinence folks planning on having?

30 seconds of Godly sex and then Leno. I saw a video of a conservative Christian arguing with a strip club owner. The conservative kept saying he only has Godly sex. Whatever that is.

As a misogynist-feminist, I am opposed to abstinence from both misogynist and feminist perspectives. Yeah yeah, I have used that line on this blog before.

CNBC Sucks, enough with the self-promotion.

Hey! What’s with all the funny business?!? I was reading the comments and I laughed. Laughed, I say! Aloud, even! That just won’t do!

You would all do well to remember that we are Humorless™ feminists. Now, knock off the shenanigans and tomfoolery before a passing troll or MRA sees this. We have reputations to uphold.

Signed,
The Hairy-Legged Feminazi©

This is funniest thread I've read in weeks. The laughing nearly gave me cramps.

Thanks, everyone, for the entertainment!

You all are missing the point. What's exiting is the child, who will be conceived upon the woman's first experience with sex, since that's the only Jebus-approved reason to have sex. Everyone knows that.

Ooh, I'd like a "Slut" shirt, please! Although, I'm married and monogamous, so I guess I should wear a "Slut (retired)" shirt. It's the one part of being married that galls me a little: that the fundies approve of my lifestyle.

As long as you use birth control AND/OR do it in anything other than the missionary position AND/OR do it anywhere but your bed AND/OR enjoy it, I think you're probably safe.

Also, I'm pretty sure being being a slut is like being a Marine. Once a slut, always a slut. Semper Fornicatio.

I get the fact that groups that promote abstinence are often anti-women on a number of levels, but on it's own is there anything actually wrong with a woman (or man) promoting their sexual choices as being 'OK'? It seems some people here are against the promotion of abstinence (I'm not a fan of abstinence for me, and think Abstinence only education is wack) but condemning others for that choice seems like telling others how they should enjoy their sexuality.

Alex101, check out the seller's page on the Web site that sells the shirt and you'll understand: the shirt is "made specifically for women." The seller is also hawking some other shirts for men, but those don't explicitly mention marriage; most of them instead have proclamations of "true gentleman," whatever that means.

I don't think many people, if anyone, here are condemning people's own decisions to hold off on fucking. Speaking for myself, I can say that instead I'm condemning the notion -- based, I would argue, in sexist notions of women as sexual gate-keepers -- that women in particular must abstain until marriage. I think others here might be coming from a similar place. (And if it's the sex itself and not the unmarried bit that's a problem, why don't abstinence proponents advise people to abstain until they're adults who are better about contraception and not as indiscriminately horny as they might have been at 18?)

And yeah, some people probably are condemning the promotion of abstinence till marriage, as you say -- because what is the promotion of abstinence if not "condemning others for that choice" to have sex? Joking in the comment thread aside, I doubt anybody here actually wears shirts saying "Have premarital sex: it's heavenly" or "I fuck on the first date" or regularly infiltrates junior high schools to extol the virtues of sex.

Yeah, and this is another shirt from the seller's website "Wait Wear" (W squared)

"Notice: No trespassing on this property- My father is watching"

I'd like to see someone's argument in defense of this...

Yeah, and this is another shirt from the seller's website "Wait Wear" (W squared)

"Notice: No trespassing on this property- My father is watching"

I'd like to see someone's argument in defense of this...

yea, the whole trespassing t-shirt needs to die. it makes me sick, and it kindof underscores the whole hidden agenda behind the abstinence "movement".

my dad would flip his shit if he saw me wearing that shirt, seriously.

The "No trespassing" shirt concept might could easily be turned into an anti-rape shirt--it's not trespassing if the person is *invited*, after all. It just needs to be reworked so that the body it's on is figured as the wearer's property, not her father's. "No trespassing: I have a gun"? That's not quite it, but something along those lines.