Virginity pills can help women fake 'blood for the first night': Should you use them?
TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Jan 7, 2023, 00:00 ISTIn many cultures, a lack of blood after sex means that a woman is not a virgin.
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Virginity refers to the state of a person who has never engaged in sexual intercourse. While it can be applicable to all genders, the idea of a woman’s virginity seems to be of societal interest. Till date, for a woman, losing virginity before marriage is scorned upon by society in general. In fact, in some countries, a woman can be killed for losing her virginity before marriage.
In many cultures, a lack of blood after sex means that a woman is not a
virgin. The blood comes out after the hymen – a small, thin piece of tissue at the opening of the vagina – breaks from sexual activity. It is important to note that it is not important for blood loss to happen when the hymen breaks from sex. Further, it can also break from non-sexual activities like bike-riding, gymnastics or tampon-use.
Amidst all this, there exists a product called virginity pills, that can help a woman fake blood loss as if hymen breakage during sex, when it is actually the pill containing fake blood inserted in her cervix.
Recently, one such product went viral on social media and people were disgusted with the sheer existence of such a product that is linked with the problematic notion of virginity.
“Wtf! Who even came up with this product? Horrifying,” a social media user wrote.
“Wow this is taking indian patriarchy and bigotry to another level,” another added.
A third one in support of the pills wrote, “I support all such deception that seeks to circumvent misogyny. I welcome this and all other such products. Kudos to this company.”
These pills are available online, ranging from 2700-3,600 rupees. The features of one such product that has now been taken off the shelves read, “The high-quality blood powder, Fake Blood for the First Night, No side effects. No needles, Not toxic. No anesthesia, No surgery! Easy, fast, safe & convenient.”
Since the internet is divided on whether the existence of these pills promotes or subverts the misogynistic notion of female virginity, at least it is an alarm to the fact that the notion still exists, leading to the development of such products.
