The value of virginity
Bidding skyrockets as a California woman auctions off her first time
Natalie Dylan, whose virginity will sell for millions of dollars
(Natalie Dylan/MySpace.com)
Some people say that virginity has no value any more, said Robert Stacy McCain in The Other McCain, but it turns out the “fair market value” is at least $3.7 million. That’s what the top bidder so far is offering for the chance to deflower Natalie Dylan, 22, a San Diego woman who made headlines late last year by announcing that she would auction off her virginity to pay for her graduate studies in family therapy. “All right, feminists: Attack!”
This deluded woman thinks this sick auction is a win-win proposition, said the independent news site Huliq in an editorial. Dylan (not her real name) gets an education, and some lucky bidder gets to live out his fantasy. But in a world where it's okay for someone to sell her body for an education, and where a depraved man would rather buy sex than use the money to help poor people, "we all lose."
"The moral outrage is predictable," said Jazz Shaw in The Moderate Voice. But coming from a libertarian perspective, I'd say if she wants to auction off her virginity and someone is foolish enough to offer such a fortune to do the honors, that's between them. And to those angry over the example this sets for other young women, "all I can say is that if your daughters are looking to an Internet hooker as a role model you need to take a long hard look at your parenting skills."
This whole thing sounds like a hoax, said Boston Herald editor Jules Crittenden in his blog. But if it's for real, and "demand is that high, it sounds like a lot of working girls could save themselves a lot of trouble—go for the big bucks in a one-off and retire."
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Posted by theodore kurrus, Tuesday, January 13, 2009, 11:42 am I have bright, athletic and handsome grandson willing to give up his virginity to the highest bidder. Any takers?
Posted by Michael J. Gorman, Tuesday, January 13, 2009, 12:16 pm If there is any distinction between this woman's actions and the criminal act of prostitution, I don't see it.
Posted by Pam, Tuesday, January 13, 2009, 1:13 pm It's not criminal in the state of Nevada where prostitution is legal and where she is ofering to do this. And clearly it is prostitution!
Posted by ziggy, Tuesday, January 13, 2009, 1:33 pm Can anyone think of an easier way to make 3.7 million dollars other than winning the lottery or gambling?
Posted by BenECouch, Tuesday, January 13, 2009, 1:34 pm Half the population is female. What did these adult women get in exchange for their virginity? A bottle of beer?
Posted by Michael J. Gorman, Tuesday, January 13, 2009, 1:41 pm A virgin prostitute! -- now that's interesting. Kind of like the bar girls on TuDo Street in Saigon during the Vietnam War: "Me virgin, GI. No boom-boom - - - - today."
Posted by swikabi, Tuesday, January 13, 2009, 3:10 pm this can only be good for the economy
Posted by sue, Tuesday, January 13, 2009, 9:15 pm 3.7 M?! I hope she is considering business school.
Posted by Altaf , Wednesday, January 14, 2009, 9:27 am If Money was to be earned in any other way like the one mentioned above then all the Womens need to fulfil the Rich peoples lust and their Respective Husbands / Family could lead a luxury life sitting at home. This is like Quick money,and "QuickMoney Goes Wuickly " . Do You Think Dylan (Whatso ever your name is) once you run out of the money you would be able to work the hard way out for a living? will the education, for which you are taking this extreme step have value for it? No Way. This is just an excuse of not wanting to go out and try the hard way of earning money to fund your education. You will neither be able to sutdy properly nor will you be able to live in peace after this step which you take. Virginity is that wealth (just the pride and self esteem of a person be it male or female) and has to be lost / given away after the legal way of doing it. (anything else would earn us not only punishment from the supreme creator but also we loose ourselves) Please Think it over before indulging in such Steps. I am sure that, there will be lot of other better ways to fund for your education, by hard work. This way (equal to prostitution) is not the right way.
Posted by Joe, Wednesday, January 14, 2009, 9:32 am I know I'm cheap, but there has to be a less expensive way to find and deflower a virgin. This guy should be able to find a viable candidate, take her on a first class cruise to the South Pacific, and save himself over $3.65 million. And maybe I'm naive, but if you've got that kind of money, don't you probably already have enough women trying to get a piece of you?
Posted by Michael E., Wednesday, January 14, 2009, 11:00 am "...all is vanity." and "...and there is no new thing under the sun."
Posted by Raideen!, Wednesday, January 14, 2009, 12:48 pm Perhaps this story is a barometer that tells us what our nation has become. I'm grieved--for Natalie and for all of us. We need help.
Posted by Jenna F, Wednesday, January 14, 2009, 9:23 pm I want proof that she is a virgin to begin with.
Posted by IDB, Thursday, January 15, 2009, 12:14 am Any guy despreate enough to pay that much for sex is only gonna last about 30 seconds anyway, which means that this girl will be making $7million per minute! Thats enough to make John Paulson jealous...
Posted by Jeremy, Thursday, January 15, 2009, 6:20 pm It's disgusting how low people will go for large sums of money. She will most likely be obligated to do "whatever" the highest bidder wants her to do, and I'm sure she will never forget the time she sold her soul to the highest bidder.
Posted by nem0.n00ne, Saturday, January 17, 2009, 11:09 am She just ain't that good lookin'
Posted by Mary, Tuesday, January 20, 2009, 6:54 am A womans's virginity is priceless and a precious gift she should give to her husband who has shown her his commitment. That is the plan God has for a woman and man. Men are destroying women and women are allowing it.
Posted by staying anonymous, Wednesday, January 21, 2009, 1:47 am I believe the outrage is coming from all the ugly women who could probably collect no more than taxi fare for the same offering. Feminism - because they call can't be pretty.
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