Are you still a virgin?

I was turned-off last night when Boy Abunda asked Enchong Dee questions about his sexual life during the telecast of Aquino and Abunda Tonight on Channel 2 (ABS-CBN Kapamilya). I didn’t like his line of questioning from the beginning, then he delivered the bomb for his finale. Abunda saved the worst for last. “Are you still a virgin”.

Yes indeed we are now living in openness and connectivity. We generously share information about our personal lives. We announce happy and sad moments happening in our families, we share minute by minute account of our activities. We tell people where we vacationed, what we bought, the restaurants we frequented and food we ate.

Facebook has millions of posts on announcement of proposals, engagements, marriage, break-ups, separations. In a relationship, it’s complicated, single again and looking, etc. When people post, those are things they want others to know. It’s their judgement call.

I am a prime example. I blog about my personal life. I share to the public more than I should. And I am not the only one, there are millions who do that.

But sharing is different. You more or less tell the world what you want them to know and see.

In all the personal information people announce, notice that there’s nothing about “jUST LOST MY VIRGINITY; No longer a virgin; 50 and still a virgin, any volunteers?”

If virginity is supposed to be a public information and has relevance, dapat it should be included in bio-data forms, job application forms, Facebook template, Yahoo registration, cedula, driver’s license, barangay clearance and income tax returns. But it’s not there di ba?

WHY? BECAUSE it is PRIVATE.

I think it’s bad taste and disrespectful to ask someone about his/her virginity?
Kahit artista, kahit public figure. It’s none of our business. Boy Abunda and all other media people have a responsibility to their audience.
They bring current events and some tsismis too to entertain their viewers. But there’s always a line that people should not cross. I understand that to attract a wider audience and keep tv ratings up, things are sensationalized sometimes. But ethics must still be followed.

In my opinion, parang nabastos si Enchong Dee. Maybe because the boy is inferior in his mind kaya Boy Abunda took the liberty to bombard him with incriminating questions. How come he didn’t ask Cristine Reyes if she’s still a virgin? There are many ways to ask personal questions. But not in that manner. Guests must be treated with respect.

I wonder kung magmamadre ka eh merong interview kung virgin ka pa.

Edmund said if a guy asks a girl if she’s still a virgin, she should drop him. That’s a wrong way to start a relationship.
If you end up marrying him, that virginity issue would never go away.

So boys and girls, next time someone asks you ARE YOU STILL A VIRGIN? Keep your answer simple, short and sweet: “PAKI MO!”