Rapper T.I Reveals He Takes His Daughter To Doctor To Check On Her Hymen Yearly...

On the podcast show "Ladies Like Us", rapper T.I was recently interviewed and asked if he and his 18-year-old daughter have had the 'sex talk'. He admitted he actually takes it a step further by taking his daughter to the gynecologist every year to make sure her hymen is still in-tact to confirm her virginity. He even went on to verify to the world that as of her 18th birthday, her hymen is still in-tact. Honestly, I am not even sure where to begin with this. First of all, this is extremely intrusive and embarrassing for his daughter to have her personal and medical information broadcasted to the public in this way. Second of all, doctors have confirmed that a hymen can be stretched from a variety of activities other than sexual penetration such as riding a bike or tampon insertion. This is a prime example of misogyny and not to mention this ideology perpetuates a toxic masculine culture amongst fathers. The act of being forced to allow your father to view your gynecological information just to find out if you are a virgin is a violation of the young woman's privacy and is also a very abusive way to be involved in your child's health. This can affect the daughters mental health by having her feel like she doesn't have power or control over the choices she makes with her body. If daughters having sex is really a concern, I think instead of checking on daughters 'virginity' they should be making sure their daughters are educated on sex health so they can make better and more empowering decisions. When women learn about the power they have over their own bodies they are more likely to make safer and smarter choices when it comes to choosing their sexual partners. From T.I's perspective I think his intention is to protect his daughter from men like himself. Being a 'man' in a man's world, his perspective and ideology about women is clearly misconstrued which makes him believe other men might have the same predatory perception of women. However, it is not excuse to violate his own daughters privacy and I hope the backlash he has received over this topic makes him re-consider his actions for his daughters sake.