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The specific shape religious shame takes for women — virginity narratives, modesty culture, the dual-good-girl/bad-girl frame.
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Last reviewed: 2026-06-10 · Reading time ~6 min
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Sexual shame inherited from evangelical, Catholic, Mormon, Orthodox Jewish, Muslim, or other purity-emphasizing traditions.
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