[Bodymind] Kris Aquino and her myths

Because it seems politically incorrect to say right now, I am a little embarrassed to say I like Kris Aquino. A lot.

Or perhaps I should qualify that by saying, even if it sounds so trying-hard-to-be-seriously-professional, As an educator, I like Kris Aquino.

I like her because she has demolished many myths about sexuality, the most important being that only sluts get STDs. By getting one herself, Kris showed that even women considered alta sociedad can have sex with someone who has an STD that is passed on to her. She showed the Philippines that yes, one can actually get an STD even while sleeping with one man. A girl can get an STD without meaning to, and thus, shouldnt be blamed just because she has herself tested and discovers she has one.

With this myth slayed, I so hope more and more nice girls will get themselves tested, the way one presumes Kris did before she announced her STD to the world. It is certainly a message that needs to be sent.

Forgiveness

Another myth shes slayed is that people never forgive women who demean themselves by their lack of control. I mean, lets face it: burning a bed to the point of destroying the floor underneath is not exactly something wed expect a convent-bred girl to do. And yet, despite it all, people have forgiven her, and I applaud them for realizing that people forgive those they love, and should thus not frighten others who may want to reach for the stars and make a few mistakes along the way.

True, perhaps their craziness might not extend to burning a bed, but the point is, a woman doesn't have to be constantly identified by the one foolish thing she did, the way Nathaniel Hawthornes Hester Prynne was in The Scarlet Letter. So she can be brave about something she really believes in, because, as John Dryden said, None but the brave deserve the fair.

However, despite my admiration, I so wish Kris hadnt said what she did in her interview with Boy Abunda because in as much as shes put some myths to rest, she has now perpetuated a few others.

Allow me to quote snippets of her interview so I can share said myths without constantly having to point out the particular statement she made:

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[Bodymind] Kris Aquino and her myths