Culture
Purity Culture Hurts Men Too
If you’ve watched “The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” chances are you remember this scene well: Frollo, filled with lust for the beautiful Esmerelda, rages against her beauty, decides his lust for her is Esmerelda’s fault, and vows to kill her for her sin.
By Regan Monnin4 min read
The scene is beautifully done, but it sends shivers of disgust up my spine everytime I watch it. It’s pure evil played out on screen. Frollo’s scene is a great illustration of the dangers of purity culture and how it hurts women. But we don’t often consider how purity culture hurts men.