doctorwho29 said:
Oh, and I do accept the apology
doctorwho29 said:
There are also a lot of fairy tales and myths where virgins seem to have "purity power" ...like being able to see unicorns and such.
True, but the fairytales associate virginity with purity because they were created in a time when women and intimacy were viewed differently. While there is a lot of mythology and folklore in Sailor Moon, the story itself focuses on women who are very powerful but who will also not easily give up on their femininity. And while the other girls are almost certainly not sexually active (apart from Haruka and Michiru, of course), they do make some innuendo jokes or subtle allusions and they do react to people they feel attracted to.
I don't remember what it was like in the manga Dream arc (someone will have to come in and fill in the blanks or correct what I'm gonna say from the anime), but in SuperS Pegasus seems to show up in all children's dreams. The senshi all remember having flown with him when they were toddlers. But obviously those memories are very far away when they're... what? 15? I think the implication here is that the child is pure enough to meet Pegasus because of his dreams and heart, and not because of something physical, like his virginity. While Pegasus does call Chibiusa a "maiden" (which usually implies a young female virgin) in the subs I watched, he also tells her that they'll be able to meet each other for as long as she can dream beautiful dreams - and that's the only limitation he mentions. Not that I expect him to tell her to be "chaste" or anything
but that's what I understand from the wording.
So yeah, the unicorn-purity lore is there, but the purity isn't necessarily physical - it's spiritual. So on that note, I think Usagi can do whatever she wants with her body as long as she retains her loving, innocent heart.
But also, that's just me and it's all filtered through the way I perceive women and sexuality