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Tweet Calling Out Perceived Double Standard About Gendered Sexual Activity Claims

This image is a screenshot of a public X (formerly Twitter) post from user Emma, with the handle @lessonsfromemma, displayed against a dark background. The post text puts forward a controversial, widely debated take about perceived double standards in common discourse around gender and sexual behavior, claiming that women often state men only want sex, yet it is far more common to encounter virgin men than virgin women.
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Women will tell you: "Men only want sex!" but you'll meet 100 virgin men before you meet one virgin girl. Funny how that works.

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This image is a screenshot of a public X (formerly Twitter) post from user Emma, with the handle @lessonsfromemma, displayed against a dark background. The post text puts forward a controversial, widely debated take about perceived double standards in common discourse around gender and sexual behavior, claiming that women often state men only want sex, yet it is far more common to encounter virgin men than virgin women.

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The original content is a tweet published by X (Twitter) user @lessonsfromemma. This screenshot of the tweet was reposted as a discussion-sparking meme on 9Gag, and distributed via 9Gag's public RSS feed.

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