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| TI hymen check comments: 'I'm willing to go above and beyond to protect mine' | TI hymen check comments: 'I'm willing to go above and beyond to protect mine' |
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| TI says his comments about having his daughter's hymen checked by a doctor to test her virginity were "misconstrued and misconceived". | |
| The US rapper made the comments about Deyjah Harris, 18, earlier this month on a podcast called Ladies Like Us. | The US rapper made the comments about Deyjah Harris, 18, earlier this month on a podcast called Ladies Like Us. |
| Now, he's been quizzed by Jada Pinkett Smith on her podcast, Red Table Talk. | Now, he's been quizzed by Jada Pinkett Smith on her podcast, Red Table Talk. |
| TI says he agreed to speak to Jada and co-host, her mum Adrienne Banfield-Jones to "clear up misconceptions," but says the hymen checks did take place. | TI says he agreed to speak to Jada and co-host, her mum Adrienne Banfield-Jones to "clear up misconceptions," but says the hymen checks did take place. |
| 'This false narrative has been sensationalised' | 'This false narrative has been sensationalised' |
| "All of this surrounds a conversation that I was having in a very joking manner, when asked how do I deal with parenting in this day and age," TI real name Clifford Joseph Harris Jr, said. | "All of this surrounds a conversation that I was having in a very joking manner, when asked how do I deal with parenting in this day and age," TI real name Clifford Joseph Harris Jr, said. |
| He added he began to "embellish and exaggerate" but said his words came from "a place of truth". | He added he began to "embellish and exaggerate" but said his words came from "a place of truth". |
| His wife Tameka 'Tiny' Cottle - who joined TI on the podcast - said the checks had happened when Deyjah was "15 or 16 years old at the time". | His wife Tameka 'Tiny' Cottle - who joined TI on the podcast - said the checks had happened when Deyjah was "15 or 16 years old at the time". |
| "I never said that it was being done present day as an 18 year old," said TI. | "I never said that it was being done present day as an 18 year old," said TI. |
| "This false narrative has just been sensationalised". | "This false narrative has just been sensationalised". |
| He said Deyjah's mum, R&B singer Ms Niko, was also present for the check-up. | He said Deyjah's mum, R&B singer Ms Niko, was also present for the check-up. |
| When his comments first surfaced, he was criticised by sexual health organisations and other celebrities. | When his comments first surfaced, he was criticised by sexual health organisations and other celebrities. |
| "There is no way to 'check' whether a person is a virgin," said Brook, a UK sexual health charity. | "There is no way to 'check' whether a person is a virgin," said Brook, a UK sexual health charity. |
| "Some people think you can tell if someone's had sex before if their hymen is stretched open. But that's not the case," tweeted US-based Planned Parenthood, in a Twitter-thread. | "Some people think you can tell if someone's had sex before if their hymen is stretched open. But that's not the case," tweeted US-based Planned Parenthood, in a Twitter-thread. |
| During the interview, TI apologised to Deyjah, saying she "had a problem" with him revealing she'd gone through the procedure. | During the interview, TI apologised to Deyjah, saying she "had a problem" with him revealing she'd gone through the procedure. |
| But he said the apology only extended to his daughter and not "strangers who toss lies around". | But he said the apology only extended to his daughter and not "strangers who toss lies around". |
| 'Chubby-fingered little boys' | 'Chubby-fingered little boys' |
| "I'm being criticised because I'm willing to go above and beyond to protect mine," he said. | "I'm being criticised because I'm willing to go above and beyond to protect mine," he said. |
| "And I'm talking about the slimy, grimy, chubby-fingered little boys who want to come in, defile and destroy the sanctity that I have a man." | "And I'm talking about the slimy, grimy, chubby-fingered little boys who want to come in, defile and destroy the sanctity that I have a man." |
| "This is a physical urge. This is not an emotional romantic encounter for this gentleman". | "This is a physical urge. This is not an emotional romantic encounter for this gentleman". |
| He agreed when asked if he thought his daughter, at 15 or 16, would understand the implications of having sex. | He agreed when asked if he thought his daughter, at 15 or 16, would understand the implications of having sex. |
| "I'm not there to necessarily protect her virginity. I just know that is a big move and once you make that move, there are things that happen and follow," he said. | "I'm not there to necessarily protect her virginity. I just know that is a big move and once you make that move, there are things that happen and follow," he said. |
| "If my son goes out and gets a girl pregnant, how is the household changed for those nine months? | "If my son goes out and gets a girl pregnant, how is the household changed for those nine months? |
| "The household is not necessarily changed for those nine months, whereas if my daughter come home, my household is changed immediately. So the stakes are higher". | "The household is not necessarily changed for those nine months, whereas if my daughter come home, my household is changed immediately. So the stakes are higher". |
| Jada said she believed his comments were the result of a "patriarchal structure", meaning that men still dominate in all aspects of society. | Jada said she believed his comments were the result of a "patriarchal structure", meaning that men still dominate in all aspects of society. |
| TI responded that he had heard the term "patriarch" but didn't know it was "a thing." | TI responded that he had heard the term "patriarch" but didn't know it was "a thing." |
| When TI made his original comments, some people said his actions were "disgusting". | When TI made his original comments, some people said his actions were "disgusting". |
| Others stated the women were not the property of men and called the rapper a "misogynist". | Others stated the women were not the property of men and called the rapper a "misogynist". |
| In October 2018, the World Health Organisation ruled that the practice of virginity testing had no scientific or clinical basis behind it, and called it a violation of the human rights of girls and women. | In October 2018, the World Health Organisation ruled that the practice of virginity testing had no scientific or clinical basis behind it, and called it a violation of the human rights of girls and women. |
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