Caphenia Smith

Struggles of the Church Girl Caphenia Smith

When I first experienced being called a Church Girl, I thought it simply meant I was an honorable girl because I attended church. Until one day when I was having a conversation with my high school classmate's father. We were discussing the different kinds of women who attend church. First he began to share with me about the places he would go to when he wanted a fast woman. He told me when he wanted a fast woman, he didn't go to the bars or to the streets. He said, " Oh, no, it was easier to snag a "Church Girl." We had this conversation over 25 years ago, and I was so angry and disturbed how he stigmatized Church Girls as being easy fast women. After this conversation, I was determined to change this negative image about Church Girls.