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• HK65@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  these devices were absolutely used to prevent masturbation for several decades in the U

  …what? I thought it’s a fetish thing exclusively.

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  • scoobford@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Nope! Medical knowledge was very anti-masturbation for a long time. Devices like this, genital mutilation, and corn flakes (no, really) were all popularized in the US by Dr. Kellogg to prevent masturbation.

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  • Madison420@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    This particular thing I dunno but we did some horrific shit and allowed other shit even if it wasn’t super common.

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