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Whores of Yore

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7 years

The history of the word "whore" and how I use it here. "Tis Pity She's a Whore: the 'Whore' in Whores of Yore"

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Whores of Yore

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Tallulah Bankhead (1902–68) claimed to have had over 5,000 lovers. At a society wedding, while the bride and groom were walking down the aisle, Tallulah remarked loudly: ‘I’ve had both of them, dahling, and neither of them is any good.’

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Witches going to their Sabbath (1878), by Luis Ricardo Falero

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In 1922, neighbours heard screams coming from a house in the affluent LA area of Layfette Park. When the police arrived, they found Fred Oesterreich dead & his wife Dolly locked inside in a closet. They were certain Dolly had done it, but they had no idea how. Thread

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The expression “call a spade a spade” comes from the work of Plutarch, who originally wrote “call a fig a fig & a trough a trough.” Figs & troughs were crude slang for the Vulva, so what Plutarch meant was “call a c*nt a c*nt”. When Erasmus (1466-1536) translated Plutarch’s work…

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“The Witch”, (1882), by Luis Ricardo Falero

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On the walls of Cologne City Hall, hidden under a larger statue of Archbishop Konrad von Hochstaden, is a carving showing a man giving oral sex to himself. It dates to around 1410 and no one really knows why it’s there.

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All these people who are worried we’re “erasing history” by taking down Victorian statues are going to lose their damn minds when they hear about the lack of funding for historical research & cuts to university History departments.

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6 years

A 17th century shunga woodblock printing from Japan depicting two women having sex. One has tied a tengu mask around her waist, and penetrates her partner using its long nose.

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Today, my all time hero Janis Joplin (1943-70) would have been 80 years old. Here is a thread of Janis quotes to remind you what a goddamn legend she was.

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“Timoclea Killing Her Rapist”, by Elisabetta Sirani, (1659). Sirani was an Italian Baroque artist who championed both female painters and female subjects in her art.

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4 years

I’m sharing these images because I’ve seen several tweets claiming that the interracial marriage depicted in the BBC’s #ChristmasCarol (set in 19th century) is PC nonsense & historically inaccurate #thread

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If anyone is unsure of what to do for a Christmas starter, how about a Candle Salad? It was once a popular American dish in the 1920s. You stand a banana, with a maraschino cherry in end (the flame) in a pineapple ring, & dribble mayonnaise / cream down the sides to look like wax

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2 years

I don’t know if there is a moral to any of this… except maybe that you should always pay extra for the full loft survey when buying a new house… especially if you plan on hiding your lover in there for the next ten years.

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1837: Thomas Saverland brought an action against Caroline Newton, who had bitten his nose when he tried to kiss her at a party. The judge ruled against him, stating that "When a man kisses a woman against her will, she is fully entitled to bite his nose off, if she so pleases."

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4 years

This is the work of Japanese photographer Yoshiyuki Iwase (1904-2001). Yoshiyuki was born in in Onjuku, a fishing village on the pacific side of the Chiba peninsula, near Tokyo Bay. He spent his career photographing the ama free divers, women who fished along the coast. Thread

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1 year

They are just “career girls” who are the best of friends. The 50s were hilarious 😆 (Thanks to stempunked over on TT)

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6 years

FYI: Syphilis destroyed Europe in the 15th century. The earliest evidence of abortion is in Ebers Papyrus, 1550 BC. Divorce in Western countries has been legal since the 16th century. “Unwed pregnancies” are not modern. The “old way” sucked. Humans have always had sex.

Matt Walsh

@MattWalshBlog

6 years

The sexual revolution has been a catastrophic failure, having wrought only disease, abortion, divorce, unwed pregnancy, and other miseries, with none of the advantages it promised. Maybe it's time to cut our losses and go back to the old way, which is the only way that works.

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5 years

During the HIV outbreak of the 80s, gay men were banned from giving blood. In response, the lesbians community in several U.S. cities organised drives to replenish supply. The San Diego Blood Sisters posted signs reading “our boys need us” #WorldAidsDay

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Wewe Gombel is a female ghost in Javanese folklore. It is said that she kidnaps children and hides them under her breasts. Thread

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A demon who licks your toes if they hang out the bed at night – from an early-20th-century book of demons from Isfahan, in central Iran.

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This is John Singer Sargent’s “Madame X” (1884). Although it doesn’t look remotely controversial today, when it was exhibited at 1884 Paris Salon, the public were so shocked & disgusted that Sargent moved out of the country, and his model’s reputation never recovered. Thread!

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I can’t believe I’ve been woken up the for this, but here we go. 1. The historian Strabo (64BCE - 24 ACE) described operations on the clitoris 2. Galen (129-126 ACE) called the clitoris “the nymph” in his “on the usefulness of the parts of the body.” 3. Soranus of Ephesus…

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@acteduweininger

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It is well known in ancient literature that the “clitoris” didn’t exist. What the “clitoris” is is an invention of modern feminism, which has been trying to give women their own “penis” and socially engineering them into believing they need to have a “clitoral orgasm”. All a lie.

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“I never married because there was no need. I have three pets at home which answer the same purpose as a husband. I have a dog that growls every morning, a parrot that swears all afternoon, & a cat that comes home late at night.” Marie Corelli (1855-1924)

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“I never married because there was no need. I have three pets at home which answer the same purpose as a husband. I have a dog that growls every morning, a parrot that swears all afternoon, and a cat that comes home late at night.” Novelist, Marie Corelli (1855-1924)

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“The Witch”, (1882), by Luis Ricardo Falero.

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Under Taliban rule, Afghan women caught wearing makeup were beaten, burnt & mutilated. Yet, they secretly met in groups to hold beauty parties, wear makeup & paint their nails. They risked barbaric punishment to do this. Don’t tell me wearing makeup makes you a bad feminist.💄

The Independent

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5 years

Opinion: Come on feminists, do the radical thing and ditch your make-up bag

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Curator: “list as one model cucumber” Assistant: ... Curator: ... Assistant: ... Curator: ... Assistant: “a cucum....” Curator: “I SAID ITS A CUCUMBER”

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4 years

There are also MANY examples of interracial marriages in 19th century marriage records. To depict this in modern television adaptation is completely accurate. If you are claiming it isn’t, maybe ask yourself why you tweeted that instead of doing a 10 second basic google search

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Yeah. That’s what I would have said it was for too.

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This wooden mouth gag (or prop) from the 19th century, would have been inserted in a gap between the teeth & screwed so that the patient opened their mouth. With the gag in place the mouth stayed open, this was particularly useful if the patient had a condition such as lockjaw.

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#10yrschallenge Mary Queen of Scots

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The expression “call a spade a spade” comes from the work of Plutarch, who originally wrote “call a fig a fig.” Fig was crude slang for the Vulva, so “call a c**t a c**t” is closer. Nicolas Udall translated the work in 1542 & changed it to a garden spade to avoid embarrassment.

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The lesbian ‘blood sisters’ who cared for gay men when doctors were too scared to #LesbianVisibilityDay 🌈

The lesbian 'blood sisters' who cared for gay men when doctors were too scared to

When fear of the Aids epidemic was mounting and blood reserves were running out, women stepped in

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This is the legendary burlesque artist & 'vaginiste', Honeysuckle Devine. She was once described as a 'one woman slum', & had one of the most extraordinary acts in the history of burlesque. Thread

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3 years

“The Jealous Cat”, by Octave Tassaert, (c.1860.)

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A demon who licks your toes if they hang out the bed at night – from an early-20th-century book of demons from Isfahan, in central Iran.

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3 years

1930s Advert for Spenser Corsets

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Suffragette pamphlet is on display at the Pontypridd Museum in Wales, dated 1911.

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3 years

@rievaulx_ *Has entered the chat*

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Men enjoying some anal sex, al fresco (Persia, Qajar or Safavid period, c.1660-1720)

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At 18, Frida Kahlo (1907-54) was crushed by a streetcar. A handrail impaled her pelvis, her spine was broken in 3 places, & her right leg was shattered. For the rest of her life, doctors wrapped her in plaster corsets, which Kahlo would paint & set with mirrors.

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Oh fuck off. I’ve had the same bra on for the last four days. I guess this why I will never be a princess.

Page Six

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Kate Middleton re-wears blue Alexander McQueen coat for fourth time

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How do you get to work? Do you A: walk B: drive C: cycle D: Nakedly straddle a giant winged phallus and fly in, like the goddamn queen you are

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The Romans were fascinated with the phallus. Literally. Considered a charm that could ward off evil, it was related to the deity Fascinus whose name comes from the Latin 'fascinare' which means 'enchantment, spell, witchcraft' and from where we get the word 'fascinate'.

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This 18th century ivory dildo was found in the stuffed seat of an armchair, which had been in convent on the banks of the Seine, near Paris. It has a cloth bag & a plunger to simulate ejaculation

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Tallulah Bankhead (1902–1968) claimed to have had 5,000 lovers. At a society wedding, while the bride and groom were walking down the aisle, Tallulah remarked loudly: ‘I’ve had both of them, dahling, and neither of them is any good.’

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“Semen would appear, both from the smell and taste, to be a mawkish kind of substance; but when held some time in the mouth, it produces a warmth similar to spices, which lasts some time.” - Surgeon & anatomist, John Hunter (1728-93)

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This is Judith Beheading Holofernes by Caravaggio, c.1598. It’s one of the most dramatic & famous paintings of the Renaissance. Beyond the mighty Caravaggio, the tragic stories of three Italian women are combined within it. A thread (CW. Sexual violence, murder & torture)

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This is Dorothy ‘Dolly’ Wilde (1895-1941), Oscar Wilde’s niece. She was the only Wilde to keep that name after Oscar’s scandalous trial for indecency. Dolly was a socialite, who was as famous affairs with women & excessive lifestyle as she was for her wit. Thread

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Penis eating parrot from "Le chansonnier de Zeghere van Male" (1542)

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World War I anti-suffrage cartoon, showing two women kissing. (December 1918)

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1 year

You may be cool, but you’ll never be Parisian-lady-reading-the-paper-in-her cannabis-garden-with-her-cat-around-1910-cool.

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Bog Bodies are cadavers preserved in peat bogs. The oldest known BB is Koelbjerg Man, who dates to 8000 BCE. The most famous is probably 2400yo Tollund Man (pictured). The Nazis were fascinated with them & used them to justify their persecution of LGBTQ+ ppl. A thread

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This is Claude Cahun (1894-1954), the best Jewish, French, gay, writer, photographer, surrealist, and anti-fascist WW2 activist you never heard of. Thread 👇🏼

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There is some evidence that Easter hot cross buns come from a Roman custom of baking phallic shaped bread at spring. The 19th century French historian, Jacques Antoine Dulaure, reports that in the town of Saintonge phallic bread was still being baked for Easter in his lifetime.

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After 2 weeks of multiple health screens and asking everyone to quarantine I surprised my closest inner circle with a trip to a private island where we could pretend things were normal just for a brief moment in time.

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“La Femme Damnée", (1859) by Nicolas Francois Octave Tassaert

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“By all means marry. If you get a good wife, you’ll be happy; if you get a bad one, you’ll become a philosopher.” - Socrates

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For the love of god, do not steal this giant, magic, witch lady’s golden eyeball.

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“The Day After”, by Edvard Munch (1895)

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What Fred didn’t know – what no one knew – was that Dolly had persuaded Otto to permanently live in their attic so they could continue their affair. Otto cut off all contact with the outside world & hid himself away, relying on Dolly for food, water, & clothes.

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Following the Battle of Shiloh of 1862, during the American Civil War, soldiers & medics reported that the men’s wounds glowed in the dark. This is how the mystery of the Angel’s Glow was finally solved. Thread

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I grew up watching white women fellating Flakes in the bath. The kids will be fine.

Phil Hall

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3 years

I am not Homophobic but I just think the New Cadbury Egg advert to be shown on ITV is totally unnecessary. Showing two men passionately enjoying a Cream egg that Children love to eat will only confuse children as such a young age. Why??

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Absolutely gutted to hear of the passing of #LeslieJordan . He was a bright light during the dark days of lockdown. Here he is listening to @iamcardib ’s WAP for the first time. One of my all time favourite videos of his. Thanks for the fun, Leslie. X

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Anonymous Painting from Kangra, India, (c.1820).

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Iran, 19th century. Artist unknown.

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I disrespectfully disagree. My feminist tits are awesome.

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Here to say, no one has been fucked this hard in the whole of human history.

Greta Thunberg

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this is what happens when you don’t recycle your pizza boxes

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I’m devastated that anyone would actually need a thread explaining why you shouldn’t stuff your chuff with garlic, but here’s a very good one if you haven’t yet got this memo.

Jennifer Gunter

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Why you should not put garlic in your vagina. A thread. Garlic contains allicin, in THE LAB it MAY have antifungal (i.e. anti yeast) properties. This is in a lab, not even in mice. Just a dish of cells. Your vagina is not a dish of cells. #vaginaisanogarliczone 1/8

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