11. The Chastity Belt Was A Medieval Invention Designed To Prevent Women Having Sex
Weve seen pictures of the things! We know what those religious nutjobs were up to locking down their wives while they went and played Crusader in the Holy Land
Well, sorry to disappoint but theres little evidence that the chastity belt even existed as a real life thing before the nineteenth century. The odd person may have worn one and by odd person, we mean odd but there was no widespread use of a metal-and-leather muzzle to prevent the widespread use of Christian wives and daughters across the Kingdom. No, actually the truth is a little closer to the present day. From the 1700s right up until the 1930s, masturbation was considered deeply unhealthy. Thats from a medical standpoint, not a parent worried that their kid was spending too long in the shower every day. In the 1800s, these belts became the go-to device for doctors, parents and yes! religious nutjobs to prevent children and teenagers from fiddling with themselves, in case it made them crazy in the brain.
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