Ancestors

Written by Wendy Palmer on 2025-01-16 at 05:24

[#]TIL that certain anatomical votives were classified by the British Museum as “big toes”.

Behold, St Cosmo’s big…toe

[#]history #votives #priapus #IsThatABigToeInYourPocketOrAreYouJustGladToSeeMe

https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/H_WITT-320

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Written by Scimon Proctor on 2025-01-16 at 09:59

@wendypalmer

The Victorians really do have a lot to answer for don't they?

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Written by Wendy Palmer on 2025-01-16 at 15:00

@scimon I think we can ascribe every misconception we have about the medieval era to them…Vikings, chastity belts, toes…

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Written by Scimon Proctor on 2025-01-16 at 15:04

@wendypalmer

I tend to ascribe every case where something obviously sexual is portrayed as not being so to them.

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Written by Wendy Palmer on 2025-01-16 at 15:06

@scimon that’s a pretty solid rule of thumb

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Toot

Written by Scimon Proctor on 2025-01-16 at 15:08

@wendypalmer

And the funniest bit about the Victorian era and it's prudery is Victoria and Albert themselves.

Talk about pots and kettles.

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Descendants

Written by Wendy Palmer on 2025-01-16 at 15:13

@scimon it’s hilarious isn’t it

I sort of think the whole era was utterly awful and yet am so fond of its weird, hypocritical, confused people at the same time

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