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A Victorian device for trying on shoes. (lemmy.world)
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[โ€“] circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

That's the thing: Victorians were dirty, horny fuckers.

There is a lot of evidence for this left behind in writing. It just wasn't socially acceptable, so doesn't show up in Victorian mainstream stuff -- much like now, I guess.

[โ€“] shadowedcross@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago

I feel like sexual repression just has weird effects on a culture, I mean, just look at Japan.