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A Victorian device for trying on shoes. (lemmy.world)

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[–] CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world 18 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Honestly it's a wonder anyone was even born in England during this time period.

[–] circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 2 weeks 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.

[–] shadowedcross@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago

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