Well perhaps not good intentioned, as you mention there’s nefarious aspects to it. But also more weirder too than random modern conservative misogyny. Like how Dr Janega points out it was medically recommended for young widows to get digitally stimulated by a female midwife to release the sperm lest their “womb suffocate” and kill them.

[–] glans@hexbear.net 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I don't remember that.

Is it related to the Victorian vibrator fake history?

[–] ComradeMonotreme@hexbear.net 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

No it was a medieval thing they talked about. Related to humours.

I think probably structurally to encourage widows to remarry or as an excuse for promiscuous behaviour in widows (they’re just suffering from a sperm build up that makes them crazy!).

But an alternative was another lady helping you out (it’s not sodomy just medicine).

Edit: I might have read this on her blog actually, I’ll go diving.

Edit edit I think this is the article https://going-medieval.com/2021/04/22/on-women-having-sex-with-themselves/#more-2901

This one touches on it too https://going-medieval.com/2021/09/03/on-semen-retention/

Edit edit edit I definitely think she also talked about it on the pod because these don’t reference lesbian stuff which she discussed,