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Wednesday 10 February 2021 - Filed under Covid + Dumbassery + Science + Teh Science!

I’m sure these badges are about as effective as masks. Atlas Obscura:

While most badges depict religious motifs and scenes related to specific saints and shrines, a not-insignificant number are sexual in nature. Anthropomorphic vulvas and penises sport arms, legs, or wings. Vulvas ride on horseback, dress as pilgrims, roast a penis on a spit atop a vulva grease trap. Penises parade a crowned vulva on a processional bier.

The sexual badges, catalogued by Dutch collector H. J. E. Van Beuningen, date from 1350 to 1450 and were discovered during archeological excavation of urban areas in the Netherlands and France, with a few found near London. Many scholars believe that these badges were thought to serve a specific function: protecting against disease and disaster.

Seems like bullshit is never in short supply.

2021-02-10  »  madlibertarianguy

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