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posted by [personal profile] eftychia at 05:24am on 2023-01-04

"As we enter January's toxic diet culture, a reminder that BMI isn't a measure of health, but was invented by a statistician based on white men, in the 1800s when Ketchup was branded a medicine, cocaine was available in every pharmacy and vibrators were prescribed for 'hysteria'." -- Marina Politis (she/her) ([twitter.com profile] marinadpol), 2023-01-01

[Today is the 11th day of Christmas, for folks who celebrate it on the Gregorian calendar. Old-calendar Orthodox Christmas is around the corner.]

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posted by [personal profile] malada at 12:23pm on 2023-01-04
" and vibrators were prescribed for 'hysteria'."

You needed a script for a vibrator? The jokes - they write themselves.

That said, I know a woman who couldn't stop crying after the death of her long time boyfriend. She'd fall asleep crying and wake up crying. Her daughter bought her a vibrator and she... in her own words, "rubbed one off." That broke the cycle and she was able to regain her life and grieve normally.
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posted by [personal profile] hashiveinu at 04:24pm on 2023-01-04
That would argue in favor of something to break the cycle, not necessarily in favor of vibrators specifically.
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minoanmiss: Theran girl gathering saffron (Saffron-Gatherer)

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posted by [personal profile] minoanmiss at 05:29pm on 2023-01-04
Heh, have you seen the movie _Hysteria_? It is a highly fictionalized account of the invention of vibrators.
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