Pestle or Sex Toy? The Roman 'Dildo'
Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society
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The Evolution of Sex Toys
Everything can be a sex toy. If you've got the right attitude, can it? It wouldn't be beyond the realms of these people to make a dining tool that looks like a penis. And so there's always that ambiguity as well. Think today, how many screwdrivers are not used to screwdrivers, but are used to pry open a lid of paint. These future archaeologists will be looking at this screwdriver saying it's a screwdriver, but there's bits of paint on it. I think the most amazing thing about this paper is you've convinced me, it all lines up. And why wouldn't it be? Like, of course, these people had sex
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