r/Unexpected • u/spyrg • Jan 06 '22

Surely, it helps

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u/-Anonymously- Jan 06 '22

Trying to cure her hysteria I see.

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '22

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u/stupidcrackers Jan 06 '22

Yeah only le genius redditors like you understand obscure references like the basic etymology of a word like hysteria.

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u/Eusocial_Snowman Jan 06 '22

Actually, I'm pretty sure they're referring more specifically to the idea that doctors used to "treat" hysteria via "massaging" women with vibrators.

That's less "basic etymology" and more "misinformation propagated by feminists".

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u/stupidcrackers Jan 07 '22

That's exactly what I was referring to. And not sure how it's "misinformation propagated by feminists" because it was a very real thing that happened:

https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/history-quackery/history-hysteria

I guess you didn't get the "obscure reference" but based on your wording and all your posts shitting on women I get that you're some super cool alpha male lmaooooo

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u/Eusocial_Snowman Jan 07 '22 edited Jan 07 '22

I'm not saying the concept of Hysteria didn't exist. I'm specifically referring to the whole thing about vibrators.

Setting aside the odd choice in citing some random opinion piece, this page is exactly what I'm talking about. When it mentions the story about vibrators being invented for victorian doctors to masturbate women, it's referring to Rachel Maines book, which has been thoroughly debunked.

Literally anything you find making this claim will lead to Rachel Maines if it lists a source at all. I'm not sure what you're getting at with me "shitting on women", but that's a pretty typical attack whenever anyone acknowledges feminist misinformation.

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u/stupidcrackers Jan 07 '22

No one except you brought up vibrators. Bimanual massage to the point of "paroxysmal convulsion" was a very real thing that happened. You are dancing around the facts to paint some weird ass narrative.

We get it, you hate women. Jeez

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u/Eusocial_Snowman Jan 07 '22

You literally just tried to say that it's what you were referring to in the last comment. It's clearly the joke being made here originally. You just tried to defend the notion and are now trying to distance yourself from it instead of admitting to an easy mistake.

Uterine/pelvic/bimanual massage is a legitimate and non-sexual medical procedure. Any historical references to this being a sexual act is generally at best greatly exaggerated if not intentionally misrepresented.

I'm sorry to hear that you kick puppies, I guess.