chasity belts.

kneemos

How did women use the toilet back in the day when they were forced to wear them.

Dravokivich

S' pose theyd need to squeeze their arses tight and hold it in.

Conall Cernach

Aren't they supposed to have been a Victorian invention and not really used in the medieval period?

BBDBB

they were designed with small holes in them, usually one, although perhaps a sieve like system would be useful for watering the garden

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Despite the common misconception, the use of the chastity belt was not usually imposed by men on women in order to force them to be faithful. If we use medieval poetry as a reliable source, we discover that the use of chastity belts was often in consensus between both parties. The use of the chastity belt in these poems is a metaphor for a pledge of fidelity. No locks or iron parts are ever mentioned - these metaphoric 'chastity belts' are usually made of cloth. Real chastity belts became available later, and the majority of chastity belts were bought in the 19th Century, in England, by women. Often they would use the apparatus to avoid the consequences of sexual harassment in the workplace. Furthermore, the chastity belt was not imposed on people to avoid sexual intercourse. Medical reports describe the prescription of chastity belts (or similar devices, which might have no resemblance at all with a chastity belt1) to prevent youngsters (of both sexes) from masturbating (alternative link), which in the 19th Century was thought to be both physically and morally harmful.

There you have it!

kneemos

Kylee Refined Tuna wrote: »

There you have it!

Bit of a misnomer then.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

King Arthur was heading off for the Crusades when he called one of his squires and said, "Here is the key to Guinevere's chastity belt. If in ten years I haven't returned you may use the key."

His Majesty crossed the drawbridge and set off along a long, dusty road. He stopped, turned his horse and took one last look at his castle.

Whereupon the squire rushed toward him yelling, "Stop! Your Majesty! Thank goodness I was able to catch you. This is the wrong key!"

Mr Benevolent

Chastity belts were never really used.