1940’s Wisdom

I’m currently reading a 1949 criminology textbook called [amazon-product text=”The Sexual Criminal” type=”text”]0965032426[/amazon-product] by J. Paul de River. As with any old sexuality textbook, this one is loaded with hysterical homophobic and sexist sentiments common to its era. I thought I’d share some choice snippets as I stumble upon them. For example, were you aware of this?

The woman who derives a supreme thrill from being manhandled by a lover of the caveman type or who acquires the acme of pleasure from some abnormal act such as cunnilingus rather than indulging in the normal intercourse is a true type of masochist.

Note: This is talking about women who take pleasure in cunnilingus rather than missionary style sex from a man. This isn’t talking about cunnilingus administered by another woman. That, my friends, is criminal. More about that to come…

3 comments

  1. *scratches head* I can see how somebody that likes being treated roughly would be a masochist, but the other…? Seems they had a rather fuzzy understanding of masochism on top of everything else.

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