Scold's Bridle

[reverendjeremiah]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scold's_bridle

A scold's bridle, sometimes called "the branks", as well as "brank's bridle" was a punishment device used primarily on women, as a form of torture and public humiliation.[1] It was an iron muzzle in an iron framework that enclosed the head. The bridle-bit (or curb-plate) was about 2 inches long and 1 inch broad, projected into the mouth and pressed down on top of the tongue[2]. The "curb-plate" was frequently studded with spikes, so that if the tongue moved, it inflicted pain and made speaking impossible.[3] Wives that were seen as witches, shrews and scolds, were forced to wear a brank's bridle, which had been locked on the head of the woman and sometimes had a ring and chain attached to it so her husband could parade her around town and the town's people could scold her and treat her with contempt; at times smearing excrement on her and beating her, sometimes to death.

[KichigaiNeko]

And??

We know how merciful xtians have been towards their women folk. 1567 in Scotland eh??

[reverendjeremiah]

Its horrible isnt it?

[KichigaiNeko]

Put's a whole new slant on S&M I'll have to agree.


The whole 'community humiliation' just left me gob smacked... nice xtian communities

[reverendjeremiah]

Well, if all it did was close her mouth I would say S&M, but they put spikes on the tongue depressor and then taunted her... thats a bit to far for me, even if she did want it.

[Forsaken]

Christian's argument:
Today's Christian have "evolved" enough to recognize the evil's from good. (note the emphasis on evolved).

What a load of crap...

[KichigaiNeko]

Well, if all it did was close her mouth I would say S&M, but they put spikes on the tongue depressor and then taunted her... thats a bit to far for me, even if she did want it.

That IS taking it a bit too far imho

[reverendjeremiah]

LOL...unless I was offering her chocolate ice cream...then I might consider administering the torture.

[Erinome]

That's repulsive!!

You know there's people out there today who might never even admit that they think that the world started going to shit when punishments like this, for such offenses as "irreligious speech", went out of favor.

[tackattack]

Where can I get one for my wife?






(For those of you who don't know me, my wife is more likely to put one on me to shut me up, but in reality we both find this repugnant.)