And a whip, but no actual horses were hurt yielding it [rather ferociously].
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| Flagellation. An 18th Century engraving presented to the Royal Society in hopes they could explain the appeal. (image: Dirty Sexy History) |
Writing about Downsizing the Femdom Show turns out to be my entrance to Alice in Wonderland. 'How about guests appreciating your bold choice of having two, not just one, Berkley horses in your dining room?' And down the rabbit hole we go.
It happened long before the arrival of mobile phones and the internet. Don't remember which book it was, but in one of them the wife finds her business card in his wallet. His narrow escape? It says she breeds horses. Perhaps it was the Happy Hooker, a well-know New York madam in the 1960's and 1970's who went on Dutch television some years ago accompanied by her slave girl of whom the interviewer - rather surprisingly - accepted that 'she' didn't speak. Horses, Berkley Horse, tongue in cheek? To me that sounds just like her.
Femdom has been around forever. Remember the Flintstones and how she drags him back to the cave. Really? Don't believe everything you see on television, no matter how real it may look. Not even from a distance. [2]
The word sadism is derived from the marquis de Sade (1740-1814), a Frenchman who preached his own, nasty gospel of non-consensual kink many centuries ago. His opposite is an Austrian guy by the name of Leopold von Sacher-Masoch (1836-1895) best remembered for writing about his doomed relationship with this girl called Wanda. [3] And no that's neither the sign of pisces in disguise nor a fish by that name, even though Jamie Lee Curtis is awesome. In movies, think True Lies with Schwarzenegger and on TV shows like NCIS. [1]
Clearly Leo was late to the party because decades before he wrote Venus in Furs, a lady in London did just that. Unfortunately for him, she died before he could meet. And she certainly was not the first one. Around the turn of the century, say late 1790's till early 1800's Theresa Berkley made a living out of whipping men. Back then it was called sexual torture. One can only wonder what male chastity devices were called back then.
Men really don't know what they truly crave. Yes, hurt me, I want it. So bad. As hard as you can. More! That hurts, please stop. Please, please please. Mommy! Once it's all over they're so glad you ignored their pleas. Go figure. In order to achieve just that Theresa Berkley came up with a bondage device nowadays known as the Berkley Horse. It allowed her to strap down her victims, ignore their pleas for mercy - and them escaping - until she was finished. It was a highly successful design. Not because her slaves felt little regret once their ordeal was over, but because it made her famous. Over 200 years later Theresa Berkley is still being remembered for that contraption, despite her brother.
After her death in 1836, 'her brother, who had been a missionary for 30 years in Australia, arrived in England. When he learned the source from which the property she had left him had been derived, he renounced all claim, and immediately went back to Australia. In default, the property was bequeathed to Dr Vance, her medical attendant and executor; but he refused to administer, and the whole estate, valued at £100,000 (over £11 million pounds in 2021), was bequeathed to the crown.' And that, boys and girls, is the story of prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein became friends.
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[1] Jamie Lee Curtis as the next Doctor?
[2] Indeed, Pebbles, the little stone-age baby girl with the red hair is the one and only true Avenger. An original icon, long before modern-day superheroes were invented. Who needs laser eyes anyway?
[3] Where do you think the name for OWK's Club Wanda comes from?[4]
[4] Today's lesson kids? Watch out for women whose first name starts with the letter 'W' - as in woman - or not.
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