This Horrific 17th Century Punishment Was Used To Silence Women #Shorts

This torture tool was popular in the 17th century Britain to oppress women. Courtesy of Chalke Valley History Festival

#AbsoluteHistory #ChalkeValleyHistoryFestival

[AbsoluteHistory]

Some comments very much did not pass the vibe check... let's learn from history and not celebrate prejudice against women...

[frame-perfectadskip]

How do you form a legal defense against being argumentative without being argumentative?

[Andrew..J]

Judge: You're on trial for being argumentative
Female: I wasn't being argumentative
Judge: Guilty of being argumentative

[The_Bean]

"Men arent emotional"
Also men when a woman disagrees with them

[lrjayden]

Women: Exist
Men from 1400s-1960:
“And i took that as a threat”

[christianturturro]

Imagine being found guilty for first-degree yapping 💀

[saimazh]

“Video games cause violence!”
Before video games:

[kenzeeharmon]

I'm just saying I don't blame women back then if they maybe slip some poison into their husband's food.. Jesus

[birb]

Imagine a judge saying “I didn’t order a yappichino, ” and one of these just slapped on your head.

[reekyfartin]

Holy shit dude, that’s a whole other level of fucked up

[hmcredfed]

Men: She is a WITCH
Woman: No I'm not
Men: She is argumentative and a WITCH

[FamousAmos]

Women choosing bears since the beginning of time.

[Serena_in_the_City]

"The mouthpiece goes into your mouth" lmao nah would never have guessed that 🤣

[nativeafroeurasian]

"Have you been argumentative?"
"No"
"Ah she does it again"

[pennyforyourthoughts]

It breaks my heart thinking of all the innocent women that had to endure shit like this. Makes my stomach turn. Yoy cant even swallow your own saliva withoutnit gouging into your tongue, no way to avoid getting stabbed.

[SillyGnome]

I’m very scared to go into the comments. Wish me luck

[delanofernandes]

"Back in the days when men treated women like queens and were very romantic"

Back in the days:

[oumardiop]

wife in court defending herself
husband: "see what i mean?"

[stormont]

Knowing this is really hurtful, Some of the people in the comment section are just miserable people.

[tardigrade]

Where did all the real men go? Like the olden times?

The era in question: