It should be noted that circumcision in America began much the same way. Too keep males from touching themselves.
Up until the industrial revolution it was commonplace for some families to buy bondage/torture apparatus to reinforce this notion. Everything from physically strapping down children in their sleep to harmful salves and other medical experimentation.
Not attacking Christians, puritan ethics, morals, or anything. Just a hard truth they don't teach in school any longer.
During the same timeline (1600-late 1800s) of this American phenomenon, globally it was common acceptance for ships to have "peg boys". Literal child sex slaves for the lecherous sailors.
It should be noted that circumcision in America began much the same way. Too keep males from touching themselves.
Up until the industrial revolution it was commonplace for some families to buy bondage/torture apparatus to reinforce this notion. Everything from physically strapping down children in their sleep to harmful salves and other medical experimentation.
Not attacking Christians, puritan ethics, morals, or anything. Just a hard truth they don't teach in school any longer.
During the same timeline (1600-late 1800s) of this American phenomenon, globally it was common acceptance for ships to have "peg boys". Literal child sex slaves for the lecherous sailors.