John Ruskin's Victorian Horror

Thinking of the 19th century English writer John Ruskin who couldn't have sex with his wife (pictured here) because he discovered she had pubic hair and periods which horrified him (he only knew about women's bodies from Ancient Greek statues)

A screenshot jokes about 19th-century writer John Ruskin allegedly being horrified by his wife Effie Gray’s pubic hair and menstruation because his understanding of women’s bodies came from idealized Ancient Greek statues. It is used as an absurd historical reaction meme about prudishness, unrealistic beauty standards, and being shocked by normal human anatomy. EN: A screenshot jokes about 19th-century writer John Ruskin allegedly being horrified by his wife Effie Gray’s pubic hair and menstruation because his understanding of women’s bodies came from idealized Ancient Greek statues. It is used as an absurd historical reaction meme about prudishness, unrealistic beauty standards, and being shocked by normal human anatomy.

• @antichirst / 23297 2026-09-23