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View submission: People who draw penises on everything, why?
We’re pretty sure phalluses were believed to confer some kind of protection against evil spirits in Ancient Greece and Rome—if you look back at classical bath house decoration, amphora artwork, and wall decorations, penises were a really common theme (especially really giant ones). They also recovered phallic necklaces from the wreckage of Pompeii…it stands to reason that the phallic graffiti may have originated as something regarded as a good thing, rather than defacement.
Edit: example from the met: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/255087
Comment by den2k88 at 25/02/2022 at 14:56 UTC
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One 'lucky gesture' in Italy is touching our own balls. Used when naming bad things that can happen, example:
"I made Kasko insurance because say that I ever crash *touches balls* it will pay me the damages even if I'm responsible for the accident".