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> And pasta is anti-virile because a heavy, bloated stomach does not encourage physical enthusiasm for a woman, nor favour the possibility of possessing her at
by corty 6y ago
> And pasta is anti-virile because a heavy, bloated stomach does not encourage physical enthusiasm for a woman, nor favour the possibility of possessing her at any time.
This might be time-appropriate for 1930, but leaving that drivel uncommented perpetuates the oppression and violence immanent in it.
- pjc50 6y agoWell, this is diet advice from Italian Fascists.
- thinkingemote 6y agoThe German fascists had very strong health and diet advice too. Turns out that because exercise was recommended by the Nazis, a good anti fascist shouldn't do anything strenuous. /S
- ummonk 6y agoWell, without seeing the original Italian, it's hard to know whether "possessing her" is a faithful translation of how it termed having sex.
- ummonk 6y agoAh, found it: "E la pastasciutta è antivirile perchè lo stomaco appesantito ed ingombro non è mai favorevole all’entusiasmo fisico per la donna e alla possibilità di possederla dirittamente." So it's indeed saying "possessing her", though a more idiomatic translation would probably be to say "taking her", since "possess" is rarely used as a term for sex at least in modern English.
- hombre_fatal 6y agoThe whole article is the comment. You're suggesting there exists someone who might read this interesting morsel of history and walk away, convinced by the excerpts, with anti-pasta views accompanied by a superstition that has them avoiding Italian cuisine on their first date unless warned otherwise. Seems quite far-fetched. Though who are we to stop such a gentleman from sparing a woman some indigestion after reading a 1930s dating tip?