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They were originally unsweetened and unspiced bran crackers. Graham was part of a social movement that believed any form of stimulation, including things like flavor, inflamed the libido, and that sex was of course deeply unhealthy.
Like, don’t get me wrong, I’m super pro fiber, I’m just also a slut that loves flavor.
Both were purposely bland foods designed only for the purpose of discouraging masturbation, which Graham and Kellogg were convinced drained life energy.
I knew about corn flakes, but not about graham crackers. Basically, the inventor of corn flakes whole reason for inventing them was to give young men something to eat in the morning that was so incredibly boring they would lose the will to ever get hard again. Or something like that.
Sylvester Graham tried with his crackers.
John Kellog tried with his corn flakes.
US is fucking weird about sex.
Puritans founded the country. Mormons, Evangelicals and many others came from the Puritans.
Imo, a lot of problems stem from puritanical beliefs in the US. The gender divide, alpha male, etc.
Controlling sexuality keeps religion going strong
The US has always been about a bunch of religious cults.
Wait, Graham crackers too?
They were originally unsweetened and unspiced bran crackers. Graham was part of a social movement that believed any form of stimulation, including things like flavor, inflamed the libido, and that sex was of course deeply unhealthy.
Like, don’t get me wrong, I’m super pro fiber, I’m just also a slut that loves flavor.
Eh, I’ll pass on sweet and salty. But I’m happiest having sex 3 times per day
What is this about graham crackers and cornflakes?
Both were purposely bland foods designed only for the purpose of discouraging masturbation, which Graham and Kellogg were convinced drained life energy.
Again, US has always been weird about sex.
I knew about corn flakes, but not about graham crackers. Basically, the inventor of corn flakes whole reason for inventing them was to give young men something to eat in the morning that was so incredibly boring they would lose the will to ever get hard again. Or something like that.