Not sure if this has already come up so here goes. This whole thread is giving me massive Skopsy-vibes:
Quote:The
Skoptsy[1] (Russian: скопцы, IPA:
[skɐpˈtsɨ]; sg.
скопец "
eunuch") were a sectarian cult
[2] within the larger
Spiritual Christianity movement in the
Russian Empire. They were best known for practising
emasculation of men, the
mastectomy and
female genital mutilation of women in accordance with their teachings against
sexual lust.
[3] The term "Skoptsy" is a descriptive one used by the
Russian Orthodox Church.
The sect emerged in the late 18th century. It reached the peak of its popularity in the early 20th century, with a claimed million members living in the
Russian Empire. The Skoptsy was essentially wiped out by the
Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin.
[4]
Noooo...I wonder why? Transphobia?
Skoptsy is a plural of
skopets, at the time the Russian term for "castrate" (in contemporary Russian, the term has become restricted to referring to the sect, in its generic meaning replaced by the loanwords
yévnukh е́внух, i.e. eunuch, and
kastrat кастрат).
The Skoptsy referred to themselves as the "White Doves" (белые голуби). Their aim was to perfect the individual by eradicating
original sin, which they believed had come into the world by the first
coitus between
Adam and Eve. They believed that human genitals were the true
mark of Cain, and that the true message of
Jesus Christ included the practice of castration, that Jesus himself had been a castrate, and that his example had been followed by the apostles and the early Christian saints.
[5]
They believed that human genitals were a mark of original sin, and that after the expulsion from the
Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve had the halves of the
forbidden fruit grafted onto their bodies, forming
testicles and
breasts. Thus, the removal of these sexual organs restored the Skoptsy to the pristine state before the original sin. The Skoptsy maintained that they were fulfilling
Christ's counsel of perfection in
Matthew 19:12
[6] and 18:8–9.
[7]
There were two kinds of castration: the "lesser seal" and the "greater seal". For men, the "lesser seal" meant the removal of the testicles only, while the "greater seal" involved either
removal of the penis or
emasculation (removal of both penis and testicles). Men who underwent the "greater seal" used a cow-horn when urinating. The castrations and emasculations were originally performed with a red-hot iron, called the 'fiery baptism'. However, the skoptsy later transitioned to using knives or razors, with the iron serving only to stop the bloodflow. They also twisted the scrotum, destroying the
seminal vesicles and stopping the flow of semen.
In women, the Skoptsy removed the nipples or the whole breasts. Occasionally, they simply scarred the breasts. They also often removed the
labia minora and
clitoris. They did not use anesthetics.
[3]
The operations were generally performed by elders. During the operation, they said
the phrase "Christ is risen!"
[3]
en.m.wikipedia.org
I’d probably bet five that somewhere in the comments is a seething tranny telling op that cis women totally get prolapses too. Amazing.
