Masturbation: A Short History of a Great Taboo
Epic short film, Magical Caresses.
This film by Lori Malépart-Traversy is a fascinating peak into the legacy of the Graham Cracker guy, Sylvester Graham, And the Kellogg’s guy, John Harvey Kellog, and other Presbyterian and Seventh Day Adventists.1
Magical Caresses | Masturbation: A Short History of a Great Taboo from National Film Board of Canada on Vimeo.
- “The foods Kellogg developed also tended to be bland. In this, Kellogg followed the teachings of Ellen G. White and Sylvester Graham who recommended a diet of bland foods to minimize excitement, sexual arousal, and masturbation.” Notes on John Harvey Kellogg
A version of this article was first published at www.sherwinarnott.org.