Blast From The Past
February, 2000
Imagine a world in which sex is inescapable. Visual erotica turns up in odd places. Women expose themselves and men autofellate in church carvings. Copulating couples cavort in the margins of manuscripts passed from hand to hand by bored young men.Sexual imagery decorates the walls, stitched into tapestries. Modesty is regarded as an important feminine trait, public nudity is frowned upon. The powers that be regularly denounce lust, yet most municipal governments establish public brothels, viewi...