Butcher's Block Emasculations
Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2007 8:21 pm
When I first accessed BME, some time ago, there were several links to pages about eunuchs. On one of those web pages--don't recall which one--there was a reference to "butcher's block castrations." The idea evokes some rather stark images, and the thought of, "Ouch!!!" I think I may have seen something about that sort of procedure somewhere else as well, at about the same time.
The reference was made on the web page, as if that method of removing the gonads had been used more than once--that it was something which happened from time to time. But, just thinking about it, using a chopping block and--I would guess--a cleaver or a heavy butcher knife, would be a rather awkward and difficult way to remove the gonads. For one thing, assuming that the phallus would be retained, it would be necessary to tape the phallus up against the abdomen, and it would still be somewhat in the way of a downward chop. Then, the distance between the base of the penis and the testes is not far, and the legs are, to some extent, in the way. So the butcher's block would have to be maneuvered into place hard up against the thighs, and there would still be less than an inch between the edge of the block and the place which was to be cut. The person wielding the cleaver or knife, would have to be very careful as he swung it downward, and that would seem to preclude a fast chop. Add to that the fact that the person doing that sort of rough-hewn surgery, would probably be a rank amateur, and the idea of a butcher's block castration seems somewhat unlikely.
So I'd guess it's somewhat mythical. And what I wonder is, if the idea of chopping off someone's testes on a butcher's block, might represent a rape victim's or beating victim's fantasy, about an appropriate punishment for her attacker. I think it's common for women to report that they feel intense rage toward a person who raped them, and perhaps a fantasy of chopping off the offending organs, provides a kind of catharsis.
Come to think of it, I've never talked to anyone who said she was a rape victim. But I suspect I've actually encountered more than one of them. I've read that most women who are raped, never report the incident.
The reference was made on the web page, as if that method of removing the gonads had been used more than once--that it was something which happened from time to time. But, just thinking about it, using a chopping block and--I would guess--a cleaver or a heavy butcher knife, would be a rather awkward and difficult way to remove the gonads. For one thing, assuming that the phallus would be retained, it would be necessary to tape the phallus up against the abdomen, and it would still be somewhat in the way of a downward chop. Then, the distance between the base of the penis and the testes is not far, and the legs are, to some extent, in the way. So the butcher's block would have to be maneuvered into place hard up against the thighs, and there would still be less than an inch between the edge of the block and the place which was to be cut. The person wielding the cleaver or knife, would have to be very careful as he swung it downward, and that would seem to preclude a fast chop. Add to that the fact that the person doing that sort of rough-hewn surgery, would probably be a rank amateur, and the idea of a butcher's block castration seems somewhat unlikely.
So I'd guess it's somewhat mythical. And what I wonder is, if the idea of chopping off someone's testes on a butcher's block, might represent a rape victim's or beating victim's fantasy, about an appropriate punishment for her attacker. I think it's common for women to report that they feel intense rage toward a person who raped them, and perhaps a fantasy of chopping off the offending organs, provides a kind of catharsis.
Come to think of it, I've never talked to anyone who said she was a rape victim. But I suspect I've actually encountered more than one of them. I've read that most women who are raped, never report the incident.