#penis tree

[trans-dwightschrute]

HAPPY PENIS FRIDAY!!!!!!!!!

[goodnightbinx]

do y'all remember the penis tree

the penis tree comes from a medieval manuscript from 1230 titled "La Roman de la Rose" which means 'The Romance of the Rose', it was a feminist critique on male dominated perspectives that resurfaced during the witch burnings that were happening across Europe.

This particular image could mean a lot of things, but it comes ultimately from "a womans desire to escape persecution and control".

Also as a side note, a lot of people think Joan of Arc was burned at the stake for being wrong in her prophecies, when the truth is closer to her gender presentation - chopped hair, mens clothes, this alone made 'her' an important figure to burn, especially as this could be seen as witchcraft.

thanks for reading

[mollyringle]

Found this growing on a magnolia tree and suddenly I understand medieval art better

[tyetknot]

So I'm wondering

You know how a few centuries ago people believed that witches stole men's penises, and hid them up in a tree? You know, like this?

Let's think this over for a bit. People believed that witches would steal someone's dick, and hide it in a box in a tree, and if you caught the witch then she would take you to the tree, and you'd climb it and open the box to get your dick back, and there were lots of dicks in the box, moving around, and eating hay, and the witch calls up to you that you can take whichever one you want, so you grab the biggest one, and she yells up at you that you can't have that one because it belongs to the parish priest. Okay, we all know this story, right?

So it crossed my mind: how does this work, realistically? How do the penises move about? Do they just sort of flop around, or do they use the testicles as though they were tiny, hilarious, saggy feet? How do they eat? Is it through the urethra and if so, do the uncircumcised ones have a harder time eating than the circumcised ones?

Do they sleep, and if they do is it individually or in a little pile like adorable puppies?

Would superstitious Europeans sit around trying to figure all of this out as well?

If they eat, does it then follow that they poop, and if so, how? Is there a litter box in there? Does this mean that the witch has to go up there once a day with fresh hay, maybe some water, and a scoop for the litter? You know, that the penises were pooping in?

Does it then follow that if the penises need care, when the witch is unavailable to take care of them does she get a friend to do it for her?

If this is the case, then the following conversation must have taken place at least once:

"Goodwife Hepple, wilt thou lookest in upon mine penis-tree while I fly off to the Sabbat?"

[theredheadinquestion]

Please to mourn with me

Sadly, it’s time to take down my weirdly membered Christmas tree. If it wasn’t real, I’d probably keep it up year ‘round. Instead it’s off to the treecycler.

Goodbye, penis tree. Your firmly erect branch will forever live in my heart.

[trans-dwightschrute]

Remember the reason for the season

[trans-dwightschrute]

[dracothelizard]

So @werewolf-transgenderism is doing medieval art commissions for donations to Gaza-related fundraiders and who can resist the lure of the infamous Penis Tree Nun???

(For people who are not familiar with the medieval marginalia where a nun is picking a penis from the penis tree, enjoy learning a new thing!)