CARIBBEAN PIRATESThe real Caribbean pirates were a whole different breed than the Hollywood kind—though just as savage. They ruled the seas between the 17th and 18th centuries, especially around the Gulf of Mexico, the Antilles, and the northern coast of South America. These guys were rogue sailors, ex-soldiers, or just hustlers who saw piracy as a fast (and seriously dangerous) way to get rich.
They attacked ships loaded with gold, silver, rum, sugar, and anything valuable coming from the American colonies to Europe. Some worked solo, but many were privateers—basically pirates with government permission to rob enemy ships.
Bartholomew "Blackbeard" (Edward Teach) was one of the most feared. He tied smoking fuses into his beard to look even scarier. With smoke pouring from his face, he looked more like a demon from hell than a Disney pirate.
Anne Bonny and Mary Read disguised themselves as men to join pirate crews. They fought like anyone else and didn’t mess around. And Calico Jack became known for his iconic flag (the classic skull with crossed swords) and for sailing alongside Anne and Mary. Spoiler: he ended up hanging by the neck.
The pirate life was brutal. Scurvy, betrayals, brawls, rotten food, and no showers in sight. But there was also a kind of pirate democracy—they voted for their captain, split the loot fairly, and had their own rules, including punishing crew members who stole from each other.
Once they started hitting ships without caring about flags, the major European powers got fed up and hunted them down almost to extinction by the early 18th century.
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Let’s be real… we love sex. If it were up to us, we’d be doing it every day. Multiple times, even. So how the hell is it possible that we don’t all have a sex doll at home?
What’s going on here? Is it the money? Could be—good ones don’t come cheap. Is it the taboo? Maybe. The judgment? Definitely. You hear stuff like, “That’s for weirdos,” “It’s not the same,” or “I don’t need that.” Come on, man. By that logic, you wouldn’t jerk off either because “it’s not the same.” And we both know you do.
It’s like someone telling you not to get a microwave because real cooking should be slow and traditional. Cool, I get it—but I want my microwave and my slow-cooked meals too. It’s all part of the package!
It’s about time we start normalizing this. Because if it’s not the money, it’s the shame. And if it’s not the shame, it’s the fear of what people might say. And you just can’t go through life like that.
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