Fun Fact: Michelangelo and Da Vinci's Rivalry

Per Pornhub, 2023's most searched porn term in Florida was 'fantasy'—I guess this is what they're fantasizing about (for anyone curious, 2022's was 'BBC'—no longer just for the Brits—and in 2017 they had a real thing for lesbians. There's probably more info available, but this is actually pretty tame—it's Florida, I'm used to hearing about sharks being fucked up on cocaine, not some vanilla kinks).

Almost a year ago, I read a ludicrous article that, upon realizing it came out of Florida, didn't seem so crazy after all. Michelangelo's famous David led to a panic due to being considered, if memory serves, "pornographic."  Because I know nothing gets me as hot and bothered as the statue pictured above.

Historically, however, believe it or not: David actually did used to be covered, even way back within Michelangelo's lifetime. He wore a bronze thong, in fact.

Now, without spoilers, I'll give you a few guesses as to why: 1) prudes who considered it pornographic, 2) his dummy thicc asscheeks broke the Italian psyche the way Kim K's ass broke the internet or 3) Da Vinci and Michelangelo had a rivalry.

The title may have given the answer away, though I'm sure there are traces of the other two if you dig deep enough into dusty old archives. Today's oddball bit brought to you by Jonathan Jones' The Lost Battles, which is a delightful, brisk little book.