"Nothing changes more than the notion of what is shocking".

..."The Victorians are the perpetual defendants in a kangaroo court presided over by the present – so often indicted and rehabilitated that the effort grows wearisome."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/dec/21/gay-marriage-cougar-wives-victorians

 

'The Victorians again prove surprising.'

A Victorian couple relax on Yarmouth beach in 1890. Photograph: Getty

Because they look oh SO uncomfortable...

...sure. Keep telling yourselves that as you squeeze into that pair of skinny jeans or, worst case scenario, as you make yet another appointment with your cosmetic surgeon because you just don't like your thighs.