Talk:Sauna whisk

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Besoms and brooms and kinky things

Is the comparison to a besom or a broom really relevant? Because those are implements for sweeping the floor and this is something entirely different. I'd say it's misleading. Like yes, you could use a towel to wash a floor, but you wouldn't use a bath towel for that. Nobody would use a vihta for washing the floor because it's meant for cleansing the body and stimulating the skin, not for washing floors. (BTW, they're soaked in water before use.)

I also removed the irrelevant link to birching, as sauna whisks have nothing to do with punishments or kinks (which I presume were on the mind of the editor who added it). It's not what you'd use for punishing anyone, more like pampering them. Here in Finland, family members whisk each other's backs in the sauna in the same manner they'd wash each other's backs in the shower; it's a (very strictly) non-sexual and non-punitive caring act. Snowgrouse (talk) 21:53, 16 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]