Ha, yeah, I get it. “lol they gay” is usually a joke. In this case it is not, as you mentioned:
In Sparta […] the cropping of the bride’s hair and transvestism likely aimed to transform her temporarily into an adolescent Spartan boy – a less threatening figure to the groom, who probably had made his own transition to adulthood via a close emotional and sexual relationship with an older male
Super gross. I always heard the joke of Ancient Greece being very pedophilic but didn’t know it was true. Super duper gross. Thanks for the info, though.
Surrrre that’s the reason
You should read the article, being bi was very much a part of their culture and not a trivial joke.
I was being sarcastic but I was in no way whatsoever joking
OK, no harm. It very much read as a snide joke.
Ha, yeah, I get it. “lol they gay” is usually a joke. In this case it is not, as you mentioned:
It is just what was up
So the adult men fucked little boys and that was seen as a normal and good thing?
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Super gross. I always heard the joke of Ancient Greece being very pedophilic but didn’t know it was true. Super duper gross. Thanks for the info, though.
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The Spartans actually typically denied this was a part of their culture, so they were pretty aware outsiders didn’t wanna hear about it.
The Greeks invented orgies, the Romans came up with the idea of inviting women.
“Women? Ugh, take them away!” - The Greeks in BC times