tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2365173047323894048.post8839020891894033039..comments2023-09-12T14:45:33.677+03:00Comments on Alexander The Great: Ancient Greek Lessons About Gay MarriageDellaportahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09003497729798214874noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2365173047323894048.post-48457320527103740252011-10-21T17:47:15.239+03:002011-10-21T17:47:15.239+03:00so the vases are the authentic truth and we should...so the vases are the authentic truth and we should ignore written materials? guys on the vases are stylized, and the men are drawn as being one larger, one smaller - that reflects a viewpoint of one partner being bigger, older, but its not a photograph, but an interpretation by the painter<br /><br />The concern for the age of the boys, may show that there was a concern for propriety, that it was a relevant ethical question. However, like the cloaks the boys wore, the all-body condom, probably propriety was also noticed by its violationKismetnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2365173047323894048.post-5602547846386046602010-12-19T14:11:33.932+02:002010-12-19T14:11:33.932+02:00James Davidson's book is a self-contradictory ...James Davidson's book is a self-contradictory fairty tale, far more of a projection of transient social norms that exist today than were previous 'academic' works on the subject.<br /><br />The idea that people under 18 were 'underage' for sex, was virtually unknown throught human history until California in the last century - a feminist meme that slowly spread across the globe, and only in the last decade thanks to internet generated sex offender hysteria taking root (still only a handful of nations around the world have an age of consent of 18).<br /><br />The idea that boys in Ancient Athens didn't start growing beards until 19 is ridiculous. To anyone interested in historical truth, rather than fantastical re-written feminist/homosexual politically correct history, just walk into the British Museum and look at the beautiful vases depicting sex between Ancient Greek men and boys (and girls) who were certiainly under 18.theantifeministhttp://theantifeminist.comnoreply@blogger.com