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angelojann OP t1_j68x2j7 wrote

Reply to comment by DeusExLibrus in Dickens' David Copperfield: Were men more affectionate with each other in the 18th century? by angelojann

Even the ancient Greeks practiced same sex relationship

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RomanStashkov t1_j68xjq0 wrote

Everyone had same sex relationships. There is no human culture that has ever existed where they aren't present.

However men being affectionate for each other and complimenting each is other is not the same thing

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Y_Brennan t1_j6a0qo3 wrote

It's important to remember that these relationships were different to what we perceive same sex relationships today. To call ancient Greeks gay or homosexuals would be an anachronistic fallacy.

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petereeflea t1_j6bp0dy wrote

Yes, but greek wasn't the only ancient civilization, there were others, and there same sex relationships were a lot more equal, then power based. You also ignore the men and women that hid their same sex relationships.

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