badwolfdad
badwolfdad t1_jamjgfn wrote
Reply to comment by MeatballDom in The difficulties of translating gender in ancient texts by MeatballDom
Here is my larger question. My wife is a historian. Dual PHDs her specialty is Medieval European History and Literature. She reads at a functional level Latin, Greek, French, German, Portuguese, and Russian. She is one of the most brilliant humans I have ever met. In the 10 years she went from HS to 2 PHDs and the 20 years of experience since as a historian and conservationist, she has never mentioned any of this. Not once. It sees to only exist in today’s world among todays gender questions. Are we not a little conceited to assume and insert our beliefs into the writings of long dead people? Does their own intent and the messages they wanted to convey to their audience matter? Just a humble man’s thoughts.
badwolfdad t1_jak0ihf wrote
Am I the only one that noticed all the examples are fiction. Not historical documents of actual people.
badwolfdad t1_j8y1qw5 wrote
Sleeping baby sign perhaps
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Ask them to kill it at the cuticle and remove it totally. Best decision ever.
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Well that was during an ice age so I’d imagine so
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badwolfdad t1_jaml2wy wrote
Reply to comment by MeatballDom in The difficulties of translating gender in ancient texts by MeatballDom
Elizabeth the First refers to herself as Prince. My guess is we understand less of language before us than we realize and modern gender issues are clouding our ability to understand it as intended. What’s important is the author’s opinion not ours.