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[–] BeamBrain@hexbear.net 38 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

They saw sex as an act of domination by one party over another submissive party.

Haha I sure am glad nobody thinks this way today agony-shivering

1500 years later and we're still dealing with Rome's bullshit.

[–] GrouchyGrouse@hexbear.net 19 points 6 days ago (1 children)

My brother and I are still pounding wolf's milk by the gallon to this day so we can found the City of Rock and Roll.

[–] comrade_pibb@hexbear.net 16 points 6 days ago (1 children)

bro just look at how many auspicious birds came to the show tonight bro

[–] GrouchyGrouse@hexbear.net 7 points 5 days ago

Stoner Roman is a new type of guy we need to invent

[–] came_apart_at_Kmart@hexbear.net 43 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Medieval people were just as concerned with hygiene and cleanliness as you or i are and they were just as clean as you or i would be without access to clean running water.

that's kind of a huge deal to gloss over, imo. easy access clean, running water makes up a huge part of my hygiene and cleanliness.

[–] purpleworm@hexbear.net 29 points 6 days ago

"Concerned with" and "capable of" are two very different things

[–] gayspacemarxist@hexbear.net 25 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I probably haven't studied this topic enough, but it does seem like other cultures at the time had a better handle on hygiene than Europeans. I'm sure part of the issue was the feudalism, but idk

[–] XiaCobolt@hexbear.net 26 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Eleanor Janega talks about this a lot but being super stinky and not bathing is an early modern phenomenon. Medieval people washed and bathed as much as they could.

[–] GrouchyGrouse@hexbear.net 25 points 6 days ago (2 children)

They took less "baths" because a tub of hot water is a lot of work. The solution? They took sponge baths. They definitely had different hygiene standards compared to us but they had standards.

[–] XiaCobolt@hexbear.net 19 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Definitely. Also in cities and towns they would use economy of scale and have dedicated bathhouses.

Medieval people would stink less than Romans as they actually had soap instead of perfumed olive oils.

[–] insurgentrat@hexbear.net 16 points 5 days ago

Yeah you would often wash off a bit after work etc, but generally people loved taking a bath and would try do it frequently if they could, I think weekly wasn't uncommon.

Burying the lede here: is smegma vegan?

[–] trabpukcip@hexbear.net 21 points 6 days ago

Junior Soprano moment

[–] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 17 points 6 days ago

Forsooth thine maiden doth showth her LEG

[–] HexReplyBot@hexbear.net 3 points 6 days ago

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