• PugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMEnglish
    11·
    11 months ago

    Explanation: Romans believed it was right and manly to top another man. However, being a bottom for another man was EFFEMINATE and SHAMEFUL. Just goes to show how arbitrary social sexual standards can be. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

    • 𞋴𝛂𝛋𝛆@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7·
      11 months ago

      Was the boys thing real or was that a bad youtuber myth or something. The wild ass boys take it at a certain age or something like that, as a way to put them in their place. Not my jam. They had the whole slaves thing too.

      • PugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMEnglish
        10·
        11 months ago

        Definitely not amongst the Romans. It was considered shameful at any age for a citizen to ‘submit’ his body to another. Roman men generally preferred non-citizens as same-sex partners for this reason.