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by hakka-nyu-su
2176 days ago
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If we're questioning the egalitarian quality of pre-20th century relationÅips, one could also say that "heterosexuality" between equals was also not the norm. Only modern _homosexuality,_ though, is burdened with the requirement to prove that its historical antecedents were somehow more egalitarian than the norm for its time. |
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Yes, that's pretty much what I said. Hence also the historical focus on socially sanctioning heterosexual sex via marriage, and on the family's role in carefully vetting prospective marriage partners. It clearly didn't go as far as modern "consent culture" towards solving the issue, but it was a rough attempt.