• PugJesus@lemmy.worldOPM
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    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)_/¯

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      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.

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        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.