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castration culture

Ovid as walnut tree: men’s despair supports castration culture

Nux {Walnut Tree}, attributed to Ovid, represents a man’s despair with harm from his seminal fruitfulness. Castration culture builds on such despair. … Read the post Ovid as walnut tree: men’s despair supports castration culture

wife cross-dressed to save husband from devil’s castration

Centuries ago, when a devil threatened to castrate her husband, a wife cross-dressed & rode to save him. Women of the world, resist castration culture! … Read the post wife cross-dressed to save husband from devil’s castration

Lucian’s True Story: a seminal work of meninist literature

Men’s sexual windsurfing in Lucian’s True Story has been falsely translated. Philological correctness in classics fights modern gender myths & oppression. … Read the post Lucian’s True Story: a seminal work of meninist literature

castration: sexual violence against men historically entrenched

Castration culture runs through Western civilization from Homer’s Odyssey to popular ballads to Shakespeare’s plays to modern academic work. Men must rise! … Read the post castration: sexual violence against men historically entrenched

Jerome & Augustine valued men’s sexuality against Galli servants

In ancient Roman religion, Attis & castrated men Galli served the Great Mother goddess Cybele. Jerome and Augustine condemned this ritual gender oppression. … Read the post Jerome & Augustine valued men’s sexuality against Galli servants

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