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  • Abelard castrated
  • Byzantine wife saves husband
  • Amphitryon & Geta duped
  • Chastelaine de Vergi tragedy
  • Aristotle’s advice to Alexander
  • Empress Theodora: woman leader
  • Tristan & Isuet
  • Xanthippe & Socrates
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castration culture

no Juvenal kidding: Milesian tales, Asinarius & Brothers Grimm

From ancient Milesian tales to the medieval written Latin fabula Asinarius to the Brothers Grimm, masculine sexuality has been historically devalued. … Read the post no Juvenal kidding: Milesian tales, Asinarius & Brothers Grimm

Nun of Watton: judging seduction and castration

About the year 1160, terrible events occurred at the Gilbertine monastery in Watton: a nun of Watton was seduced, and a lay brother castrated. … Read the post Nun of Watton: judging seduction and castration

Fisherman of Pont-sur-Seine and Lecheor demean men’s persons

Two Old French works, the fabliau The Fisherman of Pont-sur-Seine and the lai Lecheor, together demean men’s persons to a vagina-directed penis. … Read the post Fisherman of Pont-sur-Seine and Lecheor demean men’s persons

Aziz and Aziza in love with Daphnis and Chloe

The story of Aziz and Aziza from the Arabian Nights outrageously re-arranges the romance of Daphnis and Chloe from an ancient Greek novel. … Read the post Aziz and Aziza in love with Daphnis and Chloe

traumatic impact to a man’s genitals isn’t funny

Traumatic impacts to a man’s genitals are a staple of media action and humor. Assaults to genitals are a common experience for boys. That’s not funny. … Read the post traumatic impact to a man’s genitals isn’t funny

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