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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
  • New Modern Sexism Scale

farting

Farting, also known as flatulence, passing gas, and cutting cheese, is a natural bodily function that among humans contributes relatively little to global warming. Both ordinary discussion and scholarly study of farting has tended to be silenced. One common, deviously oppressive saying is “he who smelt it, dealt it.” That saying should be replaced with the more enlightened and awareness-promoting expression, “If you smell something, say something!”

Hermes and Priapus against oppression: farting isn’t enough

From the Homeric Hymn to Hermes to Priapus in Horace’s Satires 1.8, the iambic tradition teaches that farting isn’t enough for relief from oppression. … Read the post Hermes and Priapus against oppression: farting isn’t enough

demons purged in crapping & farting in Life of Saint Martin

The 4th-century saint Martin of Tours helped persons to purge demons by crapping and farting. Your body can help your soul be sane. … Read the post demons purged in crapping & farting in Life of Saint Martin

natural and mechanical figures against gyno-idolatry

John Heywood’s Play of the Weather follows Boccaccio’s Corbaccio in using mundane figures for women’s corporeality to undermine gyno-idolatry … Read the post natural and mechanical figures against gyno-idolatry

the gift of farting: affirming natural bodily functioning

The gift of farting promotes health and well-being. Gynocentric society shames men’s natural bodily functioning to the detriment of women and men. … Read the post the gift of farting: affirming natural bodily functioning

men must do anything for women: Arnaut Daniel’s medieval protest

The troubadour Arnaut Daniel courageously stood against Truc Malec & Raimon de Durfort in refusing to kiss a woman’s ass. Fart to save lives, but no worse. … Read the post men must do anything for women: Arnaut Daniel’s medieval protest

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