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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

male gaze

the female gaze, gender oppression, and men putting meat on the table

The female gaze upon farm animals pushes men into the oppressive gender role of provider who must put his meat on the table for public validation. … Read the post the female gaze, gender oppression, and men putting meat on the table

how do you solve a problem like Helen of Troy?

Medieval clerics knew that the way to solve a problem like Helen of Troy is to have many, even more beautiful women available for men. … Read the post how do you solve a problem like Helen of Troy?

Gyges & Candaules: controlling men's sexuality and seduction

In his story of Gyges and Candaules, Herodotus included the Greek saying “When a woman takes off her clothes, she takes off her modesty.” It’s about men. … Read the post Gyges & Candaules: controlling men's sexuality and seduction

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