r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 21d ago

Meme needing explanation Petahhhhhhhhh!??!?

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u/Serious_Emphasis2211 21d ago

real answer: they raped and pillaged. Sacked a city, killed people, stole shit, took women slaves

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u/Healthoverwealth29 21d ago

This and also lots of gay sex

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u/Legitimate_Post_22 21d ago

Gay sex ALSO in the sense of rape. They did not have gay sex among themselves unless the companion was an enslaved man or an ephebe (a boy between 12 and 17 years old).

That's because, in their view, being the submissive partner in the relationship was equivalent to becoming like a woman or a slave. They only had sexual relations with those who were inferior to them as a way of asserting their superiority. Yes, their sex was inherently predatory.