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[–] 40 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Simply because it was the norm it doesn't mean it's right. Pederasty was definitely a thing, but a Jewish historian who lived in the Roman era said the children clearly do not like it. And grim as it will sound, there are plenty of children in South East Asia abused by Western sexpats. You can definitely see how distraught the children are while the pedophile walks proudly with his chest high.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    a Jewish historian who lived in the Roman era said the children clearly do not like it.

    Do you happen to have the actual quote or a link to the whole thing? Id quite like to read this

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I could not find it but i read it in Reddit AskHistorians many years ago. I am afraid to search further as I could get flagged 😂 Fwiw, if I remember correctly, I think the name of the Jewish historian is Josephus. But the only reference from the Internet I could find about him and his comment on pederasty/pedophilia is from here https://voice.dts.edu/review/philo-josephus-and-the-testaments-on-sexuality-attitudes-towards-sexuality-in-the-writings-of-philo-and-josephus-and-in-the-testaments-of-the-twelve-patriarchs/

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