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[–][deleted] 19 insightful - 1 fun19 insightful - 0 fun20 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

People need to stop romanticizing the past. Most of the places where there was a 3rd special role for gender non-conforming men were places with extremely rigid gender roles where women were treated like property and any man that didn't fit the narrow definition of manliness(usually gay men) was forced into another role in society.

There is nothing good about this. Stop trying to emulate it.

[–]JulienMayfair[S] 7 insightful - 2 fun7 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

extremely rigid gender roles where women were treated like property

Yes, they usually conveniently forget that part . . .

[–][deleted] 9 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Not sure they forget that part. I'm more inclined to think they approve of that part.