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[–]sootsprite 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Very few of her poems survive and she might have wrote passionate poems about men as well

Imagine applying this logic to straight historical figures. "Yes all of the writings from him only indicate sexual attraction to women, BUT he MAY still have written sexy poems about other men that have never been discovered, so let's assume he's bisexual!!!"

[–]MyLongestJourney 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Imagine applying this logic to straight historical figures. "Yes all of the writings from him only indicate sexual attraction to women, BUT he MAY still have written sexy poems about other men that have never been discovered, so let's assume he's bisexual!!!"

You can apply this "logic" if you do not have sufficient evidence.Like in Sappho's case.

[–]sootsprite 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

If there are only romantic poems about women and none about men, there is nothing wrong with assuming attraction to women and none to men until something shows up that indicates otherwise. If it was the other way around she wouldn't be assumed to be bisexual.

[–]MyLongestJourney 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Again we only have maybe a couple of her poems whole and fragments from few others.You can interpret it as you like,but I am more reserved.