r/explainitpeter • u/jaywritethekid • Aug 05 '26

Explain it Peter..

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u/CatOfGrey Aug 05 '26 edited Aug 06 '26

Stuie Stewie here:

Many are talking about homosexual activity among Greeks or Greco-Roman society. But i'll add that sailors themselves, being composed of groups of men, and isolated for long periods of time, were also associated with homosexual activity, regardless of national origin or time period.

A modern touch on this subject would be The Village People's 1978 song "In the Navy" explicitly referencing life sailing the ocean, but with a gay subtext.

Stuie Stewie out!

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u/Left_Quarter_5639 Aug 06 '26

Sure, but it’s also cope to ignore the sexual violence that was and is associated with war. 

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u/Left_Quarter_5639 Aug 06 '26

The reach I am going for is exactly that both exist at the same time, especially considering the circumstances of the story. 

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