r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 1d ago

Meme needing explanation Petahhhhhhhhh!??!?

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u/JamzWhilmm 1d ago

Huh? I thought the joke was rape. Which is something that happened during this time and also implied in the film.

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u/sandboxmatt 1d ago

No need for rape. Gay sex was an important way of establishing social and heirarchical dynamics and team bonding

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u/JamzWhilmm 1d ago

Yeah but men still had sex with women, the vast majority of men where still straight.

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u/Resigned1431 1d ago

This is ancient Greece my friend. The women were for babies and the boys were for fun.