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Originally Posted by Sultana
In ancient Rome I think it was, male sexuality was always OK, as long as the male was "poking". He wasn't perceived as a homosexual, even if he was having sex with another man. However, the male "pokee" was considered the (weaker, feminine) homosexual, because he was receiving.
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I think you mean ancient Greece. They had a hierarchy in politics, and sex was a political act. So, for a grown man, it was ok to have sex with his wife (normally purely for reproduction), with his mistress/prostitutes (pleasure), or with younger boys (provided they hadn't started grown facial hair).
It was also cool for a grown man to receive fellatio, but not to give cunnulingus - that was reversing the hierarchy and was a big no-no. If he was having sex with a younger boy, he had to do the penetrating or whatever orifice, otherwise he was in big shit, no pun intended.
Under a Christian framework, most of this become sinful as that was more geared to reproduction, and any 'wasting of the seed', as such, was a sin. Hence why it was a bigger problem if i guy got a blowjob than if he screwed his neighbour's wife :P
But that's quite the digression.
Interesting theory. When I think about sex, it seems to be that the woman is in the position of 'danger' as such.
Also, when a guy screws around he's a man's man and a hero, when a women does it, well, she's just a dirty slut.
So, i guess what I’m saying is that not only are they in perceived physical danger, they are also in emotional danger - gaining an unpleasant reputation etcetera.
[edited for spelling]