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[–] Yondoza@sh.itjust.works 29 points 11 months ago (5 children)

And this is why learning history matters. It gives context for these friggin bizarre norms that accumulate. It allows us to realize when the norms are useful, we're useful and are no longer needed, or we're always just humans being weird.

[–] match@pawb.social 18 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Legit. People with no grasp of history get mad about trans people like it's a new thing when 16th century Europeans would castrate young boys for musical performances

[–] Waraugh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I’m surprised they still had people auditioning, that’s dedication.

[–] PowerSeries@lemmy.ca 1 points 10 months ago

Uh you're not going to believe this, but the parents volunteered the boys.

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