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TheMastersNemesis

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Wed Jan 30, 2013, 11:27 AM Jan 2013

The Fundies Would Have Gone Insane In Graeco Roman Times Because [View all]

most of the public art featured nude statues. Many homes had "graphic" sex art on the walls. Many homes also had a picture of the god of sexuality with a phallus on the door. Some showed all the anatomy and some was outright pornographic. Roman theater even featured sexual activity on stage.

I was recently at the Getty Sculpture museum near Santa Monica. There was one statue that showed ALL the anatomy. Most of the statuary was not clothed. We are a prudish society about as sick as the Puritans.

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Not only are we prudish about sex, but the visable sex in our society is mostly sexist. nt ZombieHorde Jan 2013 #1
It is my understanding that the Romans had clothing on most statues KurtNYC Jan 2013 #2
Excellent. TheMastersNemesis Jan 2013 #3
The third one down is a ringer for Jeff Bridges as "the Dude" KurtNYC Jan 2013 #6
plus datasuspect Jan 2013 #4
HOLY SHIT! A HERETIC I AM Jan 2013 #5
a shame, really datasuspect Jan 2013 #7
It Was Anything Goes Then But ---- TheMastersNemesis Jan 2013 #8
Well..... A HERETIC I AM Jan 2013 #9
I suspect hygiene issues might drive any of insane before we got around to the nudes. nt el_bryanto Jan 2013 #10
Dentistry n/t malthaussen Jan 2013 #11
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