{"id":108097,"date":"2016-03-26T21:52:20","date_gmt":"2016-03-26T21:52:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2016\/03\/26\/apocalyptic-genderpunk\/"},"modified":"2016-03-26T21:52:20","modified_gmt":"2016-03-26T21:52:20","slug":"apocalyptic-genderpunk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2016\/03\/26\/apocalyptic-genderpunk\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

apocalyptic-genderpunk<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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nationalshitpostingagency<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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suzie-guru<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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donzs<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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karlosmadera<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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factfiend<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Fun fact: According to Greek legend there was a famous prostitute who managed to avoid a death sentence by showing the judges her boobs and arguing that it would be a crime against the Gods to destroy something so beautiful.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Before you ask, yes there are paintings of this. And yes, they\u2019re amazing.<\/p>\n

Read more.<\/a><\/p>\n

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I love history.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The gay one<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

No, but this is one of my absolute favorite bits of history!\u00a0<\/p>\n

The\u00a0courtesan named was named Phryne and she was indeed a renowned beauty, and was indeed was put on trial for a capital crime. And yes, the sum of her defense consisted of her stripping in court (helped by her lover\/defendant) and asking the jury (all males) if they were prepared to destroy this<\/b><\/i>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But this is actually a very interesting case of Values Dissonance – the capital crime she was accused of was blasphemy. In Ancient Greek society, exceptional beauty<\/i> was a sign of favor from the gods, and they took the idea that beauty indicated goodness with great seriousness. They even called their nobles Kaloi k’Agathoi<\/i>, \u201cthe Beautiful and the Good.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

So by showing off her great physical beauty, Phryne was being very<\/i> clever indeed, her argument essentially being\u00a0\u201cHow could I possibly<\/b> commit blasphemy if the gods have given me this <\/b>body?\u201c\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n

God, I adore history.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201dIf these tits are legit, you must acquit.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

I wasn\u2019t gonna reblog till the last comment.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

apocalyptic-genderpunk: nationalshitpostingagency: suzie-guru: donzs: karlosmadera: factfiend: Fun fact: According to Greek legend there was a famous prostitute who managed to avoid a death sentence by showing the judges her boobs and arguing that it would be a crime against the Gods to destroy something so beautiful.\u00a0 Before you ask, yes there are paintings of this. … <\/p>\n

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