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Did this MAGA weirdo just say he'd turn these GenZers into his sexual plaything? (slrpnk.net)

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It's an old term for a pleasure slave.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

No, concubinage was typically consensual.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 weeks ago

By definition of concubine, sure, but consensual is a far cry for most. I'm trying to remember the exact quote, but I'll paraphrase it here: 'In slave-owning societies, the vast majority of concubines were slaves.' https://archive.org/details/historicaldictio0000klei for the source.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

Historically consent has often been quite optional, when it comes to marriage, concubinage, and the like...