Embracing figures at Pompeii 'could have been gay lovers', after scan reveals they are both men

[+ Gar1eth]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/04/07/embracing-figures-pompeii-could-have-gay-lovers-scan-reveals/

 

 

Gman

[tyro]

Love is love.

T

[+ José Soplanucas]

So... Why two men hugging is translated as gay lovers?

[+ Gar1eth]

So... Why two men hugging is translated as gay lovers?

 

It's the positioning I think. One of them has his head on the other's chest. Of course who knows what comfort one would need when in their view the world was probably ending by the wrath of the gods.

 

Gman

[+ José Soplanucas]

It's the positioning I think. One of them has his head on the other's chest. Of course who knows what comfort one would need when in their view the world was probably ending by the wrath of the gods.

 

Gman

 

Exactly.

[TruthBTold]

"In previous research the Pompeii scientific team discovered the Romans killed in the ancient town had excellent teeth. In 2015 they used CAT scans to examine the remains of 30 men, women and children and attributed their top dental health to a Mediterranean diet rich in fibre and low in sugar."

 

That's why I don't floss. I mean what's the point.

[Chuckball]

It took Barry Manilow 73 years to come out of the closet. That's nothing for these dudes in Pompeii.

[TruthBTold]

Well, they were sort of outed, don't you think? DNA tests and all.

[Kenny]

The leap of faith that these men were lovers, rather than simply scared sh*tless and clinging, is less interesting than the original assumption, which figured that of course they were female rather than male. Your basic cultural sexism...

[tyro]

You're back!

T

The leap of faith that these men were lovers, rather than simply scared sh*tless and clinging, is less interesting than the original assumption, which figured that of course they were female rather than male. Your basic cultural sexism...