BisonBravey
BisonBravey t1_j5teu96 wrote
Reply to comment by FaustusRedux in TIL Amelia Earhart and Eleanor Roosevelt once during a White House event, commandeered an airplane, and went on a joyride to Baltimore. by No_Visit8945
Baltimore of all places.
BisonBravey t1_iy7aiip wrote
Reply to TIL the plant Oenanthe crocata was purportedly used in the ritual killing of criminals and the elderly in ancient Sardinia. Subjects were intoxicated with the herb and then dropped from a height or beaten to death. by saulbloodyenderby
I'm pretty sure some nomadic cultures will designate someone to walk up behind an older person who is draining resources, and end their life in various ways.
Morality is simply different when survival is an everyday concern.
This is also why ancient rulers would sometimes maim captured warriors and send them home. They knew they would be a burden on their societies and would create a moral problem.
BisonBravey t1_j5tfkeu wrote
Reply to comment by Kellar21 in TIL Amelia Earhart and Eleanor Roosevelt once during a White House event, commandeered an airplane, and went on a joyride to Baltimore. by No_Visit8945
I think either label retroactively applied is problematic. She is not here to tell us how she identified. There would have been more than one reason she might have elected to sleep with men but still identified as a lesbian. She might have been bi. She might have felt she was straight, but had some distractions. We can't know without being able to explain how we use these terms contemporarily and hear her thoughts.
But she certainly seemed to have attractions and relationships that were at the very least queer.