TIL that in Sparta, after the wedding, brides would have their hair cut short and be dressed in men's clothing so that they would appear less threatening to their groom during the wedding night. - eviltoast
      • mozz@mbin.grits.dev
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        2 months ago

        Ha, yeah, I get it. “lol they gay” is usually a joke. In this case it is not, as you mentioned:

        In Sparta […] the cropping of the bride’s hair and transvestism likely aimed to transform her temporarily into an adolescent Spartan boy – a less threatening figure to the groom, who probably had made his own transition to adulthood via a close emotional and sexual relationship with an older male

        It is just what was up