As a living historian I often hear people say “oh, I would never have done that.” I point out to them that they are judging people of the past by their 21st century standards and biases.
You see this all the time in womens and queer studies, also in archeology and anthropology. They make up the story to fit their preconceived ideas.
“You see this all the time in womens and queer studies, also in archeology and anthropology. They make up the story to fit their preconceived ideas”
E X A C T L Y.
LOL. It’s insane when you think about it. These people would laugh them to scorn for their “queer first” mentality.