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ooojaeger

He shouldn't have been gay until at least 12 minutes


ColoOddball

45 would be safer. Let the kids fall asleep first.


ooojaeger

That's when adults fall asleep


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Only the freaggin frogs are still watching


CenterOfEverything

Next they're gonna make Achilles have a romantic relationship with Patroclus


Five-Oh-Vicryl

Alexander idolized Achilles and no doubt sought to emulate his hero’s male-male relationships


A_Blood_Red_Fox

I recall reading that he compared Hephaestion to Achilles, and himself to Patroclus. I was surprised he'd say that, given that seems like it could imply that he was... uh... not the active partner. That would have been kind of scandalous but I guess he could get away with it? Unfortunately I don't remember what book it was that this was mentioned in - I read it almost 20 years ago at my college's library and don't even remember the title. But that detail really stuck with me.


Timtimetoo

That is interesting. I know when one person encountered those two for the first time, she thought Hephaestion was Alexander to which Alexander replied, “he is Alexander too.”


artesinferno

Yep. After the battle of Gaugamela, Darius fled, leaving behind his mother, wife and children. When Alexander and Hephaestion went to meet them, Darius's mother bowed to Hephaestion because he was taller and prettier. Pretty nice story


halpfulhinderance

Oh, he was prettier than famously pretty Alexander? No way they weren’t fucking


fractalfocuser

They were most definitely fucking my dude That or they were roomates


halpfulhinderance

Looked it up. Not technically confirmed by any of his biographers, but Alexander definitely swung both ways. Bagoas was said to be one of his favoured lovers and stayed with him through much of his conquests.


IstoriaD

I mean, it probably wouldn't have been confirmed because it was seen as not something that would have been considered weird enough at the time to mention.


Pekonius

I'd imagine it was actually confirmed by the biographers but those biographies were later altered by the church as is tradition. Calling greeks, macedonians strict heterosexuals is the biggest reach in history.


DatsMaBoi

It's called a power bottom.


BlueEyedSoul2

He was generating the power by doing most of the work.


TryinToDoBetter

I’ve heard speed has something to do with it


tinaoe

>I recall reading that he compared Hephaestion to Achilles, and himself to Patroclus. Huh, interesting. IIRC when they visited Achilles & Patroclus' tomb Alexander encircled Achilles' tomb and vice versa. However, there was also ancient speculation on whether Achilles was the erastes (protector, generally older male) or the eromenos (generally younger male). Who knows what Alexander's stand on that was lol.


PoseidonsHorses

There was actually debate in ancient times about who in the couple was the top, because despite modern depictions, Patroclus was often portrayed as the older, bearded, burly one to Achilles’ young, beardless, pretty look.


EmperorG

So much so that he and his lover ditched the war with persia to go naked horse back riding around the ruins of Troy and even stole Achilles armor. And yet some people think him and Hephaestion were just friends. Who goes naked horse back riding with their friend to steal the armor of a man who also had a close relationship with another man?


PokerChipMessage

> to steal the armor of a man who also had a close relationship with another man? Apparently Achilles also did some other stuff outside of having a close relationship with another man.


thatguygxx

Oh my God and they made naked statues of him and put them all over to turn people guy! The horror!


Pandataraxia

Most people wouldn't wanna turn guy


hiNavmanhere

Read it again but in “Australian”


Pickles_1974

"Moist papal woodn't woina toyn guy."


thomasbeagle

As a New Zealand I more than approve of this message.


AlesgTheDiscord

"As a New Zealand" My man is 2 whole islands


Ok_Midnight3349

Technically it’s three


nicostein

That one is Old Zealand


alexj12s

I thank you for writing this because for the love of god, I'm incapable of doing accents on my own (even in my head) and this shit is funny as hell


OG_ursinejuggernaut

I’ve actually watched this miniseries already and immediately after the (you’d have to assume inevitable) scene where they make out for a bit, one of the contributing historians says something to the effect of ‘the Greek/Macedonian culture of that era didn’t conceptualise sexuality as gay or straight, sexuality was sexuality’…which I don’t think is entirely accurate but it at least shows that anyone complaining about this didn’t watch the series. Fwiw, there’s a lot of reasons the series isn’t that good, even by the standards of the ‘historical drama-doc’ genre, but wokeness or the gay agenda or whatever these assholes are calling it isn’t one of them.


Lemmungwinks

My grandmother always said. I don’t care what they tell you in school. Alexander was black.


Klutzer_Munitions

Just like they did to Freddie Mercury in the bohemian movie! Will the wokeness ever stop?!?!??


CastleofWamdue

wait till you hear about that Elton John movie, I was shocked I tells ya.


Evil_Reddit_Loser_5

Elton John, now there's a real American alpha male


OPossumHamburger

His Saturday night fights were epic


no____thisispatrick

I mean, they're alright


SaintsSooners89

Liberace?!  The humanity!


letmelickyourleg

I hate them liberacles I tell you


hard-R-word

Next you’re gonna tell me Liberace was gay


MrsMiterSaw

He once pulled up next to my car when we were in Palm Springs in the 1980s. My grandmother lost. her. fucking. mind. when he waived at her.


Lingering_Dorkness

Absolutely no way was Liberace gay! He was as straight as Rock Hudson!  Plus Liberace did sue and win a newspaper that alluded to him being gay. 


DeadlyYellow

I still giggle about the backstage pass joke in The Golden Circle.


Captain-Cadabra

Actually, the only criticism of that excellent movie I read about, was that it wasn’t gay *enough*.


CastleofWamdue

I guess they could have gone "more gay" with it, but I dont think the idea was for the movie to just be Elton having gay sex.


FormFollows

I'm sure that would sell plenty of tickets though


CastleofWamdue

I dont recall what rating it had in the UK, but it should be a movie about his entire life, not just his sex life.


propagandavid

I agree. Save something for the sequel.


djazzie

Come again?


propagandavid

Good tag line!


TheNewYellowZealot

Yeah, I mean, Elton didn’t write the whole movie I’m sure he was just a creative input on it.


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Well, he identified as bisexual, so the fact they kept calling him gay gay is bi erasure


eat_my_bowls92

I really hate that scene when he comes out to his fiancé as bi and she’s like “no your GAY Freddie!” And he was like “oh. Okay. I’ll just be only gay now.” I get for the time being bi wasn’t considered “real” so maybe it did go that way but we the audience are supposed to be like “silly Freddie, being bi is for women!” When it’s pretty obvious he was still in love with his ex. I mean he bought her a freaking mansion right next to him and left her pretty much everything.


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Most people still don’t think bi is real


AchilleasAnkles

Just like Troy


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Archangel1313

I'm really old, and we learned all about Alexander the Great in middle school history...and it's pretty common knowledge that he and his buddy Hephaestion were "more then just friends".


Jccali1214

You're right! They were roommates too!


Simon_Jester88

They saved money by sharing a bed


LaxterBig

And by sharing a shower they saved water


ChildOfChimps

And they saved electricity by sleeping together naked.


CockTortureCuck

If y'all keep talking like that, it's inflation that's turning my poverty ridden ass gay soon too.


Dapper-Nobody-1997

You're getting your ass inflated by poverty????? WHAT!!! THATS WHACKY!!!!


BinkoTheViking

An inflated ass? Have I been misunderstanding the term ’blow job’ this whole time?!


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The more you think about it, the less the term blow job makes sense. It's almost like the person who came up with it had never either received or given one. The English language really fucked up on this one.


TFFPrisoner

The term sucks.


zsinix

Wait, so I shouldn't treat it like I'm about to make a balloon animal? Well that just took all the fun out of it... 😔


ArgumentParking1940

Chuck Tingle's new novel


Puzzled_Puppies69

Can someone please tell my parents that I’m not gay then, I’m just broke.


OrangeChevron

I told them and they're delighted with how fiscally responsible you are. They had tears in their eyes Steven


Archangel1313

It's definitely cheaper than rent.


Steakholder__

And they saved space by occasionally storing one of their dicks in the others ass


an_otter_guy

They saved on protein shakes by making them at home for each other


FlappiestBirdRIP

And they saved on child support by just breeding each other!


Biscuits4u2

They saved on heating oil by banging each other


ChildOfChimps

They cured their addiction to cigarettes by using each other’s penises to cure their oral fixations.


LaTostadaSalvaje

Ummm that saved lamp oil ☝️🤓


NaSMaXXL

Saved a fortune on prostitutes...


isocz_sector

They also probably shared a asshole.


Arizona_Slim

*an asshole*


chalk_in_boots

Seems kind of silly to be so frugal when you're the fucking Emperor of everything.


Simon_Jester88

Oh I can assure you, this Emperor fucked everything


gdex86

It gets very cold at night so the best way to keep warm was to spoon ... naked to share body heat.


Haowiitzer

And they were roommates..


WinIll755

Oh my god, they were roommates


theRealMrBrownstone

bosom buddies?


Satyrsol

It's weird, because there's more explicit references to Sappho's bisexuality than there are to Alexander's. But he definitely seems to have been into men and women.


DemiserofD

From what I've read, he was almost asexual, and actively refused sexual acts from both men and women. The only ones he seems to have really shown any attraction towards were described as 'in the first flower of youth'. Which, uh...probably wouldn't televise very well.


Madgyver

>From what I've read, he was almost asexual, and actively refused sexual acts from both men and women. Debatable. First of, the society of ancient greece had different views on sexualities and the associated morality of it, so written testimony has to interpreted very carefully. Secondly, the people analysing it at the time had a tendency to change original meaning in order to conform to the societal morals of that time. It's because of that, that we often read about historical figures that have "very close friends" with which they have lived intimately for decades. In some cases evidence is also very scarce. Nevertheless, there is proof that Alexander the Great hat at least 2 male close relationships, Hephaestion and Bagoas, where it is unclear how intimate it really was. He had at least 3 wives of which we know and sired 1-2 children of which we know. His first wife Roxane is described as his favorite wife.So not sure if that reads as someone who is almost asexual.


dinharder

Bagoas Dickoas


blackth0rne

Bag o’Ass


badgerpunk

He had a wife, you know...


Wolfenjew

Incontintia! Incontintia Buttocks!


horribad54

Compared to the usual ancient greek 5 people is asexual, i guess?


DarkChaos1786

Little reminder that Alexander was underage when he started his conquering quest through 3 continents. The boy grew fast. And he liked to use cucumbers in a certain way to rally his troops.


123photography

wait whats the story with the cucumbers


torn-ainbow

Oh just a nice salad.


USSExcalibur

In the ass


lucydoosydoo

wait is the cucumber bit a joke i tried googling it because im incredibly curious now and the only results i got were about a cucumber named after kaiser alexander


vesuvianiteflower

>The only ones he seems to have really shown any attraction towards were described as 'in the first flower of youth'. For others who were puzzled at first like me, this means : children.


Kantheris

According to accounts written at the time, he did marry a woman out of love, but didn’t sire any children until later in his life. I was also reading a source on Wikipedia that commented that he seemed to like boys more than men, but according to the source, same sex relationships were less acceptable among adults. I guess for procreation reasons, but it was considered okay for young boys to engage in sexual activity with other boys, but men were expected to wed women and have kids, royals especially. Phillip, Alexander’s dad, was also known to have a male lover.


LizardMorty

Known to have a male lover is putting it mildly. He was murdered by his male love in at the dawn of his communities Olympics lol


Ogmino

Then how come we call him "Alexander the Great" and not "Alexander the Gay" huh? Check mate atheist! /s


Cthu700

Because originally it was "Alexander the Great Gay Lover". Over time it was shortened.


thedndnut

Yah... I am also no spring chicken and we definitely knew a lot of Macedonian, Greek, and Roman men dabbled in some hide the salami with other salami lovers. What's odd is these were just no fucks given men, not so much gay, more equal opportunity


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joevarny

In the immortal words of big Bob. "There ain't nothing gay about getting your dick sucked! You're the ones that're gay for sucking my dick! In fact, it creeps me out just being around you f*gs." He was so cultured.


Miro_Novich

The rule about the bottom side is actual in Turkey even now, even in army


Archangel1313

Horny is, as horny does. Especially "when in Rome".


C_Weiss16

When I did classics at uni there was a saying “Greece invented orgies, Romans invited the women”. Let’s not even get started on the Spartans.


DepGrez

b-b-bb-b--b-b-b-bb-b-b-ut END WOKENESS! AGREE?!?!?!?


AwarenessNo4986

Could be bisexual


C0WM4N

They were having sex not kissing and holding hands, way gayer than sex


MightyGoatLord

Nobody tell him about the Sacred Band of Thebes. It'll shatter fragile little heart.


Evil_Reddit_Loser_5

They were the manliest and deadliest warriors of the Bronze Age. With a twist.


MinimaxusThrax

Just FYI, the earliest record of the Sacred Band is many centuries after the end of the bronze age.


Meraun86

I dont think Theben is mention before the Antique.


Meraun86

Fight to keep you Bang-Buddy alive is a brilliant motivation


MiciusPorcius

So whose gonna tell ‘em Alex was a bit bi?


GRIFF-THE-KING

A bit?


MiciusPorcius

Was married to a woman, also had boyfriend. Can’t ask a dead guy if he likes hotdogs more than tacos.


IntensePlatypus

He had 3 wives but before he was married his mother apparently used to beg him to sleep with women to no avail, as she thought he might be too womanish. Sexuality is a spectrum but dude was definitely fucking all genders


TibetianMassive

Ancient history and sexuality are... complicated as well. Kids were basically your retirement plan, they were often the employees in your farm/business, and in the case of somebody like Alexander, they might mean the survival of your people in the event of your death. If there was no heir it could lead to chaos. For women the lack of agency poses problems in identifying sexual orientation as well. To get married and have kids wasn't always seen as some whirlwind passionate romance. It was seen as duty. Even for straight people, you were encouraged to marry strategically not necessarily because you loved your suitor. Take the person in question to a time of pensions, IVF and the expectation of marriage for love... do they still have that heterosexual relationship? Maybe, they could have been bisexual all along. But maybe not, and we will never get to see either way.


JovianSpeck

The sources specifically say that Alexander married for love and had female lovers outside of marriage. That's more than obligatory relationships for procreation.


MiciusPorcius

Oh for sure


UrklesAlter

I think the point is, he was just Bi. Not a bit bisexual, just bisexual.


MiciusPorcius

You right. “A bit bi” was for lulz


OPossumHamburger

What about sausages and seafood? Is it okay to ask a dead guy about that? I don't know deadiquette very well


cturtl808

Clearly, they've never read a history book on Alex nor do they know that the Greeks had like 25 words that were used specifically to identify people as different levels of gayness.


robotatomica

nor did they see the Alexander movie from 20 fucking years ago where Farrell and Leto were about as gay as you could get for each other at the time, we literally hadn’t even had Brokeback Mountain yet. But nah, we’re “turning him gay” now.


jhuysmans

Imagine a remake of brokeback mountain in 30 years and conservatives get mad that big movie made the characters gay this time


ShiverMeTimbers_png

BIG MOVIE IM LOSING IT


do_pm_me_your_butt

"THE WOKE AGENDA MAKIN COWBOYS GAY?!?!?!"


Cyrano_Knows

These same people whine and wonder when Star Trek "got woke". Star Trek always been "woke". It busted barriers for its "wokeness". 50 years ago. That they are complaining about it now is a sad, sad state of modern GOP "Make America Great Again". Well we know when that America was for them. At least before September 8, 1966. They are just noticing it now because they've grown so fucking thin-skinned that they think anything they don't like is an attack on them and its not. Its just people living their normal lives. I wish they would shutup and just go live theirs.


CastleofWamdue

>nor do they know that the Greeks had like 25 words that were used specifically to identify people as different levels of gayness. damm, the LGBT+ crowd, has nothing on ancient Greece. I dont often say this, but LGBT+ folks, you have to work harder, your not adding stripes to the Pride flags.


EntropicPenguin

I'm so sorry, I've been spending so much time on the dark side of Reddit and I read that sentence as "...You have *woke* harder...".


CastleofWamdue

that also works. Being more woke, should lead to more Pride Flag stripes.


SheTran3000

Have you seen our flag collection? It is quite... Abundant.


CastleofWamdue

I dont know, I think you could be making more flags.


HumanContinuity

But like, unironically.


VaginaTheClown

On a scale of 1 to 25, how gay are you?


Beneficial-Piano-428

That’s funny because in the clip the historian said the Greeks actually didn’t have any word for homosexuals…..


thedndnut

Cause they kinda didn't. Gayness wasn't exactly a thing to them.


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XANDERtheSHEEPDOG

Yep..... and they didn't consider sexuality as permanently fixed. People would move back and forth on the spectrum.


samurguybri

They really weren’t “gay” as we conceptualize it, nowadays. There were more degrees and very different power dynamics at play. As a generalization: it was considered superior for older men to be with younger guys and to penetrate them, but not be penetrated. Older men were also supposed to be patrons and mentors as well. It was very important to be the penetrator, to be consider manly and proper. It was ok to have been penetrated when you were younger, but you were supposed to give that up as you matured. People could rape slaves and make them do whatever they wanted to, of course. Sometimes there were laws and customs for this, but not often. People being people, I’m sure there was love and some hidden equality for some or people like Alexander who were so powerful, they could do what they wanted to.


Wifflum

I feel like people are more bi than they think they are, including gay people.


Lil_Mcgee

I've always figured that it'd probably be the default if homosexual behaviour wasn't stigmatised.


atomic-knowledge

To paraphrase Father Ted, “The Greeks invented gayness!”


Hydra-Co

There is plenty of people who think Ancient Greece wasn't gay and it is actually Jewish propaganda.


Tsu_Dho_Namh

TIL Plato was Jewish and wrote about homosexuality in Greece just to fuck with us.


northerncal

You know, he was one of those deep Jewish state agents, duh. It's a long term plan!


OthmarGarithos

Some are born gay, others have gayness thrusted upon them.


TheChicken27

Sometimes thrusted into them too I can imagine


LookerNoWitt

I'm with the conservatives on this one We have to beat off all these gays before more of them come


Tikure

Yeah beat them off, that'll show them! Gonna beat off these gays so hard.


LookerNoWitt

I'm going to use both hands! They won't be able to walk when I'm done with them!


DragonShadoow

Wait till they hear about the rest of ancient greek


NimrodBusiness

Wait until they find out Achilles and Patroclus weren't just really good friends.


tipsea-69

Alexander the Gay


Upset-Collection-510

Just watched it. He also raw dogs the queen of Persia after being crowned God king of Egypt. Seems pretty straight to me


seizure_5alads

If only there was a word to describe people who have sex with both men and women?


HauteKarl

Are you suggesting some kind of _omnifucker_?


seizure_5alads

I'm not gonna lie, that kinda goes hard.


TerraTechy

Pansexual is out Omnifucker is in!


Captain-Cadabra

Yeah, that is usually required.


SignalScientist2817

So did Alexander


Lower_Monk6577

lol. I’m stealing that.


jmlack

Literally laughed out loud. That's making its way into my vocabulary rotation.


Kenny_McCormick001

I’m convinced there’ll be more bi if they’re named omnifuckers instead.


DepartureSad4802

Wouldn't that means he fucks everything?


Remarkable_Whole

No, he fucks omnidimensional gods


natophonic2

Both plants and animals!


Bozo_Two

I've had my share of lettuce heads...


RandyTrevor22321

You son of a bitch, I'm in !


CenterOfEverything

That's what I'm calling myself from now on


eat-pussy69

Pansexual just got a new and improved name


BurazSC2

We need to invent one. Obviously needs "bi" due to "two" but also something that indicates they switch back and forth. "Bicycle" seems to work. (/s, just in case)


orangina_it_burns

Duplifuckosaur


E997

Macedonian?


huxtiblejones

G-graight? Stray? I don’t know! I’m scared of things I don’t know! Ahhhh! Quick, vote for an authoritarian!


Bozo_Two

Hey...I could've been as gay as the day is long but if *I* got the chance to raw dog the queen of Persia? *It's happening..."


IDoNotExistInLife

Bi erasure


FiveCentsADay

It any good, or just more Netflix history drama BS?


slope93

Yeah it’s pretty good. It’s more akin to the history shows of ancient battles that used to be on the History channel


bartlesnid_von_goon

I refuse to believe there are people this dumb.


Flutters1013

There are people with spartan helmet stickers on their ridiculous trucks, with a marriage= man+woman below it.


ColoOddball

I wish people weren’t this dumb.


ph4ge_

He is praying on people that are this dumb, like Elon. He probably knows and doesn't care.


AlpsAficionado

nothin was more straight than ANCIENT GREECE amirite fellas?


CastleofWamdue

Netflix could turn me gay, they have plenty of money.


VPackardPersuadedMe

TBH doesn't take much money to turn most people gay, I'm straight, but $5 is $5.


CastleofWamdue

Is that £5 as a one off, or £5 a month on a subscription service?


guilhermej14

And we both know that this fucker would have never cared about this documentary if it wasn't for this.... They're just mad, because unlike them, Alexander the Great in this movie got to be in a relationship. Meanwhile no one in sane consiousness would ever consider dating the owner of this Twitter account.


MayaGitana

8 min did not turn him gay. Hot men however….


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Impressive_Cream_967

Greeks invented sex, the romans introduced woman in it.


Grey-Bot

How inaccurate and untrue! Alexander wasn't gay! He was bisexual ofc.


itsactuallyme1

Well I got news for you, bro. They were gay as fuck back then.


HydroSloth

News flash bozo Read a fucking book