Sexual Status & Eunuchs

I was very tired when I made this video. A couple of words at the end got cut off. My apologies for that. I do not think those words were important to the overall video, and I was falling asleep at the computer, so I let it go.

Status in society tends to be based on who is penetrating and who is being penetrated in the act of sex. That can explain why women have lower status than men, and why gay male bottoms have lower status in the gay community than gay male tops. There was a social ranking in ancient Biblical times, which gave eunuchs a lower status than straight men or women.

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[IandMVirtualMotive]

Eunuchs are people who can't procreate because of castration, or because of their AVERSION to the opposite sex(turning away in dislike, or unattraction)... Clearly, eunuchs had homosexual attraction. I'd say that there's a difference in homosexuality and heterosexuality vs. gay and straight. Anyone can engage in homo or heterosexal behvaiour. Gays are homosexual in their nature and straights are hetero in their nature. Rabbis thought that they could "cure" eunuchs, but Jesus didn't see the need.

[garysdeskcom]

Thank you for watching and for sharing a few thoughts.  I find your comment about the rabbis wanting to cure eunuchs interesting. Do you have a source for that idea? Just curious, because it is very interesting.

[mark40511]

@IandMVirtualMotive

Question. I see the eunuch homosexual debate in some videos on youtube. I am in no way highly educated in scripture, but I have so ask myself, you say (Clearly) eunuchs had homosexual attraction, while this other person in a video states that it's a (no brainer) that a eunuch wasn't a homosexual because eunuch's could not have sex with any sex (male or female). Why is it so clear for some while others don't see it at all?

[garysdeskcom]

@mark40511 The Bible is literature. A case can be made that it is one of the better forms of literature. With literature, there is always room for interpretation. Many denominations are bitterly divided over interpretation of certain passages, and there are people who speak with authority on passages that are highly debated in Christian circles. Unfortunately, dogmatism is very common regarding the Bible.

[liellibg]

Not all early cultures had the same pagan religous status. Egyption goddess worship had a much higher status then the male penetraters. When the man filled her he was giving her his sin so she offered it up celestial deity. These goddess had to have proof of sex with 1000 men as one requirment to become a godess. That famous egyption princess gave oral sex to 100 men in one night. No man come ever even come close to the sexual endurence of these female sex priestess.

[garysdeskcom]

Some straight men like to watch lesbians having sex, but the level of hate crimes against lesbians is an issue of serious concern. Lesbians are subject to rape - I guess a few men think a bit of forced sex will make a lesbian straight. Lesbians are more likely to be murdered in a hate crime too.

[garysdeskcom]

Thank you. I'd like that. :-D

[kickwear]

well I am definitely looking forward to your next video. If I can come up with any ideas other then the one I sent you, I'll message you.

[garysdeskcom]

Thanks for the generous comments. :-)

[garysdeskcom]

Sorry about that. The video cut off the last word or two. I was so tired I was falling asleep at the computer, so I thought I would try it as is, because nothing significant was missed.

I will see if I can email you and let you know what I am thinking of for a couple more related videos. I certainly do not mind input. :-D