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by Pappa » Fri Mar 27, 2009 4:05 pm
Dasein wrote:Xamonas Chegwé wrote:Xamonas Chegwé wrote:Why was this poetess was described as the headmistress of a girl's school by Victorian historians, even though she was no such thing?
Dasein wrote:Sappho?
Answer the damn question!
huh?
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Why, not who.
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by Xamonas Chegwé » Fri Mar 27, 2009 4:13 pm
Dasein wrote:Xamonas Chegwé wrote:Xamonas Chegwé wrote:Why was this poetess was described as the headmistress of a girl's school by Victorian historians, even though she was no such thing?
Dasein wrote:Sappho?
Answer the damn question!
huh?
didn't I? No? ain't Sappho? Hmm?
WHO wasn't the question!
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by Gawdzilla Sama » Fri Mar 27, 2009 5:42 pm
Dasein wrote:Xamonas Chegwé wrote:Xamonas Chegwé wrote:Why was this poetess was described as the headmistress of a girl's school by Victorian historians, even though she was no such thing?
Dasein wrote:Sappho?
Answer the damn question!
huh?
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by Xamonas Chegwé » Fri Mar 27, 2009 5:49 pm
Gawdzilla wrote:Dasein wrote:Xamonas Chegwé wrote:Xamonas Chegwé wrote:Why was this poetess was described as the headmistress of a girl's school by Victorian historians, even though she was no such thing?
Dasein wrote:Sappho?
Answer the damn question!
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Sappho was the poet but the question was WHY!
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by Gawdzilla Sama » Fri Mar 27, 2009 5:50 pm
Xamonas Chegwé wrote:Gawdzilla wrote:Dasein wrote:Xamonas Chegwé wrote:Xamonas Chegwé wrote:Why was this poetess was described as the headmistress of a girl's school by Victorian historians, even though she was no such thing?
Dasein wrote:Sappho?
Answer the damn question!
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by Xamonas Chegwé » Fri Mar 27, 2009 5:53 pm
A little more please?
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by Gawdzilla Sama » Fri Mar 27, 2009 5:55 pm
Xamonas Chegwé wrote:A little more please?
She was the "queen" of the Isle of Lesbos, IIRC.
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by Xamonas Chegwé » Fri Mar 27, 2009 5:58 pm
Gawdzilla wrote:Xamonas Chegwé wrote:A little more please?
She was the "queen" of the Isle of Lesbos, IIRC.
I just want to know why victorian historians claimed that she was a headmistress.
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by Dasein » Fri Mar 27, 2009 6:51 pm
Xamonas Chegwé wrote:Gawdzilla wrote:Xamonas Chegwé wrote:A little more please?
She was the "queen" of the Isle of Lesbos, IIRC.
I just want to know why victorian historians claimed that she was a headmistress.
why don't you google it if you wanna know so bad?
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by Xamonas Chegwé » Fri Mar 27, 2009 6:54 pm
Dasein wrote:Xamonas Chegwé wrote:Gawdzilla wrote:Xamonas Chegwé wrote:A little more please?
She was the "queen" of the Isle of Lesbos, IIRC.
I just want to know why victorian historians claimed that she was a headmistress.
why don't you google it if you wanna know so bad?
I already know!! :pissed:
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Will somebody kindly answer the question while I go and eat my dinner?
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by Gawdzilla Sama » Fri Mar 27, 2009 7:49 pm
Xamonas Chegwé wrote:Dasein wrote:Xamonas Chegwé wrote:Gawdzilla wrote:Xamonas Chegwé wrote:A little more please?
She was the "queen" of the Isle of Lesbos, IIRC.
I just want to know why victorian historians claimed that she was a headmistress.
why don't you google it if you wanna know so bad?
I already know!! :pissed:
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Will somebody kindly answer the question while I go and eat my dinner?
Because "lesbians" were officially non-existent in Victorian England?
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by Xamonas Chegwé » Fri Mar 27, 2009 7:52 pm
Gawdzilla wrote:Because "lesbians" were officially non-existent in Victorian England?
So extend that argument. I want a little more.
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by klr » Fri Mar 27, 2009 7:53 pm
Gawdzilla wrote:
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Because "lesbians" were officially non-existent in Victorian England?
IIRC, Vicky couldn't handle the notion
, so any mention of the dreaded L-word had to be avoided at all costs.
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by Gawdzilla Sama » Fri Mar 27, 2009 7:55 pm
klr wrote:Gawdzilla wrote:
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Because "lesbians" were officially non-existent in Victorian England?
IIRC, Vicky couldn't handle the notion
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The story that Victoria struck the word "lesbian" out of the laws is a myth, according to the BBC Magazine.
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by klr » Fri Mar 27, 2009 7:59 pm
Gawdzilla wrote:klr wrote:Gawdzilla wrote:
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Because "lesbians" were officially non-existent in Victorian England?
IIRC, Vicky couldn't handle the notion
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The story that Victoria struck the word "lesbian" out of the laws is a myth, according to the BBC Magazine.
Yes, but that doesn't mean that she wouldn't have exerted some influence one way or another. :hum:
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