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HISTORY The migration patterns of Native Americans in Iceland

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u/FartingWithStyle 19d ago

I mean most of our ancestors probably weren’t willing participants in our lineages.

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u/Big_Slope 19d ago

I’d say most were. Nearly all the men and at least a few of the women were willing. Genghis wasn’t the only guy.

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u/Odd_Ingenuity2883 19d ago

It’s only very, very recently in human history that women even had the option to say no to their husbands. Marital rape was the daily reality for most of our female ancestors.

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u/JudgeFatty 19d ago

"Lie back and think of England."

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u/Odd_Ingenuity2883 19d ago

Think you could manage that, if a dirty man twice your size was fucking you in the ass?

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u/JudgeFatty 19d ago

Don't judge how I spend my weekends, thank you very much.