joelfromaus@aussie.zone to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days ago“Back in myyyy day…”aussie.zoneimagemessage-square164fedilinkarrow-up11.08Karrow-down118
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minus-squarevelma@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 days agoThere are certainly people who choose to do this. But in the time period pictured, it is more likely that this woman had no other choice.
minus-squareVreyan31@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 days agoOh absolutely. Women were basically property then and no one had any concept of ‘spousal rape’. I was more addressing the mentality when people do it now - that it shouldn’t be assumed to be ignorance about birth control
minus-squarevelma@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 days agoThat’s fair, there certainly can be a power dynamic shift within a relationship with regard to number of children.
There are certainly people who choose to do this. But in the time period pictured, it is more likely that this woman had no other choice.
Oh absolutely. Women were basically property then and no one had any concept of ‘spousal rape’.
I was more addressing the mentality when people do it now - that it shouldn’t be assumed to be ignorance about birth control
That’s fair, there certainly can be a power dynamic shift within a relationship with regard to number of children.