3 ms·
This is, perhaps, the strongest introduction I've ever read to an academic paper: "In the tropical forests of New Guinea, the Etoro believe that for a boy to a
by shalmanese 16y ago
This is, perhaps, the strongest introduction I've ever read to an academic paper:
"In the tropical forests of New Guinea, the Etoro believe that for a boy to achieve manhood he must ingest the semen of his elders. This is accomplished through ritualized rites of passage that require young male initiates to fellate a senior member (Herdt 1984/1993; Kelley 1980). In contrast, the nearby Kaluli maintain that male initiation is only properly done by ritually delivering the semen through the initiate’s anus,not his mouth. The Etoro revile these Kaluli practices, finding them disgusting. "
- euroclydon 16y agoGood thing the author has a decent vocabulary, otherwise that might have been rude.
- VMG 16y agoIndeed. I couldn't go on reading after that because I had the feeling that the article already climaxed (pun slightly intended)
- wfaler 16y agoI'm betting someone in the Vatican is taking note of this..