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Lostpoet · M
Women fight all the time though
@Lostpoet verbally.
Lostpoet · M
@greensnacks Words are just as damaging as fists sometimes.
@Lostpoet sure. But words didn't pulverize the people in Gaza.

samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
There was a Greek show about that.

I just looked it up:




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The Greek play about women not sleeping with men is Lysistrata by Aristophanes, a bawdy anti-war comedy produced around 411 BC. In the play, Athenian woman Lysistrata organizes a sex strike among women from various Greek city-states to force their husbands to end the Peloponnesian War, ultimately leading to peace talks.
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This video explains how the women in the play use a sex strike to end the war:
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Key details about the play:
The Plot: The women, led by Lysistrata, agree to withhold sex from their partners until the men agree to stop fighting.
The Strategy: As part of the protest, the women also seize the Acropolis, where the state treasury is kept.
The Conflict: The play highlights the tension between male and female, as well as the desperation of the men—notably Lysistrata's husband, Kinesias—who face extreme temptation but are refused.
The Message: While comedic, the play serves as a critique of the brutal Peloponnesian War and showcases the power of collective female action.
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Lysistrata is widely considered the most famous example of a "sex strike" in both classic literature and political activism today.
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Sex strike - Wikipedia
History * Ancient Greece. The most famous example of a sex strike in the arts is the Greek playwright Aristophanes' work Lysistrata, an anti-war comedy. The fem...

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In the ancient Greek play ‘Lysistrata,’ women stop having sex with men to end a bloody war | by Nina Renata Aron | Timeline | Medium
The play is a bawdy comedy that has inspired novels, musicals, and an episode of *M*A*S*H*. In the play, women stage a sex strike to force men to stop the Pelop...

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Lysistrata: Full Play Summary - SparkNotes
Lysistrata tells the Commissioner that war is a concern of women because women have sacrificed greatly for it—women have given their husbands and their sons to ...

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Lysistrata: 'Ancient' War Protest - NPR
Related NPR Stories. Expanded coverage. Read the Transcript. All over the world yesterday, voices rose in opposition to war in the form of theater. The ancient ...

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Aristophanes, Lysistrata
Lysistrata, performed first in 411 bce, begins with the title character, an agitated Athenian woman, impatient with the tardiness of other women whom she also c...

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Iwillwait · M
@samueltyler2 You lost me in 1st two paragraphs referring no sleeping or sex 🙄
whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M
They dont????😷
Nunki · 31-35, F
Hmm. Good point@whowasthatmaskedman
FreddieUK · 70-79, M
Yes...Margaret Thatcher proved that.
Nunki · 31-35, F
zero men policy 🥊@FreddieUK
FreddieUK · 70-79, M
@Nunki I'll fight you for saying that. 😵‍💫
Nunki · 31-35, F
See? That was quick @FreddieUK
IM5688 · 70-79, M
I highly doubt that.
ChipmunkErnie · 70-79, M
You really need to look at female rulers throughout history.
I think there would be less wars for sure
HumanEarth · F
Just every 28 days severe notations
Nunki · 31-35, F
No issues. We can let a 70 y/o lady take the lead @HumanEarth
There would be wars at least a few days of every month 👀
Nunki · 31-35, F
Over chocolate @ostfuidctyvm
chillout17 · 31-35, M
Sure they wouldnt want to fight each other?
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Monalisasmith86 · 36-40, F
But there’d be gossiping and cat fights what’s the difference woman fight not to make peace but to destroy one another men create wars to make peace happen
AdmiralPrune · 41-45, M
There would be monthly wars.
Nunki · 31-35, F
They would be 60-80 year olds so naaah @AdmiralPrune
AdmiralPrune · 41-45, M
@Nunki So the global leadership would piss themselves after a cough or sneeze?
SpectralMourning · 41-45, M
Same if we were ruled by cats.
Nunki · 31-35, F
Cat fights at best…in both scenarios @SpectralMourning
SpectralMourning · 41-45, M
cherokeepatti · 70-79, F
If Hillary had won the presidency it would have been far worse than war.
Iwillwait · M
No, just "Be-Headings, Drawn & Quartered, and mass poisonings.
WanderingDude · 31-35, M
Oh Lord, I can’t even imagine living in a world ruled by women 🤣
CreyvinMoorhead · 41-45, M

 
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