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[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (7 children)

Or doesn’t know the meaning of concubines.

I don't know the meaning of that word either, but based on context I assume it's because I'm not into any sketchy shit.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago (3 children)

It's an old term for a pleasure slave.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (2 children)

No, concubinage was typically consensual.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 months ago

By definition of concubine, sure, but consensual is a far cry for most. I'm trying to remember the exact quote, but I'll paraphrase it here: 'In slave-owning societies, the vast majority of concubines were slaves.' https://archive.org/details/historicaldictio0000klei for the source.

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