What? No one is sexualizing them, they were sexual. They had 4 wives. They had a reputation for "sexual promiscuity". This information is directly from the linked Wikipedia article.

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 33 points 2 months ago

“I never wanted a meme sexualizing a teenager.”

“How about a meme validating a teenager?”

“Aye, that I can do.”

[–] antonim@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 2 months ago

You can go complain to the ancient historians from whom we got the "sexualised" story of Elagabalus...

[–] Zwiebel@feddit.org 14 points 2 months ago

Did puberty hit you at 18?

[–] lime@feddit.nu 12 points 2 months ago

it's impossible to sound like a well-adjusted human that is allowed in polite society when saying this but i still feel it has to be said: the meaning of "underage" is a legal one, not a biological one, and it varies a lot across the world. in my country, we commonly call people turning 15 "pants-age" (bad translation) because it's the age of consent. that's just normal here.

assuming the rest of the world, especially when going back through history, shares 21st century north american sensibilities is not helping anyone.

[–] not_IO@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 2 months ago

bro had a boring teenage time :(