Quote by Barbara Ehrenreich

Those Romans who perpetrated the rape of the Sabines, for example, did not work themselves up for the deed by screening Debbie Does Dallas, and the monkish types who burned a million or so witches in the Middle Ages had almost certainly not come across Boobs and Buns or related periodicals.

Those Romans who perpetrated the rape of the Sabines, for ex

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This quote suggests that people throughout history engaged in heinous acts without being influenced by explicit or sexualized media. The example of the rape of the Sabines in ancient Rome and the witch burnings during the Middle Ages are used to illustrate this point. The quote implies that these acts were not driven by exposure to pornography or similar material. Therefore, it challenges the notion that explicit media is responsible for inciting violent or morally reprehensible behavior in society.

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