tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post7872889011688493174..comments2024-03-27T23:13:43.597-05:00Comments on Prairie Rose Publications: Have I got a story for youLivia J Washburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05958199886826207363noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-18949328192326892852016-06-23T13:28:13.275-05:002016-06-23T13:28:13.275-05:00Oh, Sarah. I love that theory. I hadn't though...Oh, Sarah. I love that theory. I hadn't thought about him being a cook. Throughout most of the middle ages Cooks were men. I don't know how that olds up for other eras, but it's entirely possible that cooking was a man's task in those days, too.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-61715078913376421932016-06-23T08:27:22.990-05:002016-06-23T08:27:22.990-05:00That's an interesting theory based on pots and...That's an interesting theory based on pots and pans. I'm thinking of today's famous chefs who are male. Their life's work is with food. So maybe, just maybe, this male found with pots and cooking utensils in his grave just might have been honored in some way for his cooking skills. Maybe he saved the whole village from starvation because he knew things he could forage and cook Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-2193392769319259242016-06-22T08:23:08.033-05:002016-06-22T08:23:08.033-05:00The possibilities are endless, aren't they? On...The possibilities are endless, aren't they? One thing is certain, though, I bet this guy never dreamed we'd be discussing his sexuality 5,000 years later.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-21840598084093242852016-06-21T20:56:59.893-05:002016-06-21T20:56:59.893-05:00Ah Keena, what a tale we weave. I've always ha...Ah Keena, what a tale we weave. I've always had issues with historians and archeologist putting current ideolgy on the past. <br /><br />Now if I were to use this as a story, I would have him buried with the things that belonged to a beloved wife who died or disappeared so this was all he had left. Or he was a thief and he...oh well, better stop while I'm ahead. Thank you for a very Renaissance Womenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045401344374224512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-72431959232006820622016-06-21T18:40:19.744-05:002016-06-21T18:40:19.744-05:00I'm pretty sure the woman chose that particula...I'm pretty sure the woman chose that particular hypothesis because it would grab headlines. My hypothesis would have been he was transgendered, but at the end of the day there's no knowing. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-88058842906022378192016-06-21T18:31:52.248-05:002016-06-21T18:31:52.248-05:00I saw that movie when I was a kid, and remember th...I saw that movie when I was a kid, and remember the man walking backwards, throwing dust on himself, etc. I need to watch that movie again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-12176136356512861392016-06-21T18:28:06.242-05:002016-06-21T18:28:06.242-05:00So true, Shayna. Eventually you will read in one o...So true, Shayna. Eventually you will read in one of my stories about a man buried as a woman. Don't know when or what story, but I know it'll be there.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-78649368434548786922016-06-21T18:26:45.107-05:002016-06-21T18:26:45.107-05:00Celia, the man was buried as a woman. I agree that...Celia, the man was buried as a woman. I agree that it wasn't an accident -- Oops! That's not Aunt Madge -- and that's what it's stuck in my mind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-81687868818408165912016-06-21T17:37:32.357-05:002016-06-21T17:37:32.357-05:00Interesting. I like your spin, though homosexualit...Interesting. I like your spin, though homosexuality has always been part of the scene with varying levels of tolerance/attitude. I'm an anthro/archaeology major and sometimes the leaps made by experts to explain their finds bothered me. People do strange things for strange reasons--that never changes! Thanks for an interesting post, Keena.Patti Sherry-Crewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07239195135892487184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-35284864601899278002016-06-21T17:22:10.058-05:002016-06-21T17:22:10.058-05:00Keena,
Your article brings to mind the book/movie...Keena,<br /><br />Your article brings to mind the book/movie "Little Big Man" and the portrayal of the gay Native American character. That was groundbreaking for its time in publishing and Hollywood.Kaye Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13530735658588595790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-79826797349078851012016-06-21T16:44:23.924-05:002016-06-21T16:44:23.924-05:00Well now isn't that a fascinating tidbit of an...Well now isn't that a fascinating tidbit of ancient history left to fester in the mind of a writer? Oh, the possibilities! This is one of the things I love about what I call the "curse" of a writer's mind. Always working overtime, and one source of mystery from history can inflict an entirely new world yet to be written, and therefore, discovered! Awesome. Shayna Matthewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07211023762774649147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-80665971096457851192016-06-21T16:42:49.472-05:002016-06-21T16:42:49.472-05:00All Native American tribes have some gay men. They...All Native American tribes have some gay men. They rode their horses backwards, and from what I've read, they were not shunned but accepted just as they did all members. What would I do with this information..nothing?<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272417114895975742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-61137234006257285102016-06-21T16:08:10.113-05:002016-06-21T16:08:10.113-05:00Exactly!
Exactly!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-6535101517868755152016-06-21T16:03:09.682-05:002016-06-21T16:03:09.682-05:00This is what it means to be a romance hero! Manly ...This is what it means to be a romance hero! Manly men will do <i>anything</i> for their heroine...including things like face down a homicidal maniac the heroine calls "Dad" -- preferably without a weapon, barefoot, and standing in three feet of snow. ;-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05740371055384281988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-87994206012892004742016-06-21T15:33:05.662-05:002016-06-21T15:33:05.662-05:00"I am Beowulf, and I'm here to slay your ..."I am Beowulf, and I'm here to slay your monstah..." That kind of a man. <br />LOLCheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-15489471431623888032016-06-21T15:05:02.728-05:002016-06-21T15:05:02.728-05:00I just haven't found the right hero yet. I mea...I just haven't found the right hero yet. I mean, who would take on the heroine's father after that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-18204522242339772772016-06-21T15:02:09.149-05:002016-06-21T15:02:09.149-05:00Kathleen, I have no doubt there were gay 'cave...Kathleen, I have no doubt there were gay 'cavemen.' In ancient Celtic cultures sexuality appears to have been whatever. I'm here, you're here, let's have some fun. In Greece, it was assumed soldiers had male lovers, and only considered odd when the soldier didn't marry to have children later on. The Roman's didn't see anything wrong with homosexuality, although Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-6659216705755196602016-06-21T14:04:37.250-05:002016-06-21T14:04:37.250-05:00I've always believed sexuality -- like so many...I've always believed sexuality -- like so many other things in nature -- exists on a continuum. Homosexuality is nothing new. Among some Indian tribes, for example, gay men were assumed to have a special connection to power -- foresight, healing, and other mystical abilities. Of necessity, such men lived chaste lives, but they were revered. Why people today have reached an arbitrary Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05740371055384281988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-25683483415627228952016-06-21T11:30:15.675-05:002016-06-21T11:30:15.675-05:00That is "Fascinating..." as Spock would ...That is "Fascinating..." as Spock would say. And I love your take on it, too! Get them fingers a-typin', girl! Cheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.com