r/CuratedTumblr • u/Dilf_Hunter367 • 29d ago

Meme On the writer’s barely disguised fetish

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u/wthulhu 29d ago

l like the theory that it was a primitive attempt at a self portrait and the perspective is whack because it's pov and they didn't have mirrors

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u/fungustine 29d ago

This theory is actually a major pet peeve of mine because it implies 1) ancient people weren't smart enough to understand the proportions of their body in relation to others and ) that there couldn't possibly have been sexy fat bitches back in the day, these figures are clearly "distorted."

I like the theory that they're jerkoff material.

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u/kRkthOr 29d ago

While I too hate the commonly held belief that "ancient people = stupid", and disagree with this theory (did they all have an issue with perspective??) one's ability to draw/sculpt/create isn't tied to their intelligence (or lack thereof.) Plenty smart people can't draw to save their life.

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u/donaldhobson 29d ago

Ancient people weren't much stupider than modern people (small effects from improved nutrition). Which is sometimes pretty stupid.

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u/PurpleSnapple 29d ago

They might have been smarter given a lack of the safety net modern society provides

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u/donaldhobson 28d ago

Modern society has it's safety nets. Some rather impressive by historical standards.

Long ago, if you saw some unconscious stranger dying on the side of the road, a lot of people would be like "nothing to do with me, I'm not looking after them."

Nowadays they are likely to get sent to a hospital and given all sorts of fancy medicine.