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[-] Sunsofold@lemmings.world 76 points 2 weeks ago

This is kind of the best-case fantasy of what happened to introduce that DNA so let's just hope it's true for now.

[-] massacre@lemmy.world 40 points 2 weeks ago

Yeahhh.... first thought I had when the DNA news hit was that this had pretty rapey vibes...

I don't think there was a lot of consent on offer.

[-] MonkRome@lemmy.world 30 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I thought neanderthal males were thought to be a lot less aggressive than homo sapiens (possibly even the reason for their extinction)? Even though I suspect you could be right. I think it's possibly a mistake to apply how we are today to how our relatives were 40,000+ years ago. Also they might not have a comparable concept of rape if you go back far enough. So the personal trama, cultural implications, and psychological impact are possibly hard to analyze from a modern lense.

[-] kossa@feddit.org 17 points 1 week ago

Gotta need a time machine for that ~~sweet neanderthal pussy~~ interesting anthroplogic research.

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