Comments by "boz" (@BOZ_11) on "When did Islamic Extremism become a Threat? | History of the Middle East 1600-1800 - 3/21" video.

@JabzyJoe Homosexuality was never as widespread or socially acceptable as smoking cannabis; not even nearly. Women also frequented bathhouses, and the homosexual facet was trumped up by contemporary homosexuals (looking for historic legitimacy, as though they needed it). Homosexuality is estimated to be between 1% and 3% of men worldwide (in that range for nearly every culture). So, the idea that these bathhouses primarily were for homosexual men is not just unlikely, but impossible
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@JabzyJoe yes but 'To kill a mockingbird' is a metaphorical title. Where was your use of metaphor?
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@JabzyJoe Fair enough, but knowing what the bargain is, means your right to complain is out the window. Not that you're doing that, but pulses have been raised around here 😀
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@JabzyJoe the janissaries were slave soldiers; a small but elite infantry group. They probably made up about 0.0001% of the ottoman population. Using them as a guide for general social behaviour is a bit myopic. EDIT: moreover, they were a serious political force, as well as a militant one, so any literary output from them is likely to reverberate through history a lot more loudly than the lives of the average man (who was neither a slave, nor a solider, nor a slave soldier, nor gay).
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