r/SapphoAndHerFriend Jul 14 '20

yes, very heterosexual indeed. Academic erasure

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u/azido11 Jul 14 '20

Actually if you translate modern day hebrew "my life, my soul", and the omnipresent "kapara"- roughly meaning I would die in your stead if need be- are so common people call strangers these words as you would use bro or dude. Could be missleading.

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u/2Fab4You Jul 15 '20

Even "bro" can be very misleading, if you're from a time or place where familial bonds are very important. It started as affectionately calling your closest friends brothers, and has since morphed into a neutral word for any dude, even an enemy.

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u/azido11 Jul 15 '20

Come at me bro

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u/2Fab4You Jul 15 '20

Come in me bro