Dirty, Nasty Pilgrim Sex
Of all the Thanksgiving stories in the news today-- the historic accounts, the celebrations throughout the world-- only one article aroused my senses.  Brian Alexander wrote a story for MSNBC about pilgrim sex.  Yep, the original religious right engaged in some pretty filthy, sinful sex.  Among the men on men, men on women and any other name for a Craigslist classified section, there was one tale of a young Pilgrim farm boy having his way with some of the livestock.  As leader of Plymouth colony William Bradford wrote, "He was this year detected of buggery, and indicted for the same, with a mare, a cow, two goats, five sheep, two calves and a turkey … He was first discovered by one that accidentally saw his lewd practice towards the mare."  A turkey!  Think about that today when you're eating the stuffing.  Basically, while we are taught to believe that the Pilgrims lived by the strictest of Christian law, their society was very similar to modern-day America.  They had premarital sex, extra-marital affairs, children out of wedlock, and they alienated homosexuals.  On this Thanksgiving, we Americans should all remember how the Pilgrims helped shape our nation's sexuality.

•MSNBC: How The Pilgrims Shaped Our Sex Lives

 

 

 

 

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