"a eunuch can get angry"

[Phaedo]

Hi all,

I’ve been reading this forum for four years. Now I have a question to ask:

I recently came across a literary sentence that ended with “… but even a eunuch can get angry.”
That did strike me as a bit odd. It’s as if saying “but even a coffee can be black”.
I used to always perceive eunuchs as angry, vengeful people somewhat, given their circumstances, inability to sire an heir, have a family/dynasty of their own… But I might be wrong all together.
What do you think? Does that part of the sentence read odd to you?

[Semiramis]

Maybe its all to do with gender stereotypes and common misconceptions tying these cultural constructs to biology. Perhaps the author imagines anger to be a "masculine" emotion and has trouble envisaging a eunuch having the cojones to feel something oh-so manly? Maybe done with a touch of irony?

[Phaedo]

Ah, yes. Thank you so much. I judged it habitually from a strictly historical perspective. I needed to look at it in a broader context. Yes, you are right. Thanks, really!

[Phaedo]

*.......* , wrong forum perhaps?

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[amyntoros]

*.......* , wrong forum perhaps?

(Edited by moderator)

No, Phaedo, just an irritant (i.e., Spam). I deleted his posts this morning and Thomas should be removing his membership shortly, but I edited his member name out of your post in the meantime. I'm not in the mood to give him any further publicity.

Best regards,