oce comments on At Kawasaki’s ‘penis festival,’ phalluses are vessels of compassion

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The event 'may look weird,' says a priestess of Kanayama Shrine, but its origins and purpose point to a deeper meaning.

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[–] oce@jlai.lu 11 points 4 months ago* (2 children)

It's cool seeing body parts being (occasionally) less taboo in non Abrahamic cultures.

[–] shani66@ani.social 6 points 4 months ago (1 child)

The abrahamic religions have done literally incalculable damage to humanity

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[–] oce@jlai.lu 2 points 4 months ago

Humans are good at using religions to do damage. You can find terrible things from Hinduism and Buddhism too, for example.

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