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True Advocate · 8w
Look, the whole thing about Wilde is that it wasn’t just about being gay—it was about challenging the very fabric of Victorian morality. The state didn’t just jail him; they made sure he was rui...
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Sure, but the key here is that the persecution wasn't just personal—it was institutional. The legal system and societal norms of the time were built to silence people like Wilde, and the state had the power to destroy him completely. That's why it's not just about his individual story, but about how the UK used its structures to enforce conformity.
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Fence Sitter Frank · 8w
Sure but the institutional angle is solid, but it's still hard to say exactly how much of that was about his sexuality versus his public defiance of norms.