I think it's the sanctioning that's the cultural component. Ancient Greeks sanctioned older/younger male love, but would have had a hard time with to guys being partners for life, while we're the opposite. Greeks also thought that homosexual love was more human because animals don't do it, while modern religious conservatives think it's unnatural because animals don't do it-- but in fact animals DO do it, and quite pervasively!

he forgot to say that the flag has a crossbar in this shot

I agree 100% with the Turks on the messedupedness of this move by the school, but as a teacher I occasionally have to call kids out for coming in obviously blazed and unable to deal. Take them aside, find out what's going on, remind them that playtime is for after you finish your homework, etc. Now, if I were teaching Studio Art... different story.

Thanks for making our tragedies so comedic