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I have yet to come to a satisfying explanation for the origin of that fetish.

I suppose in the absence of any historical record you can make up whatever story you like, but the self flagellation that comes with it is so weird.

Isn't is just the noble savage fallacy as usual?

Yeah but what’s with the masochism attached to it?

My theory it's due to the plethora of nature documentaries making humans into villains. It worked.