LaPage also says, “Parasites may cause biological changes such as species which cause changes in the hosts reproductive glands, parasitic castration, such as the parasitic crustacean Sacculina, which destroys the reproductive organs of the host, the short-tailed spidercram, Inacus mauritanicus, which is attacked by Sacculina neglecta. The effects of Sacculina cause seventy percent of male crabs to acquire some of the secondary sexual characteristics of the female. The abdomen of these males becomes broad, they may acquire, in addition to their male copulating styles, appendages modified to bear eggs, and their nippers become smaller at the same time.”
It is inevitable that the enormous effect which the parasite has upon the host would result in some biological alterations such as the effect of Sacculina upon Inacus mauritanicus. We have seen in America during the past quarter of a century, coincident with the great power attained by the Პevvs in every walk of life, startling modifications in the appearances and habits of American males, as well as a vast increase in the public practice of male homosexuality.
American males have taken on some of the secondary sexual characteristics of the female, and they have shown amazing declines in such primary male characteristics as energy, aggressiveness, and physical strength.
The traditional roles of the sexes have also undergone sweeping changes, due principally to Პevvish agitation for “sexual equity.” This campaign has n
