I've heard the term, but have a short memory about some; ok, 'most' things; so
I had to look it up.
from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penis_envy
"
Penis envy in Freudian psychoanalysis refers to the theorized reaction of a
girl during her psychosexual development to the realization that she does not
have a penis. Freud considered this realization a defining moment in the
development of gender and sexual identity for women. According to Freud, the
parallel reaction in boys to the realization that girls do not have a penis is
castration anxiety.
In contemporary culture, the term is sometimes used symbolically or
metaphorically to refer to the idea that women wish they had a penis, or to
refer to anxieties between men about the size of their genitals.
"
I think it is a fairly common belief that men who drive cars like the e-type
have feelings of inadequacy ( I assume that this what you meant by "penis
envy"? ), but these conceptions aside, it is a beautiful car. Maybe to
compensate, e-type owners could drive a spridget as a second car? :)
I tend to dismiss these theories. Oh, I joke about it, and it may be true in
some cases, but my theory is that men generally like cars. ;) I stick to my
attraction to what I perceive to be the feminine body of the Healey, though my
wife would choose the Jag.
Freud has pretty much been dismissed, hasn't he?
RD
> Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2009 21:46:37 -0400
>
> I think this was sometimes referred to as "penis envy"--you think?:)
>
>
> ---- Robert Blair <rnbmail@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> =============
> This thread seems to have gotten a life of it's own..... but whoever said
the
> following, it is a classic ...... ten out of ten.
>
> "I like the Jag, though I refer to it as a "penis on wheels"; but I much
> prefer the feminine body of the Healey. ( Hips and headlights )" :-)
>
> Robert N. Blair Yellow 65BJ8 rnbmail@yahoo.com
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