Woman is a symptom of a man, in the sense that a woman can only ever enter the psychic economy of men as a fantasy object, the cause of their desire. For Zizek, woman is what sustains the consistency of man.from Key Ideas of Slavoj Zizek
Woman is a symptom of a man, in the sense that a woman can only ever enter the psychic economy of men as a fantasy object, the cause of their desire. For Zizek, woman is what sustains the consistency of man.from Key Ideas of Slavoj Zizek
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A woman is only a woman,
But a good cigar is a SMOKE."
;-)
You have a way of reducing words to their essences, FT! ;)
The poem from which the immortal line was drawn is by Kipling. It is called "The Betrothed," and was inspired by a Breach of Promise suit brought in 1885 based on the woman’s demand that her betrothed must choose between her and his cigars.
"The Betrothed" may be found in its entirety at the following:
http://www.bartleby.com/364/31.html
I find it eminently amusing. -- especially in light of the regrettable ascendancy of The Militant Bluestocking, and her ever increasingly obnoxious descendants' late twentieth-century domination of the culture.
LIFE in a virtual VAGINACRACY is no life for a MAN.
I probably would have liked Kipling...
Stay tuned, Thersites, more of the estimable Mr. K appears at my blog on the morrow, albeit a more sober, reflective example of his work.
Meanwhile ...
Reuben Reuben, I've been thinking
___ what a grand world this would be
If the men were all transported
--- far beyond the Northern Sea.
Rachel, Rachel, I've been thinking
___ men would have a merry time
If the girls were all transported
___ for the way they think's a crime.
Reuben, Reuben, stop your teasing
___ If you've any love for me
I was only just a-foolin'
___ as, of course, I thought you'd see.
Rachel, Rachel, cease your wailing
__ Then come here and marry me
We must have a dozen children
__ so we may live happily.
~ Traditional with a Twist
happy St Pats my friend!...green kisses n huggios!! xoxoxox
LIFE in a virtual VAGINACRACY is no life for a MAN.
Not every woman is a member of the vaginacracy -- not will she ever be.
Farmer John?
How are YOU? Long time no see.
Hope you and yours are well, and not plowed under a snowdrift somewhere?
Nope. I was just spending a week visiting with my father in Honolulu.
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