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Penis Envy changed in the 70s

Freud's 1908 theory evolved for Women's Fashion Obsession

By Shanon Angermeyer NormanPublished 4 months ago Updated 4 months ago 3 min read
Easier than the Periodic Table of Elements?

Did you think that Frued was a lunatic or just a sexist male chauvenist pig? Did you ever consider that as a woman you might have "penis envy" and that if you had been born with a penis all of the horrors of being a woman might never have occurred? I did. I thought maybe if I just had a penis I wouldn't be subjected to objectification, being considered property, or the disrespect that comes from those who still want to punish Eve's daughters just for having a vagina. Not only was I proud that I bore a son instead of an evil girl, I finally had my own personal penis. Or so I thought. But really it's not about the penis at all. Nope. It's not about the vagina either. This whole sexist thing is just a sado-masochistic game that both sexes have been playing since before 1908 when Freud published his "Penis Envy" theory.

Men and Women say the same thing to each other, "Nothing I do is ever good enough for you!" I think this is the most constant love song they have rapped at each other through the centuries. While men have built mansions, gardens, theme parks, airplanes, skycrapers, doggie doors, toasters, blenders, and whatchamacallit bathroom gadgets to go with the flushing toilet and one touch washing machine and dryer, women were still "unsatisfied". While women have learned to do back flips on double poles, wear make up on their faces without throwing up, learned to sing all the perfect notes to suit the man's mood, and worn the most ridiculous clothes just for a glimpse of male attention, men were still not impressed "enough" to say "Yeah, she's my ONE and ONLY." Men have literally died to prove their love for a woman and Women have literally destroyed their bodies to prove their love for the "oneness" of marriage and family and children. Yet, they still sing their venomous song to each other, "It's never good enough!"

Though American women began organizing the Feminist campaign in the late 1800s, it became widespread mid-1900s. By 1971, when I was born, Feminism and Equal Rights were supposed to be "given" - acceptable norms, right? That's what I thought as I took all the same classes as the boys. That's what I thought when I was playing sports in P.E. class while wearing a bloody pad. That's what I thought when I went to college. Yet there was one consistent reminder in society that was enforcing the inequity and the sexist anger ---- fashion and sizes. Oh, isn't it just a sadists perfect invention? Worse than Algebra or Geometry formulas to study. Worse than the Chemist's Periodic Table of Elements. How else can we torture those left-brained women? Hahahahhahahha! The Evil Scientist enters the fashion world. Eureka! No woman, especially not the proud, vain, or earnest, will ever enjoy their body! No. We won't cut their clitoris off. We'll just torture them with sizes! Hahahhahahhahahahahahhhaha. Men we won! Yes. Penis Rules! Those evil vaginas will hate their bodies forever every time they see a dress that they can't order online because they have no idea what size will actually work for their bodies. The tape measure doesn't apply anymore. We'll make skinny women think they're too small. We'll make fat women think they're too big. And we'll make any woman in the middle so confused she won't know if she's shopping for her buttocks or her elbow. Hahahahhahahah. Yes, Penis Rules! We got your back Freud.

In the meantime, since Miss Vanity could not order her dress online due to the size confusion, she saved her money for the chemicals on the Periodic table of Elements and is currently coming up with a new pill even worse than Viagra. Hahahahahaha, take that! And you thought Erectile dysfunction was bad! Never underestimate the power of Vulva!

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About the Creator

Shanon Angermeyer Norman

Gold, Published Poet at allpoetry.com since 2010. USF Grad, Class 2001.

Currently focusing here in VIVA and Challenges having been ECLECTIC in various communities. Upcoming explorations: ART, BOOK CLUB, FILTHY, PHOTOGRAPHY, and HORROR.

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  • Shanon Angermeyer Norman (Author)4 months ago

    According to the chart, I'm a 2X bust, XL waste, and L hips. But women's dresses are not made that way. If I get a L or XL it won't fit my bust. If I get a 2X, I look like I threw a bed sheet over my body.

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