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In 1905 celebrated cocaine addict Sigmund Freud coined the term “psychic impotence” to describe a form of sexual disfunction he had observed in men who failed to realise their arousal because they viewed women in binary terms - either as saintly Madonnas who should not be sullied by their desires, or as sex crazed harlots with whom they should not debase themselves.
It’s been some 120 years since the term Madonna-Whore complex was borne out of Freud’s theories, but I still have just a couple of things to say about it. In this feature length season finale episode I’m going to explore this binary stretching all the way back to biblical times - (yes, Biblical Times!). We’ll cover everything from Christian Creation myths, to the medical theories of the Ancient Greeks, the European Witch Hunts, Andrew Tate, the much beloved family friendly Disney classic, Pretty Woman, Trad Wives, and the very concept of demurité itself.
By Militant EmpathyIn 1905 celebrated cocaine addict Sigmund Freud coined the term “psychic impotence” to describe a form of sexual disfunction he had observed in men who failed to realise their arousal because they viewed women in binary terms - either as saintly Madonnas who should not be sullied by their desires, or as sex crazed harlots with whom they should not debase themselves.
It’s been some 120 years since the term Madonna-Whore complex was borne out of Freud’s theories, but I still have just a couple of things to say about it. In this feature length season finale episode I’m going to explore this binary stretching all the way back to biblical times - (yes, Biblical Times!). We’ll cover everything from Christian Creation myths, to the medical theories of the Ancient Greeks, the European Witch Hunts, Andrew Tate, the much beloved family friendly Disney classic, Pretty Woman, Trad Wives, and the very concept of demurité itself.