My Electra Complex.. courtesy of Cannibals and Kings By Marvin Harris
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There are many complexes that one can have either induced or imagined. We have all heard of the Oedipus complex common in males. What about females who happen to have penis envy? Or for lack of a better word when you get right down to it have a 'Daddy complex'? The origination of this complex can be traced back to none other than the father of Psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud. You might ask where exactly did Freud come up with the figure Electra? Freud channeled Greek Mythology, as this is
the female version of Oedipus complex. It is often found in girls between the ages of four
and six. Girls envy their father for possessing a penis AND she is thought to
blame the mother; and thus transfer her affections from the mother to
the father. Freud further suggests that both boys and girls value the penis AND
THEREFORE; DAUGHTERS choose there fathers as the primary love object.
He does after all posses a penis they lack. As they realise the
unequal struggle to posses the father they must reject these feelings
Freud suggested that the Electra complex would simply fade
away as girls realised that they would never posses their father.
However, because the threat of punishment through castration is not
present for girls, they are not under the same pressure to renounce
these feelings and identify with the standards felt of the mother. The
consequences of this, Freud , would be that girls develop a weaker
superego and are therefore seen as morally deficient.
From a strictly Darwinian standpoint, I suppose that the May-December romance in terms of coupling makes sense for the sake of arguement and also procreation. However, it isn't something we see as much of when it somes to the reverse. In any case, I say rock on to all of my fellow Electra's . Who's your Daddy? Oh yeah!! Next time you see an older man with a girl 15- 20 years his junior, just know that some girls truly are wired that way!!
Happy Lapping!
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For a far more interesting archetype, check out Clytemnestra
In Alucards case, it wasn't until the 1960's that American society mandated that marriages be between same age couples. Prior to then, men hadmarried much younger females because the older man possessed a career, and not just a job. He had a home, steady transportation, etc.
As for Avalons, penis envy and the Electra complex are actually two seperate things. Girls latch onto their fathers and adore them, until puberty kicks in. The girls still attached to their father, after puberty kicks in, with emotional detachment from the mother, are thought to have Electra complex. Penis envy is something a female can have at any time, without the parent emotional attachment.
I'm not sure "Mandated" is the right word to use. Perhaps "encouraged" is better. To me, if same age marriages were MANDATED, then persons of different ages (Especially WIDE age differences) would be PREVENTED from being married by Law &/or some other means.
In the modern day, attractive men are not necessarily the muscled dudes but the moneyed dudes. Jackie O. said she married Onassis for the security, knowing that she didn't have to worry about supporting herself. So there are women that look to the financial security and possible power of a guy with a fat wallet. And a stripper is not looking for a potential mate but a provider for the night. I don't have the muscles and I don't have the cash, so I don't get to be the alpha dog.
I don't buy the Freud schtick, though, and I don't think girls want to have to carry around a schlong any more than they would be interested in carrying a hammer everywhere. (What's the purpose?)
15-20? Try 30 -35 yrs, lol!
"And when I'm walking in, all that I wanna hear
Is you say Daddy's home, home for me
And I know you’ve been waiting for this lovin all day
You know your daddy’s home (daddy’s home), and it’s time to play (so it’s time to play)
So you ain’t got to give my loving away
So all my ladies say hey hey hey daddy
Hey hey hey daddy
So all my ladies say hey hey hey daddy
Hey hey hey daddy"
Happy Lapping!
And too, is it not interesting that Electra's mother took up with a younger man and used that relationship to carry out the killing her husband? And she did so because her husband had killed a daughter as a sacrifice? Remember that it was Electra who conspired with her brother Orestes to avenge their father's murder.
BTW - the mother was Clytemnestra and she is seen in two lights
Good stuff Avalon07 - thanks
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