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My tongue was firmly in my cheek with that one.
I can understand how a modern woman would view Freud as a complete idiot. However, I think he was simply stating what he observed in his specific place and period and mistaking it for universal human language. If having a penis is the difference between owning property and being property, then those without penises will envy those with.
We take for granted the idea that those without money will envy those with money and want money of their own, perhaps in some (idealized) future that won’t be the case. Enlightened people then might scoff at our current sociological models as terribly classist.
I can understand how a modern woman would view Freud as a complete idiot. However, I think he was simply stating what he observed in his specific place and period and mistaking it for universal human language. If having a penis is the difference between owning property and being property, then those without penises will envy those with.
We take for granted the idea that those without money will envy those with money and want money of their own, perhaps in some (idealized) future that won’t be the case. Enlightened people then might scoff at our current sociological models as terribly classist.