Ah, Freud would be so disappointed to learn that the things he thought about when he was high (probably) are now being taught as fictions in high school :P
The major part of the Oedipus complex is that males have to transfer their "gender identity attachment" from their mother to their father, whereas girls do not, therefore males tend to have more "roblems" with their sexual alignment.
One thing about that theory is how to apply it to children of single parents. THere's also the problem of Freud being regarded as one of many founding fathers of modern psych but also completely off the rails in accuracy these days.
Strop, I don't think you meant to, but that post of yours did turn out a bit mocking... I presume you were laughing at the Freudian aspects, but sounded like you where making fun of Cenere (who I know is a bit depressed and thus unstable at the moment, which is why I'm worried)... Also, taught as fictions? As far as I understood, it was part of their psychology course... What's fictitious?
One thing about that theory is how to apply it to children of single parents. THere's also the problem of Freud being regarded as one of many founding fathers of modern psych but also completely off the rails in accuracy these days.
Very true... Hmm, I was raised by a single mother, how does that compare with my screwed up mind? ... Don't answer that...
ya know, I really did NOT think that this thread would possibly be put all the way in the 5th page! *ressurects like a necromancer* *takes a bite of turkey*
who I know is a bit depressed and thus unstable at the moment, which is why I'm worried
good mislead Cenere (wink wink nudge nudge) JK~! Anyways, what was the topic again? *starts rummaging through past posts like a racoon*
Strop, I don't think you meant to, but that post of yours did turn out a bit mocking... I presume you were laughing at the Freudian aspects, but sounded like you where making fun of Cenere (who I know is a bit depressed and thus unstable at the moment, which is why I'm worried)...
It'd be petty of me to quibble over chronologies so I'll simply clarify- any perceived mockery was in no way directed at Cenere. I stated earlier that Cenere had in fact provided a very succinct explanation of a significant portion of Freudian theory which is remarkably astute. But specifically that it was the Freudian theory that I don't buy. Mocking? No...but dismissive, yes: I dismiss certain applications of Freudian theory because of poor analytical power, but even so I also stated that it has a certain descriptive capacity in parts.
I don't think babies recognize anything sexual..
...one of the things which I think Freud might have stumbled upon was in his description of early childhood 'sexuality'. This 'sexuality' however is talked of in terms far different to the compartmentalised orientations we talk about of in presumed sexual maturity (and of course we have to watch out what we say because like when Freud revealed his theories to the chagrin of everybody who believed in childhood innocence, using the words "child" and "sexuality" in the same sentence would probably cause me to be listed as a person-of-interest by the authorities 8D)
Anyway, what I intended to say is that while we can debate the semantics of that until we turn blue, I'm not sure that there's any use in suggesting that "every baby is bi". Besides, given the current theories of the aetiology of certain aspects of sexual orientation, I'm not sure this is really the case on a more concrete level.
Interesting that this thread has so many posts. Altogether I understand what the creator of this thread meant about "hot topic". My view is that I can't jump in on the conversation until I see an opening. I have no issue with people who are gay, but I don't understand how they came to be that way. It may have been influence.
