"The phallus is itself the signifier of castration + ‘penis envy is most profoundly felt by..."

““The phallus is itself the signifier of castration + ‘penis envy is most profoundly felt by those who have a penis’.”

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SLAVOJ ZIZEK (Citing Boothby, “Freud As Philosopher” p.292 )

on how women might have less pressure to proof their potency than men and thus have less penis envy than men despite the fact that men already have penisses. 

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