3 Psychoanalytic Thoughts on the Contemporary Political Discourse

In the aftermath of this week’s presidential debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, the keyboard warriors of the Left have been meme-ing the sh*t out of the absurdity of Trump’s remarks. Among the numerous absurdities, two statements, in particular, have become viral. (1) “[Immigrants] are eating the dogs. They’re eating the cats. They’re eating the pets of the people who live there.” (2) “[Kamala Harris] wants to do transgender operations on illegal aliens that are in prison.” Of course, the meme-ification of Trump’s statements is funny. Underlying the jokes, however, is a pursuit I’d argue is pretty noble: to … Continue reading 3 Psychoanalytic Thoughts on the Contemporary Political Discourse

Skibidi Toilet & Freud: Reluctantly Penned Thoughts

Ugh… am I really writing this essay? Dear reader, I want to let you know that as I type this, I am struggling. I’ve gone back-and-forth on writing this multiple times — for many reasons. (A) I don’t know… there is just something deeply, immediately, viscerally off-putting about discursively combining the topics of children, Freud, and literal sh*t. (B) My instinctive repulsion aside, something about “old man tries to sincerely analyze hip kid stuff” makes me feel incredibly un-hip and old. (C) A Freudian analysis of Skibidi Toilet seems to me incredibly, incredibly obvious — too obvious. I tend to … Continue reading Skibidi Toilet & Freud: Reluctantly Penned Thoughts