Nope. I usually state in
my posts that I don’t necessarily believe in all aspects of his theories. It’s
the fact that concepts from his theories (e.g. erogenous zones) are used in the
manga that make them relevant to what I do. I’m just unpacking clever references that Himaruya has incorporated in the manga.
It’s mostly the Germanic nations
that Freud’s theories are seen in; Germany and Austria are so obviously
Anal-retentive personality types. It’s crazy. Austria is literally described as
a stingy perfectionist…I mean! Austrians are also stereotyped for Freud, so it’s a pretty essential part of his personality.
Not to mention that
there are plenty of feminist neo-Freudians out there that have tweaked and
changed Freud’s theories – given that they were originally done from a male
perspective observing a patriarchal society. Psychodynamics today, as I’m sure you already know, is not all male-centered, contrary to popular belief.
Point is, you can still appreciate the core of a theory while also recognizing how outdated it is. I wouldn’t stress too much, although I understand why you would feel that way given how watered down people’s conceptions of his theories are.
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