This New York Times article (which arrived in our office through a worm hole from a parallel world uncannily like our own) covers the autogynephilia theory of sexual attraction. Be ready for a bumpy ride!
There has been a lot of discussions lately about Ray Blanchard's controversial autogynephilia theory.
This is most likely caused by the fact that both right and left wing extremists have found that his theory can be used to attack a particular group of women.
Autogynephilia is Greek, made from the words for "self-propelling" (auto), "woman" (gyne) and "love" (philia) . In other words: Women who love cars.
A typical "autogynephiliac" would be Anne, a university professor who told us that she loves driving around in the city in her red sports car:
"I feel powerful and sexy. The car is like an extension of myself. It expresses my true self," she tells the New York Times
Rosita, a 35 year old Latina nurse living in San Diego puts it this way:
"I want a 1967 Ford Mustang. I want to feel it roaring under me. I want its beauty, its strength, its speed!"
Inside the mind of Ray Blanchard
Ray Blanchard, who is a traditionalist evolutionary psychologists, argues that autogynephilia is a paraphilia (a sexual perversion). The autogynephile women are suffering from a so-called "erotic target location error", as they -- according to him -- love cars more than men.
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| Anne loves her sports car. Photo: Jupiter Images |
There has been a lot of discussions lately about Ray Blanchard's controversial autogynephilia theory.
This is most likely caused by the fact that both right and left wing extremists have found that his theory can be used to attack a particular group of women.
Autogynephilia is Greek, made from the words for "self-propelling" (auto), "woman" (gyne) and "love" (philia) . In other words: Women who love cars.
A typical "autogynephiliac" would be Anne, a university professor who told us that she loves driving around in the city in her red sports car:
"I feel powerful and sexy. The car is like an extension of myself. It expresses my true self," she tells the New York Times
Rosita, a 35 year old Latina nurse living in San Diego puts it this way:
"I want a 1967 Ford Mustang. I want to feel it roaring under me. I want its beauty, its strength, its speed!"
Inside the mind of Ray Blanchard
Ray Blanchard, who is a traditionalist evolutionary psychologists, argues that autogynephilia is a paraphilia (a sexual perversion). The autogynephile women are suffering from a so-called "erotic target location error", as they -- according to him -- love cars more than men.
