196 Near Disasters
For those of you not still too embarrassed to emerge from seclusion, allow me to put a different spin on yesterday's theme.
This ...
... is a fetish, now sometimes called a power figure. The term "fetish" was derived from French in the early 17th century; it was originally used to denote an object of power, most often a figure imbued with magical properties or intended as the residence or representation of a spirit. The materials used and concepts expressed vary according to the culture of origin. Sexual connotations and extreme obsessions are optional.
I don't want to hear one word about the Woman of Willendorf from you, Goodfellow.
This ...
... is a fetish, now sometimes called a power figure. The term "fetish" was derived from French in the early 17th century; it was originally used to denote an object of power, most often a figure imbued with magical properties or intended as the residence or representation of a spirit. The materials used and concepts expressed vary according to the culture of origin. Sexual connotations and extreme obsessions are optional.
I don't want to hear one word about the Woman of Willendorf from you, Goodfellow.