The Complete Blacky Pictures!

Thanks to the stellar research powers of Alex B., we now have the complete set of these oddball Freudian prompts.

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Posted By: Paul - Thu Jun 28, 2012
Category: Art | Children | Alex | 1950s | Mental Health and Insanity

Comments

Rather strange. Are they used in psychological testing?

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 06/28/12 at 09:20 PM

I'm convinced these people (shrinks, et al) make this stuff up as they go along. I'm supposed to buy into the "one size fits all" idea?

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 06/28/12 at 10:28 PM

You're absolutely right honey. Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar. :cheese:

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 06/28/12 at 10:55 PM

And sometimes a cigar is the fulfillment of a desire to bite and light a phallic shaped object

Posted by Fluffy Bunny Slippers on 06/29/12 at 03:28 AM

@FBS: That editorial exercise lumbered me up.

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 06/29/12 at 04:00 AM

How the heck is a puppy sitting between 2 empty 'parental' dog houses anal sadism?

Posted by aruvqan on 06/29/12 at 10:23 PM

Because it costs more than the simple desire to own a puppy.

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 06/29/12 at 10:24 PM

@aruvcan: I say it as Blacky digging his own little spot between the parent houses, but the title makes me think it's Blacky kicking dirt on the pile after taking a dump between the houses. I think these are closer to Rorschach tests where you see whatever you want in the images.

For me the 9th image is Blacky realizing that religion is all stick and no carrot when he recognizes the "angel" as being more like a demon than anything saintly. The 6th image is obviously about how blind faith in authority leads to horrible betrayal. The others just seem to show why being an adolescent sucks.

Posted by Miles on 06/30/12 at 06:51 PM

Would someone pay for a set of authentic Blacky Cards?

Posted by Marge on 10/13/13 at 08:26 PM

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