>>38799262>Provided my evidence Anon, your “evidence” was that other writers sometimes used the sword as a phallic object. You’ve failed to argue effectively, because still don’t have a case for Pokémon doing the exact same thing. Objects are not always linked to the same symbolism across all stories, especially if we’re talking about stories across centuries. Hell, to use wolves as an example, they went from the scourge of the night, the scariest beast out there, the reason shepherds have to be careful, to just giant, fluffier dogs to tamed and befriended. We can even shift this down to an even more personal basis and argue that writers will employ their own sorts of symbolism in their work that may be completely removed from conventional symbolism. Take (and I know you’ll get this one if you study culture) The Great Gatsby. The long analyzed green light in that story represents Gatsby’s inability to let go of the past and his endless, doomed resolve to get it back, while our collective unconscious has labeled a green light as an affirmation; a sign to go. These two things very obviously conflict with each other.
The sword need not always represent something phallic, even though sometimes it does. When you stop to consider the meanings a sword might have outside being someone’s dick, it becomes harder to believe that this wolf is sucking one. For example, as a weapon, a sword is a harbinger of death and war. See pic related. Is there any sex analogies in this picture at all?
Mind you, all of this is ignoring that the sword may not have any deeper meaning in the first place. After all, sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.
That’s why people in this thread are laughing at you and insinuating that you’re a homosexual, as baseless as that may or may not be. You’re so quick to assert that the subtext behind this wolf is inherently sexual, when there may not be any subtext at all.
