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Was knocking off the Washington Monument a type of "emasculation"?

posted 8 years ago by nurhaci
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If we think of the Washington Monument as a phallic symbol, then doesn't lobbing off the top half symbolize an "emasculation" of America, like getting your ding-dong cut off?

[–] student_points 8 years ago

lol. yes that is quite possible. However a little later in the movie we see the obelisk intact and erect (bad movie mistake). Apparently a real man never looses his erection ;-)

- "is this the secret headquarters of the gestapo?"
- "It was"

[–] flyer-50463 7 years ago

The obelisk did not fall completely down. Only the top 1/5. This was not an emasculation, to use the imagery presented, but a circumcision. Likewise later, we see the obelisk, what remained.

[–] Gary O. (997) 7 years ago

Was the collision with the Monument accidental?

[–] Gary O. (997) 4 years ago

The OP is reading far too much into this