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phallus
(redirected from Phallicism)

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phallus
1. another word for penis
2. an image of the penis, esp as a religious symbol of reproductive power

phallus [′falĀ·əs]
(anatomy)
(embryology)
An undifferentiated embryonic structure derived from the genital tubercle that differentiates into the penis in males and the clitoris in females.


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Major does this by subverting the paradigm of Calibanic phallicism with black phallic tricksterism, in the process, he changes the black phallus from a symbol of pollution to one of productivity and proliferating meanings.
This "corporate" figure, posed in stark contrast to the exaggerated phallicism of the big drill, seemed to serve as the artist/hobbyist's personal muse.
 
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