http://thedailycrosshatch.com/2009/12/16/binky-brown-meets-the-holy-virgin-mary-by-justin-green/ between the panels Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:58:24 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://thedailycrosshatch.com/2009/12/16/binky-brown-meets-the-holy-virgin-mary-by-justin-green/comment-page-1/#comment-24290 Eddie Campbell Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:21:53 +0000 http://thedailycrosshatch.com/?p=5390#comment-24290 I don't think it's fair to say 'wrong self-diagnosis'. The person on the couch doesn't have the expertise to separate the idea of obsession from the subject of his or her obsession. And having been brought up as a catholic myself, you're definitely underestimating how widespread those penis rays are. I don’t think it’s fair to say ‘wrong self-diagnosis’. The person on the couch doesn’t have the expertise to separate the idea of obsession from the subject of his or her obsession. And having been brought up as a catholic myself, you’re definitely underestimating how widespread those penis rays are.

]]> http://thedailycrosshatch.com/2009/12/16/binky-brown-meets-the-holy-virgin-mary-by-justin-green/comment-page-1/#comment-24281 Robert Boyd Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:05:12 +0000 http://thedailycrosshatch.com/?p=5390#comment-24281 One thing that is interesting about Binky Brown is that Greens search for a cause for his problem leads him to an incorrect conclusion. He blames the Church here. But he later concluded that it was a mental issue--OCD, in particular. And obviously, many readers must have realized how wrong his early self-diagnosis was (after all, hundreds of millions of Catholics manage to live life without penis rays). This doesn't detract from its power, but it does add a level of irony, given that Binky Brown was likely meant to be a self-exploration, if not a catharsis. One thing that is interesting about Binky Brown is that Greens search for a cause for his problem leads him to an incorrect conclusion. He blames the Church here. But he later concluded that it was a mental issue–OCD, in particular. And obviously, many readers must have realized how wrong his early self-diagnosis was (after all, hundreds of millions of Catholics manage to live life without penis rays). This doesn’t detract from its power, but it does add a level of irony, given that Binky Brown was likely meant to be a self-exploration, if not a catharsis.

]]>