Posted by Rich (64.12.96.13) on September 08, 2002 at 13:04:31:
In Reply to: Austin Powers posted by Jan den Breejen (213.75.43.165) on September 08, 2002 at 12:18:47:
> Austin Powers
> This exhibitionistic movie character seems to be based on the real life Narcissistic Personality, Millon’s subtype Amorous Narcissist (with histrionic features); ‘amourous narcissists are distinguished by the game of erotic seduction they play with the opposite sex…fulfilling their own hedonistic desires and sexual appetites…strongly disinclined towards real intimacy, choosing to romance a number of potential conquests simultaneously…sexual athletes….demonstrations of sexual prowess have become an obsession….body narcissism; attending to physical appearance, clothes and other external attributes (Austin’s Swedish Penis Enhancer?)
> I know such a guy personally, he first loved sex with two woman, and now does it with three. Has made a special sex room in his house, with all kinds of attributes. Shaga-delic Man! (his problem now is that woman want attention and money and 3 women seems to push his envelope; he said to me ‘these women make me mad!’)
> I think the Austin Powers caricature is funny because of the contrast between his grandiose self-image and his ugly face and body.
> Jan
Hello Jan:
The movies fudge the implications of the damage that the Amorous Narcissist does to actual people. Austin Powers always meets eager, and willing women, he doesn't even have to seduce them! The real person, you mention, obviously, is telling them lies to string them along.... I think that Millon is exactly right, when he says that the narcissist's lovers merely provide warm bodies for them to play with! You have replied to me that you have had to deal with clients, after the " fun " is over.... Jmaes Bond in " Dr No", found out from one of the women he seduce, how she felt about it; she spit on him! Rich