tHE TASK is to detach naming 'hysteric' 'pervert' from their metaphoric ground (a homosexual is
not necessarily a psychoanalytic “pervert,” a “hysteric” does not have to be a
biological woman, etc.).
Throughout Žižek’s work, the term “perversion” has a
negative valence, (intrinsic value) whereas the “hysterical” (or “feminine”) position is highly
valorized.
The hysteric’s relationship to the Other (the symbolic order, the law) is
one of perpetual questioning, attempting to discover what it is that the Other
wants.
By contrast, the pervert believes he immediately knows what the Other
wants and directly delivers it.
Thus, the hysterical position opens up the
possibility for change, whereas the pervert is essentially locked in place.
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