Montenegro is a place for insemination of capital
Crna Gora je mjesto za oplodnju kapitala.
Montenegro is a place for
insemination of capital.
In this case, the state is conceptualized as a strong parent, providing basic capital needs to its citizens, especially those in need. The state is the mother whose capital has to be fertilized. In this interpretation, the metaphor symbolizes motherhood. It is possible to conclude even further: the homeland is a female body and as such is not at risk of being harmed by foreign men. Insemination, in this case, is not a rape – which would be metaphorically mapped to invasion and violation of the nation, to the metaphor of national or state humiliation . This metaphor is taking female anatomy as a model for the economy. Its paradox is that its contextual resonance is essentially at odds with the comparison it makes. While the metaphor is trying to connect mind and body, e.g. economy and womb, it also induces the sexual separation of labor upon which Montenegrin (not to say Balkan) patriarchy is founded. This reveals the structures of patriarchy that have separate labor into men’s production and women’s reproduction.
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