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Fredric Wertham

(1895–1981) Psychologist

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Fredric Wertham was a psychologist.

Quick Facts About Fredric Wertham

Born: March 20, 1895
Died: November 18, 1981
Profession: Psychologist

About Fredric Wertham

[Wikidata] German-American psychiatrist (1895-1981)... | [Wikipedia] Fredric Wertham was a German–American psychiatrist and author. Wertham had an early reputation as a progressive psychiatrist who treated poor black patients at his Lafargue Clinic at a time of heightened discrimination in urban mental health practice. Wertham also authored a definitive textbook on t

Quotes by Fredric Wertham

Through TV and moving pictures a child may see more violence in thirty minutes than the average adult experiences in a lifetime.…

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Adults

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For boys, Wonder Woman is a frightening image. For girls she is a morbid ideal. Where Batman is anti-feminine, the attractive Wonder…

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Attractive

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Robin is a handsome ephebic boy, usually shown in his uniform with bare legs. He is buoyant with energy and devoted to…

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Boys

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Hitler was a beginner compared to the comic-book industry.

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Beginners

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The greatest achievement of the civil-rights movement is that it has restored the dignity of indignation.

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Achievement

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The Batman type of story may stimulate children to homosexual fantasies, of the nature of which they may be unconscious.

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Children

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