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Title: Gibsonesque
Post by: Natasha on September 18, 2009, 04:28:52 PM
Post by: Natasha on September 18, 2009, 04:28:52 PM
Gibsonesque
http://birdofparadox.wordpress.com/2009/09/17/gibsonesque/ (http://birdofparadox.wordpress.com/2009/09/17/gibsonesque/)
9/17/09
Elsewhere on the web a somatically-male, self-styled artist and gender activist who identifies as a non-passing, non-transitioning, no-electrolysis transwoman makes a series of deliberately provocative statements; not the least of which is the eyebrow-raising assertion that SRS and HRT for transsexual women are merely forms of body modification of no greater significance than tattoos and piercings.
Leaving aside this embarrassing display of a combination of ignorance and insensitivity, for some reason the phrase "body modification" reminded me of an idea developed by William Gibson in his science fiction short story Johnny Mnemonic.
http://birdofparadox.wordpress.com/2009/09/17/gibsonesque/ (http://birdofparadox.wordpress.com/2009/09/17/gibsonesque/)
9/17/09
Elsewhere on the web a somatically-male, self-styled artist and gender activist who identifies as a non-passing, non-transitioning, no-electrolysis transwoman makes a series of deliberately provocative statements; not the least of which is the eyebrow-raising assertion that SRS and HRT for transsexual women are merely forms of body modification of no greater significance than tattoos and piercings.
Leaving aside this embarrassing display of a combination of ignorance and insensitivity, for some reason the phrase "body modification" reminded me of an idea developed by William Gibson in his science fiction short story Johnny Mnemonic.
Title: Re: Gibsonesque
Post by: Julie Marie on September 18, 2009, 05:29:06 PM
Post by: Julie Marie on September 18, 2009, 05:29:06 PM
I guess the kid with no arms would be undergoing body modification if he were to have artificial limbs put in place of his missing arms.
I guess a woman suffering from alopecia would be undergoing body modification if she were to have hair transplants.
I guess anyone who wants their body to be more normal is simply seeking body modification.
Why do these nuts get the press anyway?
Julie
I guess a woman suffering from alopecia would be undergoing body modification if she were to have hair transplants.
I guess anyone who wants their body to be more normal is simply seeking body modification.
Why do these nuts get the press anyway?
Julie
Title: Re: Gibsonesque
Post by: Tank Grrl on September 18, 2009, 06:28:19 PM
Post by: Tank Grrl on September 18, 2009, 06:28:19 PM
These nuts get the press because we give it to them, but when these nuts toss a 'bomb' into our online community like this person did, it's hard to resist.