Good essay by @annaleen on 'techno-orientalism'
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Good post by @annaleen on 'techno-orientalism'
I'm always puzzled when I watch dystopian scifi and people only eat noodles and talk to hot Asian ladies (I mean, I do that, but that's today, not the dystopian future)
Why we need to fight back against sexy Asian lady robots
Techno-Orientalism is a strand of futurism that condemns and erases Asian cultural power. We need to eradicate it, says Annalee Newitz
New Scientist (www.newscientist.com)
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berserk du soleilreplied to Adrianna Tan last edited by
@skinnylatte @annaleen i played a not very good cyberpunk game that was clearly set in like a neo tokyo place, but the code localized it and told me it was the future of my midsize midwestern u.s. city which was like . . . ok haha
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Adrianna Tanreplied to berserk du soleil last edited by
@aetataureate lol sure in the future we'll have building codes and zoning that allows neon high density mixed use buildings (future NIMBYs have all become robots)
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@skinnylatte i'm getting a 504 on this link, but this one is working for me:
Why we need to fight back against sexy Asian lady robots
Techno-Orientalism is a strand of futurism that condemns and erases Asian cultural power. We need to eradicate it, says Annalee Newitz
New Scientist (www.newscientist.com)
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berserk du soleilreplied to Adrianna Tan last edited by
@skinnylatte also adrianna, your link didn't work for me but i found annalee's and that did work! just fyi
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@cour13r5 thanks! edited the link
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Adrianna Tanreplied to berserk du soleil last edited by
@aetataureate just edited the link to one that works!
