tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956838.post950908269184187460..comments2023-11-22T01:14:54.298-08:00Comments on amor mundi: Futurological Identity Politics and Its ProblemsDale Carricohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02811055279887722298noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956838.post-40242960057442295702007-12-06T11:01:00.000-08:002007-12-06T11:01:00.000-08:00> [C]onsider ["transhumanism"] a “Gay Rights movem...> [C]onsider ["transhumanism"] a “Gay Rights movement” for sorts<BR/>> of people who don’t (or who possess characteristics which do not)<BR/>> exist yet. The problem, of course, [is]—who needs a Gay Rights<BR/>> movement if there’s never been anybody of homosexual orientation<BR/>> before?<BR/><BR/>This metaphor really pisses me off.<BR/><BR/>My strong impression of the entire >Hist community is that, in<BR/>the aggregate, they're not too keen on queers and their problems.<BR/>They may not be fulminating about the "homosexual agenda"<BR/>like the Christian Right, but at best they think that any<BR/>political agitation on behalf of such unpopular minorities<BR/>is a distraction from the "important" goal of getting to<BR/>robot-godhood ASAP. This "benign" neglect goes for ethnic<BR/>and religious minorities in this country, too, as well as<BR/>for women. In other words, it's very congenial to right-wing<BR/>prejudices.<BR/><BR/>At worst, there are certainly >Hists who don't like faggots,<BR/>and who get to tip their hands occasionally without the<BR/>danger of being called on it by their >Hist compadres.<BR/><BR/>No, forget >Hism as **any** kind of "rights movement." If<BR/>you've got the shitty end of some stick, the >Hists will simply<BR/>tell you that when the Robot God ascends his heavenly throne,<BR/>you'll get your Christmas presents too, if just a little<BR/>bit later than everybody else. Sound familiar?<BR/><BR/><BR/>Preacher preaching love like vengeance<BR/>Preaching love like hate<BR/>Calling for large donations<BR/>Promising estates<BR/>Rolling lawns and angel bands<BR/>Behind the pearly gates<BR/>He will have his in this life, but<BR/>Yours'll have to wait<BR/><BR/>He's immaculately tax free. . .<BR/><BR/>-- Joni Mitchelljimfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04975754342950063440noreply@blogger.com