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#46 Posted 05 September 2011 - 10:48 PM

View PostBrumisator, on 05 September 2011 - 06:45 PM, said:

I'm pretty sure her experience could help others with missing limbs see life in a new way.

But yes, she's an exeptionally fortunate individual.

thats true, she is exceptional, but I dont see why she chose to use her sexuality as a means to help others, she has more than enough talent to achieve her goals through other methods
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#47 Posted 05 September 2011 - 11:35 PM

>_< She dones't abuse her sex-appeal, you shouldn't base her on what cake posts.
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#48 Posted 05 September 2011 - 11:47 PM

View PostBrumisator, on 05 September 2011 - 07:35 PM, said:

>_< She dones't abuse her sex-appeal, you shouldn't base her on what cake posts.


i never said she abused it, i dont even know how you could abuse that at all, I said she shouldn't have used her sex appeal as a means to convey her message since it can distort her message.
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#49 Posted 06 September 2011 - 12:08 AM

View Postsuicide_mission, on 06 September 2011 - 12:47 AM, said:

i never said she abused it, i dont even know how you could abuse that at all, I said she shouldn't have used her sex appeal as a means to convey her message since it can distort her message.

Why shouldn't she use her sex appeal? Some people's assumptions/views of amputees/disabled are that they're inferior/ugly/freaks. She's showing that they can be beautiful and elegant. I don't think she's sending the wrong message at all.
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#50 Posted 06 September 2011 - 12:18 AM

View PostCake21, on 05 September 2011 - 08:08 PM, said:

Why shouldn't she use her sex appeal? Some people's assumptions/views of amputees/disabled are that they're inferior/ugly/freaks. She's showing that they can be beautiful and elegant. I don't think she's sending the wrong message at all.

I think she is, she is doing the right by changing our perspective on people who lost their limbs, what I object is that she is now creating an expectation that people who are amputee should use their sexuality as a strong mechanism to rewrite other people's perception of them.

Would she be willing for the photo shoots if she was fat/ugly, was on a wheelchair instead of long legs, would she even be shown at a model run way? I believe not...


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#51 Posted 06 September 2011 - 12:19 AM

View Postsuicide_mission, on 06 September 2011 - 01:18 AM, said:

I think she is, she is doing the right by changing our perspective on people who lost their limbs, what I object is that she is now creating an expectation that people who are amputee should use their sexuality as a strong mechanism to rewrite other people's perception of them.

Would she be willing for the photo shoots if she was fat/ugly, was on a wheelchair instead of long legs, would she even be shown at a model run way? I believe not...

No but it's no different from beautiful people getting treated better than ugly people who aren't disabled.
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#52 Posted 06 September 2011 - 12:22 AM

View PostCake21, on 05 September 2011 - 08:19 PM, said:

No but it's no different from beautiful people getting treated better than ugly people who aren't disabled.


so you have justified double standards between people, regardless of their disabilities.











awesome...


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#53 Posted 06 September 2011 - 09:12 AM

View PostSleeping Mind, on 05 September 2011 - 09:23 PM, said:

Transhumanism is just a term to describe a new chapter in the human evolution.

Like I said before Transhumanism is an offshoot of humanism. It's a philosophy regarding the technologies which could create trans-humans.

View Postsuicide_mission, on 06 September 2011 - 02:18 AM, said:

I think she is, she is doing the right by changing our perspective on people who lost their limbs, what I object is that she is now creating an expectation that people who are amputee should use their sexuality as a strong mechanism to rewrite other people's perception of them.

Would she be willing for the photo shoots if she was fat/ugly, was on a wheelchair instead of long legs, would she even be shown at a model run way? I believe not...

I don't think that's what she was going for in that talk.
Her point seem to be that despite her obviously being a beautiful woman, her disability made a lot of people expect differently. It's about perception towards disabled people and the reality that with todays advancements and variety someone who has to use a prosthetic can actual use that to her/his advantage.
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#54 Posted 06 September 2011 - 01:49 PM

I wasn't sure in which thread to post this, but I think it has more to do with transhumanism than the actual game:

RockPaperShotgun talks about transhumanism with Deus Ex: Human revolution as a template, and how its ethical dilemmas may already be translatable to the real world, albeit on a much smaller scale.

(cryptic spoilers about the game start after the 4th image in the article, the one Jensen slapping people aroud with his mouth open)
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#55 Posted 06 September 2011 - 01:57 PM

View Postsuicide_mission, on 06 September 2011 - 01:22 AM, said:

so you have justified double standards between people, regardless of their disabilities.











awesome...

no justification, just stating a fact
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#56 Posted 16 October 2011 - 10:39 PM

Transhumanism today





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#57 Posted 16 October 2011 - 10:57 PM

WTF are those two videos doing in the same post? HAhahah.

That 29 year old made me smile like a billion kitten pictures never could. Bravo!


Those Russians, though...just... :whacklook
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#58 Posted 16 October 2011 - 11:09 PM

I doubt we will see volunteered augmentation go mainstream in our life stream. As replacement limbs and body parts that are lost or damaged sure, we already have functioning cybernetic arms and hands. I imagine if it ever does get to the point where augmentations provide people with physical or mental advantages, it would become insanely regulated or simply not even be made available for civilian use.
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#59 Posted 17 October 2011 - 09:41 AM

My body is ready.


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#60 Posted 17 October 2011 - 01:53 PM

Sleeping Mind what the **** was that second vid? I feel sad for even scrolling through it.

The first one brings light to the darkest reaches of my cold machine heart, though.
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