tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6753820.post2899278018453860229..comments2023-10-30T04:16:25.917-04:00Comments on Sentient Developments: Postgenderism: Beyond the Gender BinaryGeorgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13003484633933455827noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6753820.post-70418385072315980452011-01-01T16:58:46.700-05:002011-01-01T16:58:46.700-05:00This is very interesting! And very hard for me to ...This is very interesting! And very hard for me to take in as well. I am currently struggling with the idea of gender, and I am beginning to think what is the point of worrying about it.<br />I do think having an identity is extremely important, even gender identity, though of course not everyone fits in typical roles. Though I do not know very much about this subject, I am wondering what is its ultimate goal. What I have interpretted is the goal of postgenderism is allowing gender fluidity and full self expression by using technology to 'equal' every aspect of ourselves. Though I am not sure this is even necessary... I would like to ask anyone why this should be justified, I am not trying to be abrasive or rude, I just want to hear another perspective.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04683819280837667309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6753820.post-15329805433521493042009-09-17T10:39:42.586-04:002009-09-17T10:39:42.586-04:00you might be interested in this article:
When Not...you might be interested in this article:<br /><br />When Nothing is Produced<br />By Marcel Stoetzler<br /><br />http://www.metamute.org/content/when_nothing_is_produced<br /><br />Bourgeois society’s reduction of sexuality to the logic of (re)production results in a series of rigid dichotomies. Drawing on a rich history of radical theory, Marcel Stoetzler rejects sexual dimorphism and the gay/straight split to imagine a sexuality that is free to recreate itselfInvisible Inchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14261491237193569111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6753820.post-47024927372600892762009-07-25T05:16:38.505-04:002009-07-25T05:16:38.505-04:00Our video response to your paper
http://www.trans...Our video response to your paper<br /><br />http://www.transalchemy.com/2009/07/postgenderism-gender-singularity-video.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6753820.post-78969975263829269482009-07-02T19:14:07.455-04:002009-07-02T19:14:07.455-04:00Sneak peak of our postgenderism video rebuttal
ht...Sneak peak of our postgenderism video rebuttal<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8rWLOiMlJA<br /><br />link was broken so I had to fix it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6753820.post-30180518881377610462009-07-02T17:26:18.527-04:002009-07-02T17:26:18.527-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6753820.post-18894416055172730752009-06-09T01:15:47.515-04:002009-06-09T01:15:47.515-04:00Wouldn't the detachment of mothers from there ...Wouldn't the detachment of mothers from there womb increase the separation of the family construct?<br /><br />Many of my friends have expressed to me the sense of euphoria over carrying a life inside them for the duration of there pregnancy. I believe this may be a biologically tied psychological mechanism that helps bind the mother to the child, which therefore increase the life expectancy of the child simply by the care and attachment of the child. <br /><br />I ask these questions and make my statements fully understanding that posthuman values would be radically different than our values, which concerns me.<br /><br />Theres no reboot switch on the singularity therefore its important that the best possible outcome is derived for all sentient beings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6753820.post-29068101168092620472008-03-31T11:47:00.000-04:002008-03-31T11:47:00.000-04:00Very well written. Just one more example - humans ...Very well written. Just one more example - humans genetically engineered as hermaphrodite appear in volume 4 of "Foundation and Earth" (solarians).<BR/><BR/>Also I have read about another German scholar - Karl-Heinrich Ulrichs - a pioneer of GLBT studies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6753820.post-50066368124769252202008-03-26T13:59:00.000-04:002008-03-26T13:59:00.000-04:00I share your sentiments here, George. But, of cour...I share your sentiments here, George. But, of course, gender and especially sexuality (for which gender is necessary) are so deeply ingrained into our perception of what is valuable about life that I think that only a few pioneers will give up their gender when the technology comes. <BR/><BR/>The issue of gender and sexuality is perhaps the one transhumanist issue which even I get squeemish about. I'm fine with prosthetics, implants, I'd upload tomorrow if I could, but moving away from the gender binary is something that I instinctively don't want to do. I know this is an irrational stance, but I just can't make myself want to not be a man any more... I may be able to talk myself around at some point...Rokohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01607601948311473359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6753820.post-34734405156828016992008-03-21T16:50:00.000-04:002008-03-21T16:50:00.000-04:00No, I don't think so. Queer theory is rooted in po...No, I don't think so. Queer theory is rooted in postmodernism and deconstructionism, so its focus is almost exclusively based around the re-engineering of social constructs and the labels we give people.<BR/><BR/>In other words, it's really limited to how we 'think' about people and how we need to broaden our conceptions of sexual and gender orientation. <BR/><BR/>Postgenderists, on the other hand, take it a *significant* step further than mere semantics and reframing. They recognize the strong *biological* underpinnings that work to re-enforce gender, and work to find solutions that address those issues. <BR/><BR/>There are a number of technologies already in existence that are postgenderist in nature -- things like birth control, IVF, menstruation suppression and gender reassignment. These are very real interventions that address the root of the issue -- so postgenderism is in effect and not a mere 'what if?'Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13003484633933455827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6753820.post-44268170260096731852008-03-21T04:59:00.000-04:002008-03-21T04:59:00.000-04:00Maybe the whole technology angle is new, but queer...Maybe the whole technology angle is new, but queer theory has been talking about moving beyond the binary for quite a while already. Until we see <I>how</I> technology can 'de-binarize' us, so to speak, and theorize from there, isn't the distinction between postgenderism and good old queer theory superficial?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com