05-01-2021, 21:45:40 PM
She Who Must Be Obeyed.
Strange, isn't it? Each man's life touches so many other lives. When he isn't around he leaves an awful hole, doesn't he?
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LETS GOOOOOOOO (General hangout thread)
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05-01-2021, 21:51:53 PM
ok
i think some gamelan funeral music would work on this golden record as well You know where you are? You're in the jungle baby.
05-01-2021, 22:12:49 PM
I'm currently thinking about in-universe terms for people having undergone transhumanist body-modification. (Concerning my previous post about a story idea of mine.)
"Transhuman" is obvious, of course, as is terms like "superhuman" or metahuman" or "parahuman". The MCU uses the term "enhanced human" or "enhanced", while the Deus Ex series uses "augmented human" or "augment", both of which I like. Of course, there'd probably be different slang and terminology in different places, so a globe-trotting story could feature a lot of different terms. A related idea is transhuman-specific slurs. The Marvel comics have "genejoke" and "mutie" for mutants, which could work for genetically enhanced humans. Gattaca has "de-gene-rate", "faithbirth" and "Godchild" for non-designer babies. And the series Dark Angel uses... a particular slur against transgender people to refer to transgenic people. (As an aside, I wonder how other speculative fiction writers feel when they write about Fantastic Racism. After all, it takes a certain amount of creativity to imagine fictional bigotry against fictional types of people, and I wonder whether other authors feel uncomfortable putting so much thought into such a thing.) Strange, isn't it? Each man's life touches so many other lives. When he isn't around he leaves an awful hole, doesn't he?
05-01-2021, 22:17:42 PM
I feel like borg could be a slur among some cultures. As in, cyborg. Maybe it could be one that is slowly being reclaimed? As in, B-word privileges?
You know where you are? You're in the jungle baby.
05-01-2021, 22:20:47 PM
 That's a good idea. I also think terms like "chrome-dome", "wirehead", or "clank" might be applied to cyborgs. (Or, alternatively, to A.I. robots.)
Strange, isn't it? Each man's life touches so many other lives. When he isn't around he leaves an awful hole, doesn't he?
05-01-2021, 22:22:42 PM
all I think of with Borg is "RESISTANCE IS FUTILE. YOU WILL BE ASSIMILATED"
Stupid doomed timeline...
05-01-2021, 22:23:42 PM
and the thing from someone's signature on a now-dead Star Trek site I used to go on sometimes:
"I am Dyslexic of Borg. Refutile is sistance. Your ass will be simulated."
Stupid doomed timeline...
Also might be interesting if the story is set far enough into the future that the... ahem, particular slur against transgender people is only ever used against transhuman people. (Because by that time transgender people are so widely accepted that the slur has lost its original meaning.)
Strange, isn't it? Each man's life touches so many other lives. When he isn't around he leaves an awful hole, doesn't he?
05-01-2021, 22:29:04 PM
The Strogg are way more brutal than Borgs, literally built a whole empire on that shit.
...were the Borg an empire? It's been a while since I last watched TNG... BOW DOWN BEFORE THE ONE YOU SERVE
YOU'RE GOING TO GET WHAT YOU DESERVE
05-01-2021, 22:31:26 PM
@Risdio The Borg were more of a mix between an empire and an insect colony, if I recall correctly.
@Kennifer Is that where the "sational and informafety thread" came from? (Also, at least my ass is only being simulated, not stimulated. 'Cause that would be... something else.) Strange, isn't it? Each man's life touches so many other lives. When he isn't around he leaves an awful hole, doesn't he?
05-01-2021, 22:33:40 PM
Lol you'd have to ask Sylvi about it but it's definitely the same sort of thing.
(also see: intentially potentional)
Stupid doomed timeline...
05-01-2021, 22:35:08 PM
(05-01-2021, 22:31:26 PM)Clancy Wrote: @Kennifer Is that where the "sational and informafety thread" came from? It actually came from this: You know where you are? You're in the jungle baby.
05-01-2021, 22:42:32 PM
"I worry exactly the right amount. You can never worry too much!" - Tulio
Now I can't stop thinking about a Borg Cube that wants to ass-stimulate you.
"We are Bum-Bully Borg. You will be ass-stimulated. We will not take no for an answer. Your ass will adapt to service our--" "Impossible! Our culture is based on freedom and freely given consent!" "Freedom is irrelevant. Consent is irrelevant. You must comply. Bend over." I'm a terrible person. Strange, isn't it? Each man's life touches so many other lives. When he isn't around he leaves an awful hole, doesn't he?
(05-01-2021, 22:44:19 PM)Clancy Wrote: Now I can't stop thinking about a Borg Cube that wants to ass-stimulate you. RapeBot 69000, everyone. You know where you are? You're in the jungle baby.
05-01-2021, 22:51:01 PM
I prefer killbot, much more wholesome.
I can't think of anything clever.
05-01-2021, 22:53:42 PM
Hey, at least it isn't Robo-Cho-Mo...
Strange, isn't it? Each man's life touches so many other lives. When he isn't around he leaves an awful hole, doesn't he?
05-01-2021, 22:55:31 PM
You know where you are? You're in the jungle baby.
05-01-2021, 22:59:23 PM
Well, I took this thread into a dark place.
Quick, someone say something wholesome! Strange, isn't it? Each man's life touches so many other lives. When he isn't around he leaves an awful hole, doesn't he?
05-01-2021, 23:04:21 PM
(05-01-2021, 22:42:32 PM)~okami~ Wrote: I have died of adorable. This kitten has killed me. Please notify my next of kin and clear my browsing history.
Stupid doomed timeline...
05-01-2021, 23:09:20 PM
YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA.
You know where you are? You're in the jungle baby.
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