even that gives it too much credit I think. They don't even acknowledge the queer possibilities that would make reactionaries opposed the sleeving process. It's really used just as a plot gimmick.
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It doesn’t exactly do much w it, does it.? Where are trans ppl in this world? Are there gay ppl? How do ppl feel about coming back in cross gender bodies? Is there dysphoria?
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Why isn’t there gender dysphoria?
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Replying to @MaxieZeusGod @nberlat and
He is, but it's probably more accurate to say it just never occurred to him because it's not something he's experienced, felt, or imagined for himself. With no emotional connection or understanding of the subject, why would he include it?
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Replying to @ashleylynch @MaxieZeusGod and
It's just weird to write a book about body swapping and never think about gender. It's not like there's no precedent! The recent Jumanji films are even more willing to engage here than Altered Carbon is.
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Replying to @nberlat @ashleylynch and
It's *there* in Altered Carbon but it's dealt with only as "exceptions" The protagonist is put in a female body to torture him Lurid descriptions of brothels with people forced into "fetish" bodies The awkwardness of resurrecting a woman as a man for lack of choice
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Replying to @arthur_affect @nberlat and
Also, I never finished Altered Carbon, but if I had to hazard a guess, I'd say the author considers being a woman to be inherently degrading.
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And yet he doesn't imagine a future where everyone is a man!
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