Niccole, Thank you for sharing this post. Amanda, I thought of the same movie/scene with this vibrator. I also wonder if the choice falls in the decision to wear the devise and not necessarily what comes after. […]

The naming of the”mirror anxiety” triggering of hyper-self focus just immediately made me think of Lacan’s theory of the mirror phase that Foucault referenced in the “Utopian Body”. But yes, this definitely is […]

Thank you for sharing this post, in addition to this being relative to our post-human readings from this week, this also reminds me of the discussion question from the Hayles “Wrestling with Transhumanism”. Where […]

From the imagery depicted in the screenshot (and the video), Arca is invoking a relationship between Botticelli’s “Birth of Venus”, the goddess of love who was supposed to be the epitome of beauty, and what I am […]

As some others have said above, my stance on the use of these robot crime fighting dogs stems from their intent of use and whether or not they are are a beneficial contribution to the publics well being. Robot […]

This is so fascinating! Thank you for sharing, I don’t now how I feel about it. Did Mohsenvand create this EEG Cap? If he did and his data is only being collected by him for him (assuming he is on a closed […]

To take the contrary view point from most of the other responses, I think plastic surgery has the potential of contributing to a person being a cyborg (or a tryborg). I think this also stems from the question of […]

The quote, “If this were any other industry, people would be up in arms”, coupled with analysis of your portrayal of Black women in the pornography industry, bring to mind arguments for decriminalizing the sex […]

Stephanie, thank you for sharing your story. From your post, I immediately think of our readings/discussion from earlier on in the class on women being targeted through the want of “control” over the bodies, […]

I must agree with Kelly and Amanda, I too expected to see a blurred image of these Black women, there but not there. The clarity of their images, reflected, book-ending this group of white women brings to mind the […]

Camila, you make a great insight on the complexities of fat-shaming. In the Lizzo piece, the supposed compliment of calling her brave for doing what other-body-typed female celebrities are expected to do is in […]

Looking at the yoga ad, the first thing that came to my mind was the if the “thinner, “fitter,” fully realized woman in color” was smiling, my assumption–yes. The idea of happiness and a smaller tummy being lin […]