CUNY Academic Commons | Ryan Yaffee | Activity https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/members/ryanyaffee/activity/ Activity feed for Ryan Yaffee. Sat, 01 Jan 2050 18:00:18 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 dae467789b1b0c3e9761f803cbd76f04 Ryan Yaffee commented on the post, Music-Activated Vibrator, on the site Unruly Bodies https://bodiesmals.commons.gc.cuny.edu/music-activated-vibrator/#comment-295 Mon, 21 Jun 2021 17:31:31 -0400 I think this device is really creative for cis-females to regain control over themselves in a patriarchal society. Taking drugs allows something else to take control over them while they make themselves […]

]]> e5109abc88b2066df6d193dfac98712f Ryan Yaffee commented on the post, Technology That Makes Life Easier, But Not for Women, on the site Unruly Bodies https://bodiesmals.commons.gc.cuny.edu/technology-that-makes-life-easier-but-not-for-women/#comment-294 Mon, 21 Jun 2021 17:19:56 -0400 Zoom seems to be like the selfie issue. People need to ensure their background looks okay, the lighting reflects off of them correctly, and they can only look at the screen with a pleasant expression constantly. […]

]]> 4b59c1200e3c0c8ecba41de48ca74e45 Ryan Yaffee commented on the post, Arca's "Nonbinary", on the site Unruly Bodies https://bodiesmals.commons.gc.cuny.edu/arcas-nonbinary/#comment-260 Sun, 20 Jun 2021 18:43:27 -0400 I am not a person that understands the arts. I do not understand the connection between what people say what the art represents and what it looks like. In this video and photo, it looks like the person rejects […]

]]> c18e02feaddd728fd729f8c796e0659d Ryan Yaffee wrote a new post on the site Unruly Bodies https://bodiesmals.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=657 Thu, 17 Jun 2021 16:07:49 -0400 As shared on the news recently, there was a lamb born from an artificial womb. The lamb was placed in the artificial womb as a premature ‘infant’ to extend and sustain them while continuing their growth in an are […]

]]> 23d11da4af76e85e83a3f9fe76ca9334 Ryan Yaffee commented on the post, The Robots are Here, on the site Unruly Bodies https://bodiesmals.commons.gc.cuny.edu/the-robots-are-here/#comment-206 Wed, 16 Jun 2021 19:32:20 -0400 This dog represents the Cyborg use for the new pets. I understand the idea of using robots to replace human jobs that people do while risking thier lives. Machines are made by humans, because of this, it brings […]

]]> fb5ae52db3f5cd09872d970e4f4333dc Ryan Yaffee commented on the post, Data Collection Through EEG Cap, on the site Unruly Bodies https://bodiesmals.commons.gc.cuny.edu/data-collection-through-eeg-cap/#comment-175 Tue, 15 Jun 2021 16:09:49 -0400 Technology like this can have an issue under the idea of whether it is considered ethical to place a device like such into a person’s brain. The people in need of such a device may not consent to the device being […]

]]> 06932dc601369bf7bd29d1c735aa5690 Ryan Yaffee commented on the post, 6/16 - Coded Bias Documentary, on the site Unruly Bodies https://bodiesmals.commons.gc.cuny.edu/6-16-coded-bias-documentary/#comment-174 Tue, 15 Jun 2021 15:49:25 -0400 The trailer made the idea you share far too real, so thank you for sharing it. Throughout history, there is constantly a hierarchy system through class and visual looks of a person. Today, as we advance in […]

]]> 32276d464ae6fce5ec79b144d16e38e1 Ryan Yaffee's profile was updated https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/770105/ Tue, 15 Jun 2021 15:33:24 -0400 5f67044490c85dffdcb033d701ed3007 Ryan Yaffee commented on the post, Plastic Surgery, Medical Tourism, and the Cyborg, on the site Unruly Bodies https://bodiesmals.commons.gc.cuny.edu/plastic-surgery-medical-tourism-and-the-cyborg/#comment-166 Mon, 14 Jun 2021 21:25:01 -0400 From the author Meredith Jones of the “Expressive Surfaces: The Case of the Designer Vagina,” plastic surgery often makes a 3-D person into a 2-D picture. If this occurring, then I feel very much it is turning a […]

]]> 473b224a7c72f279c66e507cf6c845ea Ryan Yaffee commented on the post, Transhumanism and the illusion of control, on the site Unruly Bodies https://bodiesmals.commons.gc.cuny.edu/transhumanism-and-the-illusion-of-control/#comment-130 Sat, 12 Jun 2021 19:20:26 -0400 The picture in the advertisement is sharing a white heterosexual couple dress in “proper casual” wear. This stating there is a status of who this item is for. It is also sharing if you want to get pregnant in what […]

]]> e83640ec0534f20fe69d844e05b7e388 Ryan Yaffee commented on the post, Black Women in Pornography, on the site Unruly Bodies https://bodiesmals.commons.gc.cuny.edu/black-women-in-pornography/#comment-107 Thu, 10 Jun 2021 14:58:10 -0400 This racist belief started in Europe when they went into Africa and saw women there had large labia and but cheeks. They then kidnapped Saarjie Baartan from African and put her on display throughout Europe. This […]

]]> 4f0f761e27480e8f6bc41f9c6406afe0 Ryan Yaffee commented on the post, "You Are So Brave", on the site Unruly Bodies https://bodiesmals.commons.gc.cuny.edu/you-are-so-brave/#comment-90 Tue, 08 Jun 2021 22:27:46 -0400 My understanding when calling them brave is the way they share themselves in ways that go against social norms. In this case, it is often heard that a heavier person needs to cover up because “no one wants to see […]

]]> 4d8ffbe764e5175c4e4916a66fa8fc7f Ryan Yaffee commented on the post, Yohanna Roa Class Blogger Week 2, on the site Unruly Bodies https://bodiesmals.commons.gc.cuny.edu/yohanna-roa-class-blogger-week-2/#comment-88 Tue, 08 Jun 2021 18:30:09 -0400 Capitalism was built on racism. The slave trade was about money and power. Slavery was making money on the backs of free labor—slave owners raping slaves to reproduce more children to be sold. Even before then, t […]

]]> 22a1e580818dfe3efcb0ef52463d1dfd Ryan Yaffee became a registered member https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/769460/ Tue, 08 Jun 2021 18:14:45 -0400