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BenRG:

--- Quote from: Oilman on 30 Jan 2015, 05:07 ---I don't see the point?
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Okay, I'll do this as simply as I can.

* Momo is a member of a new, emergent species, the machine intelligence (sometimes shortened to AI although, post-Singularity, the 'artificial' part is no longer true);
* Like all new groups in any larger community, there are those who regard AIs as lesser and resent their presence;
* Momo is very aware of how her actions reflect upon her species as a whole;
* Because of concerns of overstepping the bounds to which humans are willing to allow her and her kind (and thus triggering a nasty backlash), Momo may feel constrained from acting in some cases for fear of stirring up trouble for her and her fellow AIs.The analogy is, of course, to how ethnic minorities, especially recent immigrant groups feel that they have to be very careful of whose toes they tread on, no matter how rightfully and with good intent. I work with immigrants and I can assure you that their fear of the authorities and unwillingness to 'rock the boat', no matter the situation is a continual frustration.

However, I suspect that this argument is irrelevant. The real issue is that, in all probability, Momo only knows Faye casually (if at all) and has no idea about her problems.

Thrillho:

--- Quote from: Oilman on 30 Jan 2015, 05:07 ---I don't see the point?

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Ben has done a pretty great job of explaining this already, but I'll just add one more point, which is that the word 'coloured' is in no way an acceptable way of referring to someone of a racial minority.

DillyDolly:
I think they don't help her because she isn't their responsibility—literally. I can't recall any of the main robot characters trying to help anyone other than the humans they were assigned to. The robots were specifically matched up with their humans at the human-robot exchange match-maker place (I forget the name :) ). Pintsize says his job with Marten is nearly done, but he is still assigned to him so he's probably still needed. I *am* wondering if Faye will get a robot buddy. Seems like she's in worse shape than any of the cast and could use one most of all, but I'm not sure how she'd end up with one unless she asked or sent in an application.

Zebediah:

--- Quote from: Oilman on 30 Jan 2015, 05:07 ---analogies, allegories, woop de doo!

Allegory for what? Analogy to what? Padma was/is Indian and treated Marten pretty poorly. Emily is some sort of Asian and completely out of her tree, on occasion. The other coloured intern (Gabby?) just drifted off. Tai has some sort of generic non-white ethnicity and behaves like a 6-year-old at times. The white characters seem a great deal saner than the non-white ones, with the notable exceptions of Faye and Dale (who is a genuinely all-round good bloke, as far as can be seen).

Momo is a very different proposition from May, who is a pretty nasty piece of work on the limited evidence. Pintsize is a complete dick, most of the time (incidentally, DOES he have a chibi chassis? I'd say not, on the grounds that he is quite non-human. Winslow, as basically an animated iPod, is "full size" after all)


I don't see the point?

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Clearly you don't. And I can't even begin to guess at the point of your post here. You list all of the non-white characters and make comments about them that have nothing to do with anything actually being discussed, in order to prove - what, exactly? What does Padma being Indian have to do with the way Marten treated her? What does Emily being "some sort of Asian" (that would be Japanese-American, BTW) have to do with the way she behaves? What does Tai being somewhat dark-skinned have to do with anything? Why does Dale being a good person seem to surprise you?

What the hell does your post even mean? Do you know yourself?

Beroli:
I think the "treating Momo as a doll" thing may speak more to "at that point the comic was treating AnthroPCs as computers with humorous don't-think-about-it-too-much sapience" than to "Faye would nonconsensually juggle someone who the universe she lived in regarded as a person."

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