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WCDT Strips 3601-3605 (30rd October - 3rd November 2017)
Akima:
I think Claire's shipping of Bubbles and Faye has far more to do with Claire than either of the two people in question.
And bros might be muscular (I think "swole" is their term of trade), but they never strike me as particularly heroic.
ChipNoir:
You'd be surprised how flexible people's sexuality can be.
For ease of a cis-hetero world that likes things simplified, I label myself gay if the situation comes up. But what isn't said but is truth is that I'm also open to relationships with transgender males regardless of their transition status, and even simply women with very traditionally 'masculine' features, least as how I read them. It took me till the age of about 28 before I could even come to terms with that idea, after being out of the closet as a homosexual male pretty much the moment I have puberty driven thoughts.
So yeah, the cliche "Everyone knows but me" cliche can happen, even late and life, and even to people who seem to have solidly established themselves somewhere on the Kinsey scale, only to find they're rather further in one direction than they've ever let on, or even knew themselves.
Is it cold in here?:
--- Quote from: Tyr on 03 Nov 2017, 03:23 ---The gentlest way for Claire to break that is to just casually mention: "You do know you just described Bubbles, right?"
That said, the good (well, it's at least "not problematic") ship Faybles hasn't launched yet, Claire... don't sink it while trying to get it out of port.
--- End quote ---
Welcome, new person!
The gentlest but dropped onto Faye's obliviousness also the most dramatic. I have a clear mental picture of Faye's facial expression after hearing that.
The information we have about AI gender identity goes back to a time when Jeph was thinking of the AIs quite differently from the current world-build. If it's still valid, though, Bubbles can switch her gender identity at will in her configuration settings. Then her presentation is something she can change with a trip to the store or some work in the shop.
Foxwell:
Muscly and heroic, and no longer in dangerous work. Bubbles.
Or... Elliot?
That would be a hell of a swerve by Jeph if so!
On the side - Claire has been particularly annoying this week; the attitude with Marten, hair-ball in the shower and back to her shipping prying poking nonsense. She caused problems before but she just can't help herself. It's even more dangerous considering Bubbles has over time found Faye to be the one person she can completely trust and open up to, and Claire egging Bubbles on to make a move could end in rejection and the complete personality destruction of Bubbles. Or it could go well.
ChipNoir:
--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 03 Nov 2017, 16:06 ---
--- Quote from: Tyr on 03 Nov 2017, 03:23 ---The gentlest way for Claire to break that is to just casually mention: "You do know you just described Bubbles, right?"
That said, the good (well, it's at least "not problematic") ship Faybles hasn't launched yet, Claire... don't sink it while trying to get it out of port.
--- End quote ---
Welcome, new person!
The gentlest but dropped onto Faye's obliviousness also the most dramatic. I have a clear mental picture of Faye's facial expression after hearing that.
The information we have about AI gender identity goes back to a time when Jeph was thinking of the AIs quite differently from the current world-build. If it's still valid, though, Bubbles can switch her gender identity at will in her configuration settings. Then her presentation is something she can change with a trip to the store or some work in the shop.
--- End quote ---
That is a gender ethics can of worms that I don't think Jeph is willing to open, and the fact that the one partner that Pintsize has been known to have was deeply attached to their Male gender enough to be offended that Pintsize didn't realize it means that a shift isn't so easy. Pintsize might be a dumb ass, but it seems like AI's very much have adapted gender identity as a natural set up as much as any human who has an innate sense of their own gender.
Then again, there's gender-queer, and gender fluid people so maybe I'm just putting my foot in my mouth. But somehow I feel like it'd be too easy an out, and a big snub to Claire and other people all around if Bubbles had such an easy way to side step a gender issue.
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