Comic Discussion > QUESTIONABLE CONTENT
WCDT strips 4206 to 4210 (24th - 28th February 2020)
Gyrre:
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--- Quote from: Gyrre on 25 Feb 2020, 20:54 ---Some of us like having a character we can relate that's a human instead of another robot or alien character.
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You can't relate at all to the AI characters?
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I'm guessing that's meant in jest (it's been an off day). But if not, I meant within the broader scope of fiction. Data, Lal (his daughter), and Warf in Star Trek TNG, Spock and other Vulcans in the original run, Draxx in Guardians of the Galaxy (especially vol. 1 for me), Sonny from I Robot. Just to name a few. There are parts in the Terminator sequels where the T-1000 is relatable for some folks on the spectrum (no, not the murdery-fighty parts).
EDIT: Hell, Red brings up the easy autism comparison for some AI portrayals in this Tropes Talk.
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZGRdxP_8Js
EDIT2: adding some clarification to 'off day'.
Case:
Really?
I guess I can see Spock and Data - but the T-1000?
I'll admit that I don't have much contact to 'spectrumfolk' outside of this site, but it's not obvious to me that 'they' would naturally identify with 'robot' characters.
No critique or objections on the wish for representation, mind you - just curiosity.
Zebediah:
I’ve seen things like this happen at small nonprofit organizations that are mostly volunteer-run - sometimes the wrong person winds up in charge simply because there is no right person within the organization.
JoeCovenant:
Personally, I generall y don't even think of the AIs as AIs until the context of the strip is something inherently robot-y .
Somebody:
--- Quote from: St.Clair on 24 Feb 2020, 21:22 ---Beeps is manifestly unsuited for the position, and at this point I'm starting to question whether she's even capable of functioning as a legal adult.
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I reached that point a while back.
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