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William Gibson is a mangina
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Smirking Asshole
Jul 19, 2022, 12:17:43 AM7/19/22
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William Gibson is the science-fiction author credited with starting the cyberpunk subgenre. In his 1982 short story "Burning Chrome", he coined the word cyberspace, and in his first novel, 1984's Neuromancer, he popularized the term matrix in reference to a virtual or computer-simulated reality.
Having recently finished Neuromancer, there's no doubt in my mind that Gibson is a mangina.
The evidence:
* In Neuromancer, the protagonist's main love interest, Molly, a tough, black-leather clad contract killer who initiates a sexual relationship and then at the end ditches him for the sake of her career, represents the ultimate mangina fantasy of being dominated by a strong, independent woman.
* After being unceremoniously dumped by Molly, the protagonist winds up with a girlfriend with the masculine name Michael.
* In my edition (an Ace paperback with a green cover), there's a promotional excerpt in the back from a 2019 novel called Agency. In Agency, every character is a woman: the protagonist, the detective, even the president of the United States!
* Most damning of all is a line from the author's 2004 preface to Neuromancer: "Imagine a novel from the sixties whose author had somehow fully envisioned cellular telephony circa 2004, and had worked it, exactly as we know it today, into the fabric of her imaginary future." Generically using the pronoun "her" instead of the traditional "him" is a childish, petty way of flipping the bird to "the patriarchy" and signaling allegiance to feminism, especially in the context of science fiction, a genre that is dominated by and primarily appeals to men. When a man does this, you can be sure his balls are the size of apple seeds.
Having recently finished Neuromancer, there's no doubt in my mind that Gibson is a mangina.
The evidence:
* In Neuromancer, the protagonist's main love interest, Molly, a tough, black-leather clad contract killer who initiates a sexual relationship and then at the end ditches him for the sake of her career, represents the ultimate mangina fantasy of being dominated by a strong, independent woman.
* After being unceremoniously dumped by Molly, the protagonist winds up with a girlfriend with the masculine name Michael.
* In my edition (an Ace paperback with a green cover), there's a promotional excerpt in the back from a 2019 novel called Agency. In Agency, every character is a woman: the protagonist, the detective, even the president of the United States!
* Most damning of all is a line from the author's 2004 preface to Neuromancer: "Imagine a novel from the sixties whose author had somehow fully envisioned cellular telephony circa 2004, and had worked it, exactly as we know it today, into the fabric of her imaginary future." Generically using the pronoun "her" instead of the traditional "him" is a childish, petty way of flipping the bird to "the patriarchy" and signaling allegiance to feminism, especially in the context of science fiction, a genre that is dominated by and primarily appeals to men. When a man does this, you can be sure his balls are the size of apple seeds.
superkuh
Jul 26, 2022, 7:38:19 PM7/26/22
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Now here's a guy who isn't afraid to reveal how much time he spends
fantasizing about celebrity sexual preferences.
fantasizing about celebrity sexual preferences.
Smirking Asshole
Jul 27, 2022, 2:01:58 AM7/27/22
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On Tue, 26 Jul 2022 18:38:16 -0500
superkuh <supe...@superkuh.com> wrote:
> Now here's a guy who isn't afraid to reveal how much time he spends
> fantasizing about celebrity sexual preferences.
Celebrity? More like a has-been.
superkuh <supe...@superkuh.com> wrote:
> Now here's a guy who isn't afraid to reveal how much time he spends
> fantasizing about celebrity sexual preferences.
cyk...@discordia.discord.ia
Sep 3, 2023, 7:03:26 AM9/3/23
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rek2 hispagatos
Sep 4, 2023, 12:33:12 PM9/4/23
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On 2023-09-03, cyk...@discordia.discord.ia <cyk...@discordia.discord.ia> wrote:
> On 2022-07-19, Smirking Asshole <smi...@danwin1210.de> wrote:
>> The evidence:
> On 2022-07-19, Smirking Asshole <smi...@danwin1210.de> wrote:
>>
who cares? his books are awesome thats all it matters.
ReK2
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x51
Sep 8, 2023, 7:12:19 AM9/8/23
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On Mon, 4 Sep 2023 16:33:11 -0000 (UTC), rek2 hispagatos wrote:
> On 2023-09-03, cyk...@discordia.discord.ia <cyk...@discordia.discord.ia>
> wrote:
>> On 2022-07-19, Smirking Asshole <smi...@danwin1210.de> wrote:
>>> The evidence:
>>>
>>>
> who cares? his books are awesome thats all it matters.
>
> ReK2
Just finished a read-through of all his Sprawl stories in chronological
> On 2023-09-03, cyk...@discordia.discord.ia <cyk...@discordia.discord.ia>
> wrote:
>> On 2022-07-19, Smirking Asshole <smi...@danwin1210.de> wrote:
>>> The evidence:
>>>
>>>
> who cares? his books are awesome thats all it matters.
>
> ReK2
order not that long ago.
rek2 hispagatos
Sep 14, 2023, 7:16:56 PM9/14/23
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older is been tuff to keep up! :D :D
ReK2
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