07-01-2014, 12:45 PM
Due to such a high ambiguity level in the intent of the poem, I am unsure if this is satire, or simply shallow
chauvinism. A similar adaptation of this idea was in one of Star Trek NG episodes, where Ensign "Somebody" was having a love affair on the holodeck, until the crew came and shamed him into stopping. This has more of a cyberpunk/dystopian feel to it.It's a fairly well traveled path if you replace the holo-girl, with a female life-like robot (Cherry 5000). Going back before that the "whore with the heart of gold" in the wild west literature (think Miss Kitty in "Gunsmoke")and beyond that to the Narcissus/Echo myth. It seems that the rhyme is moving the story along, more than the narrative. On the positive side it is a fun read with some nice graphic imagery. As this is mild critique, I'll stop there.
Dale
chauvinism. A similar adaptation of this idea was in one of Star Trek NG episodes, where Ensign "Somebody" was having a love affair on the holodeck, until the crew came and shamed him into stopping. This has more of a cyberpunk/dystopian feel to it.It's a fairly well traveled path if you replace the holo-girl, with a female life-like robot (Cherry 5000). Going back before that the "whore with the heart of gold" in the wild west literature (think Miss Kitty in "Gunsmoke")and beyond that to the Narcissus/Echo myth. It seems that the rhyme is moving the story along, more than the narrative. On the positive side it is a fun read with some nice graphic imagery. As this is mild critique, I'll stop there.
Dale
How long after picking up the brush, the first masterpiece?
The goal is not to obfuscate that which is clear, but make clear that which isn't.
The goal is not to obfuscate that which is clear, but make clear that which isn't.