Revenge of the SabreFeminists (Fwd)

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Posted by Richard MacKinnon on January 29, 1996 at 19:31:49:

Date: Tue, 30 Jan 1996 04:01:41 +0800
Reply-To: Philosophy and Psychology of Cyberspace

Sender: Philosophy and Psychology of Cyberspace

From: Karen Melzack
Subject: Revenge of the SabreFeminists (fwd)
To: Multiple recipients of list CYBERMIND

Virginia Barratt (by way of
melzack@iinet.net.au (Karen Melzack))

Just flicking through the December issue of Wired getting all hot and
(cyber)feminist about the lack of xx chromosomed individuals featured in
your fabulous international, did it, done it, doin' it tomorrow, edgier
than anything journal.

But after a REALLY close inspection, we catalogued, oh, at least, a big
handful of the aforementioned gracing your pages.

There were the two slightly useful hardbody clones holding up the TVCR in
the Samsung ad. As they weren't actually DOING anything, we decided that
they must be women.

Then there was the special special feature on Shimrit Elsar, love casualty
on page 45. She hates men, so we decided that she must be a feminist.

We actually really liked Maja Mataric, but though your title, 'Fast, Cheap
and Very Polite' was just a wee bit telling, and terribly pre-feminist.

Airwalk waif is definitely a spunk and we'd kill for the dress and the
shoes, proffered with such a pleasing air of servitude. It's reassuring to
know that cherry blossomed compliance is still with us tomorrow.

GTE Interactive Media's Marilyn looked like a pretty good grid to us...a
36-24-36 number crunching template of Future Woman?! Hey, a dead, white,
drug addicted victim of Hollywood and Mr. President. One rockin' babe!

Then, bonus! On page 144 and 145 a spread of thumbnails, Hot Hollywood
Honchos! And all female! We knew that you couldn't get anywhere without a
beard in this town!

Now look here...

We've been working in digital media for the past ten years. We KNOW there
are alot of big brained codechicks using, innovating, creating, subverting
technologies. Inscribing the fantastic, the unimaginable, the intolerable,
the EDGIER THAN ANYTHING on the cultural body! If you haven't come across
them, then maybe you need new researchers...

FIND 'EM & FEATURE 'EM!

GashGirl and t0xicHoney

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: Date: Tue, 30 Jan 1996 04:01:41 +0800 : Reply-To: Philosophy and Psychology of Cyberspace : <CYBERMIND@LISTSERV.AOL.COM> : Sender: Philosophy and Psychology of Cyberspace : <CYBERMIND@LISTSERV.AOL.COM> : From: Karen Melzack <melzack@IINET.NET.AU> : Subject: Revenge of the SabreFeminists (fwd) : To: Multiple recipients of list CYBERMIND <CYBERMIND@LISTSERV.AOL.COM> : Virginia Barratt <barratt@cleo.murdoch.edu.au> (by way of : melzack@iinet.net.au (Karen Melzack)) : : Just flicking through the December issue of Wired getting all hot and : (cyber)feminist about the lack of xx chromosomed individuals featured in : your fabulous international, did it, done it, doin' it tomorrow, edgier : than anything journal. : But after a REALLY close inspection, we catalogued, oh, at least, a big : handful of the aforementioned gracing your pages. : There were the two slightly useful hardbody clones holding up the TVCR in : the Samsung ad. As they weren't actually DOING anything, we decided that : they must be women. : Then there was the special special feature on Shimrit Elsar, love casualty : on page 45. She hates men, so we decided that she must be a feminist. : We actually really liked Maja Mataric, but though your title, 'Fast, Cheap : and Very Polite' was just a wee bit telling, and terribly pre-feminist. : Airwalk waif is definitely a spunk and we'd kill for the dress and the : shoes, proffered with such a pleasing air of servitude. It's reassuring to : know that cherry blossomed compliance is still with us tomorrow. : GTE Interactive Media's Marilyn looked like a pretty good grid to us...a : 36-24-36 number crunching template of Future Woman?! Hey, a dead, white, : drug addicted victim of Hollywood and Mr. President. One rockin' babe! : Then, bonus! On page 144 and 145 a spread of thumbnails, Hot Hollywood : Honchos! And all female! We knew that you couldn't get anywhere without a : beard in this town! : Now look here... : We've been working in digital media for the past ten years. We KNOW there : are alot of big brained codechicks using, innovating, creating, subverting : technologies. Inscribing the fantastic, the unimaginable, the intolerable, : the EDGIER THAN ANYTHING on the cultural body! If you haven't come across : them, then maybe you need new researchers... : FIND 'EM & FEATURE 'EM! : GashGirl and t0xicHoney

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