Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
Elizabeth Barrette
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Reproduction in Science Fiction

This article examines how science fiction looks at human reproduction.  Consider that forced reproduction is not just a violation of the body, but often amounts to a couple decades or so of slavery in the form of forced child care.
Tags: gender studies, networking, reading, science fiction
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  • 6 comments
siliconshaman

siliconshaman

March 26 2012, 12:11:52 UTC 9 years ago

Right now, we live in a world that ignores the importance, expense, and labor of child-rearing. The more we neglect these issues, the more likely it is that our children won't mature into the kinds of autonomous adults who can prevent the equally horrific futures of The Handmaid's Tale and "The Pre-Persons."

and that, right there, is why we live in the world we do. Because the ruling elite don't want a population of autonomous adults, capable of thinking for themselves and resisting authority's demands on them. They want and need a world where the proles just shut up and sit down when told to... a world of compliant workers whom they can leech off.
ysabetwordsmith

Yes...

ysabetwordsmith

March 26 2012, 17:13:51 UTC 9 years ago

They always forget the drawbacks of working with stupid peasants, though: You can only lead them in a direction they want to go. They will just as willingly follow anyone who tells them what they want to hear, not necessarily you. They'll turn on you at a moment's notice. They'll do stupid things you don't want, as well as stupid things you do want. No amount of reason will convince them, so you're humped if you need something that only has a rational argument and you can't think of an emotional or faith-based one. And if you need smart, responsible people you either can't get enough or can't afford them.

It's like trying to herd a stampede. They won't pick a lock, but they still trample down a fence, and your ability to direct them is limited.