06-25-2020, 09:07 AM | #11 | |
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Re: Body Horror and High Fashion
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It's discrimination on the basis of things beyond a person's control that has the imperative for prevention. Compulsory acceptance of voluntary changes is a much weaker idea.
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06-26-2020, 03:25 AM | #12 |
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Re: Body Horror and High Fashion
Religion is firmly within a person's control (otherwise nobody would be able to convert!), and so is sexual behaviour (as distinct from the internal orientation), but those are considered protected.
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06-26-2020, 11:37 AM | #13 | |
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Religious "behavior" is more strongly protected but even in the US it doesn't get a blank check. Noise and traffic complaints get litigated frequently.
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But I think we're both risking to spiral off on a tangent at this point. The big thing about THS is that in 2100, what we see as transgressive is taken for granted, and what's unthinkable today is eccentric in 2100, as seen in the collection of memeplexes of THS in the appropriate book. |
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06-28-2020, 09:55 AM | #15 |
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Re: Body Horror and High Fashion
We shoukd probably agree to disagree but disgree we do.
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07-11-2020, 05:38 AM | #16 |
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Re: Body Horror and High Fashion
Freedom of Expression, surely?
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07-11-2020, 08:27 PM | #17 |
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Only if it counts as freedom of speech and not as obscenity.
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07-12-2020, 11:17 AM | #18 |
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Re: Body Horror and High Fashion
And the line between the two is purely culturally defined.
Tattoos are obscene or downright blasphemy to some, but normal expression to others, for example.
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07-13-2020, 04:06 PM | #19 |
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Re: Body Horror and High Fashion
Agreed, though there are likely some body modifications that would be considered beyond the pale by the majority of societies (especially if it is related to sexual intercourse).
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07-14-2020, 08:44 AM | #20 |
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Re: Body Horror and High Fashion
I don't see how. Culture can and does change in ways any individual or other culture would find almost literally inhuman. Even if we find a concept or behavior unconscionable, doesn't mean it's not a stable component to some hypothetical society.
I think we all can think of such things in the real world right now. Also obsession with sexuality is an aspect of Western societies and perhaps most others, but it's not a necessary component to our species, especially when ultratech gets involved.
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