Why Felicia Bioroids? : A memetic study from ancient times to 2100

[jeff_wilson]

Originally Posted by Langy

Cat-people in sci-fi are generally warriors and not-at-all sexy; the Kzinti are a good example.

In the source material, Kzinti are considered attractive by some humans and are seen getting physical displays of affection from them at a party.

[ClayDowling]

Originally Posted by Flyndaran

I don't think many if any really want a cat person anywhere near 50/50 feline human. I think most furries would run for the hills if they encountered a true mix. I imagine the most popular "cat girls" in person would be fully human with just a dash of feline traits. That would most likely be far easier to achieve with surgery than tricky genetic engineering., even with THS super duper advanced tech.

The THS felicia, at least, inherits the hunting abilities of the cat as well, which suggests that it's more than just a cosmetic thing. My cat isn't a small furry murder machine because she has cute ears and a tail. She's a small furry murder machine because she has a good deal of patience, extremely fast and strong muscles, and a strong desire to kill, kill, blood and guts and veins in her teeth, kill. The felician also seems to have the morals of a cat, since she needs to screw after a good fight.

All of that is way beyond just what surgery could produce.

[Flyndaran]

Originally Posted by ClayDowling

The THS felicia, at least, inherits the hunting abilities of the cat as well, which suggests that it's more than just a cosmetic thing. My cat isn't a small furry murder machine because she has cute ears and a tail. She's a small furry murder machine because she has a good deal of patience, extremely fast and strong muscles, and a strong desire to kill, kill, blood and guts and veins in her teeth, kill. The felician also seems to have the morals of a cat, since she needs to screw after a good fight.

All of that is way beyond just what surgery could produce.

Very few of the cats I've had had that stereotypical suite of behaviors. Morals of a cat mean nothing really as morality is a feature of complex organisms. Degree of monogamy is quite individual as well. One cat I knew would only mate with one very specific male. Conflating danger with sexual arousal sounds more human than feline to me anyway.

[ClayDowling]

Look up the phrase "morals of a cat" and you might understand what I mean better. Actual cats aren't looking for a good screw after a good fight. They're usually looking for some space where they won't be bothered for a little bit.

And in case you're wondering, a queen looking for love holds court to several toms, entertaining her gentlemen callers consecutively.

[Flyndaran]

Originally Posted by ClayDowling

Look up the phrase "morals of a cat" and you might understand what I mean better. Actual cats aren't looking for a good screw after a good fight. They're usually looking for some space where they won't be bothered for a little bit.

And in case you're wondering, a queen looking for love holds court to several toms, entertaining her gentlemen callers consecutively.

Individuals vary. We know from offspring she only mated with one male. Our other female needed to be neutered as she had a phobia of kittens and loathed other cats with a passion.

But if the cliche is inherently wrong, why use it when discussing an actual feline human, even if in a made up game?

[jeff_wilson]

Originally Posted by Flyndaran

Individuals vary. We know from offspring she only mated with one male. Our other female needed to be neutered as she had a phobia of kittens and loathed other cats with a passion.

But if the cliche is inherently wrong, why use it when discussing an actual feline human, even if in a made up game?

The association of sexual pleasure and combat may be an artifact of the training/conditioning used.

[Flyndaran]

Originally Posted by jeff_wilson

The association of sexual pleasure and combat may be an artifact of the training/conditioning used.

That is more disturbing than the idea of combat bioroids in the first place.

[vicky_molokh]

Originally Posted by Flyndaran

That is more disturbing than the idea of combat bioroids in the first place.

I doubt this is purely cultural, since surely bioroid training differs between places. And AFAIK only Feliciæ are like that.

[Flyndaran]

Originally Posted by vicky_molokh

I doubt this is purely cultural, since surely bioroid training differs between places. And AFAIK only Feliciæ are like that.

It's a bit "skiffy" as some posters would say. It's such a cross wiring sort of behavior. It's hard to imagine how one would genetically implant such an oddity of brain chemistry.

[vicky_molokh]

Originally Posted by Flyndaran

It's a bit "skiffy" as some posters would say. It's such a cross wiring sort of behavior. It's hard to imagine how one would genetically implant such an oddity of brain chemistry.

Well, it's a bit skiffy in that it was accidental yet it showed up on an 'appropriate' bioroid model (generally attractive, near-human one; people wouldn't find it so cute*, nor so skiffy, if it showed up on, say dolphinoroids or on uplifted neo-raccoons. I'm pretty sure an analogue behaviour can be found in nature; don't some Asian jellyfish release gametes in great numbers if they feel threatened or dying?

Similar behaviour also has precedent in human behaviour, though it isn't as universal as in Feliciæ. (Edit: Hmm, real life examples seem to be gone.)


* == IME people don't tend to treat this thing as seriously as it becomes once you consider it carefully.