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Using Robots as Metaphors to Combat Prejudice, Not Reinforce It

“Often, when we see robots in popular culture, they’re actually more powerful than we are. If the Cylons were a metaphor for, say, Irish immigrants to the United States, they’d be telling a story about workers rising up from the slums and engulfing us all in whiskey and potatoes. These metaphors tend to legitimate the fears of privileged class rather than debunking them. ”

The Cylons were Irish.  All makes sense now.

via Alyssa Rosenberg @ ThinkProgress

Source: thinkprogress.org

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    if you don’t think robots are the bestest, then i’ll… disagree with you. like a lot.
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