Uh oh! Trouble in Robogirl paradise! Apparently some of the sexy robot ladies are just as bad as real ladies in the not-shutting-up-and-obeying-the-men department.
Anyway, I found this online. I have no idea what comic it’s from. Do any of you comic book experts know?
Metal Men was one of my favorite comics, geek girl that I was even as a tender child.
Platinum was actually the first of Magnus’ creations, sort of an Eve or Galatea or Eliza figure I guess! Then he built the others. She considered them less than herself and was totally in love with Magnus.
There was one episode where the metal men all got equivalent metal girlfriends (and Platinum got a metal boyfriend). (Google says “Metal Women Blues” #32). They started out all lovey-dovey but turned out not to be good matches because they were too alike. Also the women didn’t like being bossed around by the men. I remember the female Mercury and the male Mercury getting in a fight and her hair all frizzy and disheveled. And Platinum got a boyfriend who was even more aloof and elitist than she was.
I also remember Platinum with a comic book “aroma wave” coming off her walking past the MM but trying to attract the Doc’s attention. She announces to the boys it’s “Chan Oil #5.” OH that was funny when I was 11.
“What were they thinking” (link above) did a good job dissecting Nameless. I always felt bad for her since she was basically the dog the kid kicks because he’s the weakest one in the family.
Ultimately this series is just like every other comic of the era in that, when a woman is involved, and she’s not the putative hero, you have to make jokes and cracks about her being a woman all the time. Just like Iron is strong, Lead is heavy, Platinum is girly.
The interesting thing is wondering what this says about Meller. Is it that he’s really into the idea of robo-women (contrary to his assertions when the subject comes up in the context of what he thinks will be co-incident to the rise of the sexbots), or does he read all of Manboobz?
My preferences, like everyone elses, are for real women, but they should be REAL women! Women who are adorable, who love their man unreservedly and absolutely, who see in him their personal fulfillment and who will do everything to complement his masculinity–their womanhood and femininity to HIS masculinity and male identity!
Modern women, in far too many cases have become defective! They are selfish, opinionated, overly aggressive, sexually either overactive or frigid, lack empathy and sensitivity to his needs and wishes, and are often, when not totally self-absorbed, engaged with their goofy girlfriends (who probably hate him anyway), their silly career–probably an affirmative action giveaway throwing 3 or 4 men out of work so that she could “feel good about herself”, and pretend to be one of the boys–her family, or whatever is left of it, or something else to remind him that he is at the bottom of the list. Her only real ‘communication” with you is either to complain or to fight, and who in his right mind wants that?
This is the damned modern woman for you! You would do better with a male roommate, or perhaps even a pet! I only suggest robocuties or wifebots as something better, if and when women are so irreparably defective that something better has to be done. I don’t know if they would have to be destroyed or not, –I hope not–but WE men shouldn’t be either!
Loudly insisting that these modern women you irrationally despise aren’t real doesn’t make them so, Meller. Your conception of “REAL” womanhood is a work of fiction. It’s only ever existed in your head.
And frankly, I hardly think you are in any position to tell other people they lack empathy. Thus far you’ve demonstrated a complete inability to accept that other people have any thoughts or emotions you didn’t project onto them.
Exhibit A for the prosecution: “Dracula” See Above!
Rachel–November 8@5:03pm
Yes, the “robot debugging” comment was appropriate to multiple threads today!
I hope that answers your question.
Sorry, but I don’t follow. Are you trying to suggest that I’ve somehow confirmed your statements about women?
Meller, your version of a feminist/modern woman’s marriage is utter fiction. I can assure you that neither my marriage nor my job is what you claim it is.
Go play with your dolls, honey, the adults are talking.
I’m still very much interested in why he thinks I’ve backed up his claims somehow. I have a suspicion, but I want to hear from him first.
Wait, a single woman can do the work of three or four men? That sounds like they’re far better at it.
Meller needs an adorable woman to feel manly…
Meller: My preferences, like everyone elses, are for real women, but they should be REAL women! Women who are adorable, who love their man unreservedly and absolutely, who see in him their personal fulfillment and who will do everything to complement his masculinity–their womanhood and femininity to HIS masculinity and male identity!
This, as people here keep telling you, is a non-true statement. Lots of people think women who are not the slavish automatons you laud, but rather women like, Margery Paston, Dorothy Parker, Gertrude Stein, my fiancée (or my lovers) are wonderful partners, people and examples of femininity.
Exhibit A for the prosecution: “Dracula” See Above!
Exhibit can be entered into evidence, but I don’t think it supports your case.
The problem is you use “real” the way people use it when they say “real man”: the way they think things ought to be, while we mean “things that actually exists in this reality”. See the problem? The fact you don’t like us doesn’t mean we not real.
*we are not real.
Exhibit can be entered into evidence, but I don’t think it supports your case.
Yeah, I’m still eagerly awaiting Meller’s explanation of how that made any sense at all. Starting to lose hope that he can be bothered, though.
They’ve appeared in the new Brave & The Bold cartoon
Some feminists are indeed not real women. The men, for example.
Dracula–
Exhibit A for the Prosecution was in reference to MY supposedly lacking empathy for other people. I understand where other people “come from”, and have empathy galore. You–and other manboobzers, and manboobzettes, don’t have the foggiest idea of what I am talking about when I talk about my dislike of modern women.
That is what I was referring to. Look whose talking!
Au contraire, I think we all have all too clear an idea of what you’re talking about.
But it’s your problem, not ours.
So you understand that you master plan for society would make people miserable and oppressed and ruin countless lives? You finally realize no one but a select few misogynists wants to buy what you’re selling? You know now that denying roughly half the population of Earth individual freedom is morally wrong? Glad to hear it!
You know, since you’re so empathetic and all.
Exhibit A for the Prosecution was in reference to MY supposedly lacking empathy for other people.
…You threatened to send all the women to brothels.
Don’t get me wrong, Meller. I actually do feel very sorry for you. You’re obviously ill-equipped to deal with normal adult relationships, and I sincerely hope you get the help you need. I’m not kidding.
But here’s the thing: If you come in here and insult, belittle and passive-aggressively threaten people I respect and care about (many of my friends and loved ones are in fact women, shockingly enough), I’m not going to be nice to you. As with many things in life, grow the fuck up and deal with it.
You would like us to be fluffy like kittens, fresh and fragile like flowers, always in a sunny mood (like the sun? ^_^’), wise, obedient and submissive like your porcelains dolls and like them we should never age. We should have many more feminine attribute rather than trying to imitate men harsh manner because that’s our true nature and the best and only way for women to obtain happiness, and also because being unfeminine makes us be ugly.
We should love one man for our entire life, and worship the dirt on his trousers and cherish him and each of his word. We should work hard for him and maintain his honor. In exchange he will protect us for the danger of life.
Nowadays women are even worst that one would think if you compare them to what they used to be, i.e. every thing above. That comparison makes you angry, and sad, and you pity and loath us for not being all that.
Except this is a fantasy that never existed outside of tales and most women would be extremely unhappy living this life, especially now that they know something else is possible.