Are you interested in studying for a PhD in the Ethics of Robots and Artificial Intelligence? Are you interested in abolitionist feminist perspectives on new technologies? I am inviting interest from potential doctoral candidates and seek PhD students to supervise in topics that include (but are not limited to): abolitionist feminist approaches to robots and…
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Read the full article at Nordic Model Now! website MORE on the Nordic Model Now! campaign: Nordic Model Now! is a UK grassroots organisation campaigning for the abolition of prostitution and related practices (such as lapdancing, pornography and surrogacy). We are calling for: The introduction and effective implementation of the Nordic Model approach to prostitution. The legislation against…
The silence of sex dolls has been considered one of their main appeals for male owners. Sex dolls, unlike human partners, cannot answer back, criticise or scorn. For instance, author Anthony Ferguson writes that a sex doll ‘will never tell you to take the garbage out or criticize your sexual performance […]it doesn’t talk back…
OBJECTIFICATION, PODCASTS, PROSTITUTION PODCAST: Why feminists care about sex robots “I don’t see technology as neutral — I see technology as driven by cultural forces. And the cultural forces that are driving this technology is the commercial sex trade.” MAY 19, 2017 by MEGHAN MURPHY View Article and Listen to Podcast HERE
The ability to enjoy sex as a co-experience, where one’s values, thoughts, feelings, wants, desires, needs and hopes are acknowledged by a partner, is a historical achievement for women. This has not been the norm for most of history, nor is it universally realised today: for millions of women around the world, the martial premium…
The rise of sex robots tells us of the harm that 40 years of pornography and prostitution has done to human relationships, particularly male sexuality. The commercial rape trade has legitimated the dehumanisation of women, and eroded empathy in men. Imagine how dehumanised our relationships will be in the next 40 years if we don’t abolish the…
