i think half the problem is that when people hear the term "cyberpunk" they think "neon aesthetics and technoorientalism" versus "what happens when a world accelerates with technological change and backslides morally into a rat race with every man for themselves?"
As a friendly bystander, I think the interpretive problem turns on "cyberpunk," which can have a positive connotation. Like from an aesthetic perspective, saying something is punk is usually appreciative. But apparently that's not what Sharon was going for.
December 4, 2024 at 11:06 PM
i think half the problem is that when people hear the term "cyberpunk" they think "neon aesthetics and technoorientalism" versus "what happens when a world accelerates with technological change and backslides morally into a rat race with every man for themselves?"
I will not comment on the technoorientalism in Pacific Rim.
*bites tongue*
*bites tongue*
September 21, 2026 at 9:30 AM
I will not comment on the technoorientalism in Pacific Rim.
*bites tongue*
*bites tongue*
April 9, 2026 at 3:25 PM
William Gibson’s #Neuromancer is getting an Apple TV mini series adaptation! WOW! But also, my GOD is #TechnoOrientalism alive and well. JFC.
July 26, 2026 at 2:17 AM
William Gibson’s #Neuromancer is getting an Apple TV mini series adaptation! WOW! But also, my GOD is #TechnoOrientalism alive and well. JFC.
not according to other trans people I've ever raised it with.
so at this point every time that discourse comes up just try and avoid it because nobody ever gives a shit about technoorientalism and how it's always asian women's bodies used to highlight the horror
so at this point every time that discourse comes up just try and avoid it because nobody ever gives a shit about technoorientalism and how it's always asian women's bodies used to highlight the horror
July 26, 2026 at 4:15 PM
not according to other trans people I've ever raised it with.
so at this point every time that discourse comes up just try and avoid it because nobody ever gives a shit about technoorientalism and how it's always asian women's bodies used to highlight the horror
so at this point every time that discourse comes up just try and avoid it because nobody ever gives a shit about technoorientalism and how it's always asian women's bodies used to highlight the horror
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June 23, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Techno-Orientalism 2.0: New Intersections and Interventions, edited by David S. Roh, Betsy Huang, Greta Aiyu Niu and Christopher T. Fan is now out! Can't wait to get my copy and see my essay in print: www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/techno-orien... #technoorientalism .@RutgersUPress
But “cyberpunk” is the aesthetics and, to some extent, the technoorientalism. The morality and consequences of living in a world of runaway technology are just that - consequent.
They are not technically an essential part of cyberpunk, even if they are more or less ubiquitous in the genre.
They are not technically an essential part of cyberpunk, even if they are more or less ubiquitous in the genre.
i think half the problem is that when people hear the term "cyberpunk" they think "neon aesthetics and technoorientalism" versus "what happens when a world accelerates with technological change and backslides morally into a rat race with every man for themselves?"
As a friendly bystander, I think the interpretive problem turns on "cyberpunk," which can have a positive connotation. Like from an aesthetic perspective, saying something is punk is usually appreciative. But apparently that's not what Sharon was going for.
December 5, 2024 at 6:40 PM
But “cyberpunk” is the aesthetics and, to some extent, the technoorientalism. The morality and consequences of living in a world of runaway technology are just that - consequent.
They are not technically an essential part of cyberpunk, even if they are more or less ubiquitous in the genre.
They are not technically an essential part of cyberpunk, even if they are more or less ubiquitous in the genre.
What if we read Mr. Robot & Uterus Man through a queer techno-Asian lens? @ianliujiatian.bsky.social proposes queer techno-orientalism as method to imagine reparative tech futures for Chinese queer/trans bodies. #OnlineFirst #QueerAsia #TechnoOrientalism
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July 23, 2025 at 7:27 AM
What if we read Mr. Robot & Uterus Man through a queer techno-Asian lens? @ianliujiatian.bsky.social proposes queer techno-orientalism as method to imagine reparative tech futures for Chinese queer/trans bodies. #OnlineFirst #QueerAsia #TechnoOrientalism
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