From digital helpmates like Siri to computer-generated models like Lil Miquela, feminized tech is all around us. Are actual human women starting to look a little bit unreal?
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Follow your fembots:
C.G.I. Instagram model Lil Miquela: https://www.instagram.com/lilmiquela/?hl=en
Bermuda: https://www.instagram.com/bermudaisbae/?hl=en
Blawko: https://www.instagram.com/blawko22/
Poppy: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8JE00xTMBOqKs7o0grFTfQ
For more on the topic:
The Rise of the Social Media Fembot: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/04/arts/fembot-poppy-lil-miquela-kylie-jenner.html
Selfless Devotion: http://reallifemag.com/selfless-devotion/
Donna Haraway: “From Cyborgs to Companion Species”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9gis7-Jads
A master list of fembots in film: http://www.fembotwiki.com/index.php?title=Master_List_of_ASFR:_Movies
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