Ahh, Ghost in the Shell. A universe where full-cyborgs and unaugments (and shades between the fully-organic and fully-tech ends of the spectrum) live side-by-side in average peace, and a person with a full-cyber body (and decent cashflow) can stock up on chassis's of different types to suit how they wish to 'present' (or for practicality reasons). Plus the stories of the characters often include and center around philosophy in addition to the danger and action often happening. Sign me up for that please!
In other news: Thank you for making me have a nice long laugh-fest with this comic! Have some hugs! *hands a 10-ton semi-truckload of hugs over to the artist/author*
Of course, your real body is your original body, so the comic is basically a very poor explanation. It should be teaching the transgender person a lesson: be happy with your original body and stop trying to be something you're clearly not.
At the same time, if you want something, pursue it. XD
I'm sorry you feel that way, but that's the point the comic makes. It seems to get lost in that point toward the end. See, if your original body was male, then you're male. It had nothing to do with you having the wrong body or an incompetent mechanic's work. Therefore, it is a bad analogy.
You could explain it a different way that makes a lot more sense: You don't like your gender and want to make a change. You realize you are supposed to be that gender because that was how you were born, but you also know you don't like what you are supposed to be. That could be due to society's expectations for your gender, or it could be a physical desire. Either way, you are going against nature, not fighting to get your original body back. I think the comic is just trying to get across the desire for change, not an inherent flaw in your design.
Call me ignorant if it makes you feel better about yourself. I'm just trying to point out a bad analogy.
Laughed my ass off. Great explanation! And this way it would make sense to ANYONE! I mean, no one wants the wrong body, right? *grumbles* Bloody damned mechanics. Gimme my body back!
Sign me up for that please!
In other news: Thank you for making me have a nice long laugh-fest with this comic! Have some hugs! *hands a 10-ton semi-truckload of hugs over to the artist/author*
Thank you!!!!!!
At the same time, if you want something, pursue it. XD
That comment is so offensively ignorant that I'm at a loss for words. The last part seems to be trying to backtrack, but... Jesus Christ wow.
You could explain it a different way that makes a lot more sense: You don't like your gender and want to make a change. You realize you are supposed to be that gender because that was how you were born, but you also know you don't like what you are supposed to be. That could be due to society's expectations for your gender, or it could be a physical desire. Either way, you are going against nature, not fighting to get your original body back. I think the comic is just trying to get across the desire for change, not an inherent flaw in your design.
Call me ignorant if it makes you feel better about yourself. I'm just trying to point out a bad analogy.
And this way it would make sense to ANYONE! I mean, no one wants the wrong body, right?
*grumbles* Bloody damned mechanics. Gimme my body back!
for the fantasy-rp prone instead of the sci-fi set, you could give them a cursed belt of gender change. they hate that! : )