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pluralstories2024-10-09 04:41 pm
lb_lee) wrote in pluralstories2024-10-09 04:41 pm
My Brain is Already Cyborg, by the Cyborg Jillian Weise (personal essay, 2021)
"So at some point I need a way to distinguish btw 'old leg' and 'new leg' and how does Aimee Mullins do it with 13 legs? Ahhh, they all look different. But these two legs look exactly identical and it is effing UNCANNY to me and I never thought I would say that b/c I do not find my own legs, even prosthetic, uncanny. But when there are two of me-legs [why not pirate voice, sure] then yes, I am uncannied. What should I call them? Am I going to need to become a we pronoun? Plz dear god no."
Blurb: During the COVID-19 pandemic, a disabled cyborg reflects on her cyborg mind and how her concept of self changes and multiplies when she gets a new leg that DOES NOT LIKE HER.
Why is it worth your time?: Jillian Weise writes a lot of cool stuff about cyborg identity, disability, and sense of self, and this essay takes a very different tack to a form of many-selvedness I've never seen discussed elsewhere. It's short and free to read online; give it a shot!
Plural Tags: creator speaks from experience, abuse low-focus, enmity, bodyhopping
Content Warnings: Difficulties with a new prosthetic, and the capitalism thereof.
Access Notes: Screenreadable, free to read online. Read it here! (Back-up link here.)
Blurb: During the COVID-19 pandemic, a disabled cyborg reflects on her cyborg mind and how her concept of self changes and multiplies when she gets a new leg that DOES NOT LIKE HER.
Why is it worth your time?: Jillian Weise writes a lot of cool stuff about cyborg identity, disability, and sense of self, and this essay takes a very different tack to a form of many-selvedness I've never seen discussed elsewhere. It's short and free to read online; give it a shot!
Plural Tags: creator speaks from experience, abuse low-focus, enmity, bodyhopping
Content Warnings: Difficulties with a new prosthetic, and the capitalism thereof.
Access Notes: Screenreadable, free to read online. Read it here! (Back-up link here.)
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we were going to share something from our perspective as plural wheelchair users, here. but we realised we'd be opening ourselves up to being called something triggering (for us) that the plural community treats as the default term for plurality these days, and became too stressed by whether to include a disclaimer about not calling us that, how to explain, and whether people might get upset at our discomfort with such a popular term.
if you'd still like to hear about our experience of being both plural and cyborg, may we DM you about both that and what not to call us? we can't promise we'll be comfortable allowing our story to be shared anywhere, but we'd be happy to discuss the idea if you wanted.