Who cyborgs will be is a radical question.
Every child knows the distinction between a human being and an animal. We teach our kids that mankind is the pinnacle of evolution, that we are the smartest, the most creative, and thus, the most deserving to live. According to this philosophy, we have a right to dominate. The problem with cyborgs is that we can’t classify them. They are hybrids, so “who cyborgs will be is a radical question” that we don’t have an answer to. It is high time for us to clarify this question for ourselves, for cyborgs are already among us. We might like it or not, but we have already reached a point of no return.
Consciousness of exclusion through naming is acute.
The essayist can’t help mentioning feminism, for it is an essential stage of the society’s transformation from patriarchy to equality. Until we reach that final goal – the world freed of prejudices and ignorance – the establishment of feminism must be our priority. Even if you don’t agree with feminist discourse or you don’t want to label it as feministic, it doesn’t really influence our final goal, for “consciousness of exclusion through naming is acute.” Though identities seem “contradictory, partial, and strategic,” even “hard-won recognition” of “historical constitution, gender, race, and class” cannot provide “the basis for belief in essential.” That means that we must work on the issue of integrity together, it will not come just out of nowhere just because we share the same religion, skin color, cultural background, or gender.
I do not know of any other time in history when there was greater need for political unity to confront effectively the dominations of “race,” “gender,” “sexuality,” and “class.”
Why can’t people find a common language, cast aside prejudices, and coexist peacefully? The truth is that there are so many factors that divide us, erecting walls of misunderstanding between us. Just like the author says, never before was there “a greater need for political unity” to confront effectively the domination of “race,” “gender,” “sexuality,” and “class.” If we don’t do it today, our tomorrow might never come. Cyborgs are better than us, for that matter. They don’t have gender or class. Unlike us, they can cooperate in order to achieve the greater results.
