Comments on: Support Hos: Westworld (2016)

By: BBlaster

BBlaster — Wed, 18 Jul 2018 19:13:29 +0000

Hey I loved this article when it came out and I’m kinda obsessed with the sex robot trope in media. I wrote a blog post on automated sex work in TV, would be cool to hear your opinions!

https://bitchandablaster.wordpress.com/2018/07/15/enough-of-the-robot-hookers/

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By: Christina Marks

Christina Marks — Wed, 08 Feb 2017 22:30:23 +0000

In reply to Amanda Brooks. Holy moley that was hilarious. I looked at my partner as we were watching that line and I think I almost sneezed out my cookie it was so out of place!

By: Rosalie

Rosalie — Tue, 17 Jan 2017 17:42:36 +0000

This was an interesting read, though just a correction- Elsie kisses Clementine, not Maeve.

By: Amanda Brooks

Amanda Brooks — Fri, 13 Jan 2017 18:50:02 +0000

In reply to Robin. I'm going to guess a male writer wrote that line.

By: Robin

Robin — Wed, 11 Jan 2017 18:37:27 +0000

Ok but what about Clementine’s “I should’ve been paying him” nonsense?

By: Eneya

Eneya — Fri, 06 Jan 2017 22:06:08 +0000

Wow… I think I disagree with almost every sentence in the post, which is new.
I have been following the blog for a long time but the difference between your interpretation and mine are staggering.

I do not think either of us can be sure who is right or wrong until we sit down with the show creators and literally ask them. Based on previous shows… they are not as aware as I would like them to be… but a lot of the criticism here is… in some aspects, missing the point of the show, for me, of course.

This is simply my opinion, I am unsure if it is more or less correct considering my lack of access of sex work experience, so it is possible I see things that ring painfully trite, old and stereotyped for you, as not such. 🙂

In short, I see a wonderful play with the madonna/whore dichotomy but I have not seen the two women pitted against each other. I think the show turned the concept on its head. The nakedness was “explained” as a way to distance the people who work there and it is for both genders. And the creator, who literally rebuilt his friend, who killed himself, obviously intended to nudge the robots to reach self-awareness.

It is somewhat specified that William met Maeve 3 years ago (prior to the events of her escape) and that is when he realised that pain help them keep and build their awareness. Prior to that… ultimate nice guy I have seen on TVLand,

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Thu, 05 Jan 2017 20:41:25 +0000

typo: ‘deux machina’ should be Ex Machina.

Nice dicussion, BTW.

By: Amanda Brooks

Amanda Brooks — Thu, 05 Jan 2017 15:44:40 +0000

One thing that I thought while watching the show, was that however tough Maeve is, however sex worker savvy she is, her programmer had to have been savvier in order to give her that. And who is more savvy about sex work than a sex worker? I wonder who really programmed her. (Like her remark about half a fuck being worse than none at all, though that could also be just the perspective of a woman.) But my question is within the context of the show itself, not the show’s creators. In that, I agree that the show is created by clients, though I think these clients are at least as self-aware as Maeve and Dolores…light years ahead of the typical hobbyist.

About suffering…I know from my own experiences with clients that while they often imagine silly backstories for me (including tragedy), my reality punctures it for them. Very rarely can a client handle reality, regardless of whether the reality is better or worse than their fantasy. This is not a new thought, I just wanted to mention it because it ties in so well with the show and review. We all have backstories. (I’m also incredibly amused by how much attention the show pays to backstory, something I expound upon in my second book. Backstory makes the fantasy real!! Just don’t have Sizemore write it for you!)

I thoroughly enjoy the show and identify with the robot uprising, really. Some of it for reasons stated here, some of it for my own reasons. Can’t wait to see women and sex workers wreaking havoc in Season 2.