'Murderbot': Gender is for Organics

Sun, 15 Jun 2025 06:48:05 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://freedium.cfd/https://medium.com/theuglymonster/murderbot-gender-is-for-organics-eaf46acaf629>

"When I heard that Apple TV was adapting Martha Wells' quirky sci-fi novella
The Murderbot Diaries, I was excited… but then I was concerned. I wanted to
see SecUnit, a.k.a. the titular Murderbot done right. Murderbot is such a
deeply complicated but relatable character, a breath of fresh air in a genre
where AI and other artificial constructs are often worshipful of humanity and
just want to be real boys.

Murderbot doesn't want to be human. It — yes, "it" — is also not a boy. It is a
rogue Security Unit.

How would TV handle a genderless "it" like Murderbot?"

Share and enjoy,
               *** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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