Scarlett Bot

I was horrified when I saw that a man has created a Scarlett Johannsson robot for himself.  The creation of this robot demonstrates that men feel that they are entitled to a woman’s body.  This robot creator doesn’t have the ability to be with Scarlett Johannsson, so he felt entitled enough to create her for himself, giving himself access to what he wants without Scarlett’s consent.  It’s incredibly problematic that we as a society feel that celebrities OWE us their bodies.  Amy Schumer recently encountered a scary male fan who told her that she OWED him a selfie.

I thought this article was interesting because mentioned how Siri is a female voice and that technology tends to have women as “helpers”.  Female voices are used in technology to help people with things, like they are our secretaries.

Female celebrities are constantly being harassed, objectified and violated.  This is yet another form of violence that Scarlett Johannsson is subjected to. She has had her personal photos stolen, photos that were meant for her husband.  Recently the “Fappening” released hundreds of stolen photos of female celebrities like Jennifer Lawrence, Audrey Plaza and many others.  Erin Andrews just recently won a lawsuit against a man who filmed her against her will in her hotel room. She has spoken out about how she every day someone tweets a screenshot of the video to her. Everyday someone tweets an abusive tweet to her regarding her body.  She described men shouting and catcalling at her about what they saw in the video.

In this day and age, we are unable to escape harassment.  The internet remembers everything and never allows victims to forget that their privacy was violated and stolen from them.  We hear about teenagers who kill themselves because of bullying, and I feel that they have increased since the internet.  These teenagers, men and women, straight and gay, can’t escape their tormentors when they go home from school.  

http://www.today.com/popculture/amy-schumer-rethinks-photo-policy-after-1-fan-scares-her-t89946

http://www.wired.com/2016/04/the-scarlett-johansson-bot-signals-some-icky-things-about-our-future/