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True Blood: Coexistence


Ben Scarlato

Ben Scarlato


Ethical Technology
June 30, 2009

[Contains spoilers] True Blood is a fascinating HBO series about vampires living with humans, now in its second season. It follows Sookie Stackhouse, a human that has fallen in love with the vampire Bill Compton. While the vampires’ fight for marriage rights and the intense religious opposition reflects the gay rights struggle, True Blood’s depiction of an ageless species with several enhanced powers also provides an exploration of how society might deal with transhumans, and perhaps more importantly how society views such possibilities.

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Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)  on  07/01  at  09:42 AM

We at True-Blood.net have been discussing these very issues. We have defined and examined such issues as Bill's Humanity, whether he had a right to kill Bartlett (Which you have wrong, Bartlett did molest Sookie, he fondled her. Touching is molestation.) to who has the right to exist and be who they are.

True Blood is a real microscopic study of human behavior wrapped up in a really great soap opera. Feel free to take a look at the forum at True-Blood.net, we would welcome your remarks.

Aslinn Dhan -- Moderator, True-Blood.net



Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)  on  07/01  at  10:13 AM

Ben,

We'd love to have you on Vamp Radio's True Blood Monday radio show if your interested. Please email me at jcreynolds_at_vampradioonline.com for more details. This is a perfect discussion for us. Also I agree with the moderator above, their conversations on True-Blood.net are amazing, you should check them out as well. and True-Blood.net Radio is cool as well!

Jess
Program Director
www.vampradioonline.com



Posted by Andrea  on  07/01  at  03:34 PM

I write for Truebloodnet.com I agree with the sentiments of Aslinn Dhann. Sookie was molested Her uncle Bartlett touched her inappropriately.I do like your comparison of the demonetization of what we do not understand.Also true is the access to information as you know along with google we have without question from most given up our privacy(and many civil rights) as we are force fed it is for our own safety. As for Bill's "murder" of Sookies uncle Bartlett.Countries have waged war and taken millions of lives through out history based on religion,ethnicity, territory,and to control vital commodities.So how are we humans less violent?? We have a little something in most places called the death penalty.So does that mean when it is government sanctioned it is OK?? these are things everyone should think about.Especially in our comparison to human behavior on True Blood .The euphemisms in True Blood are what makes the show that much better for me.



Posted by Ben Scarlato  on  07/01  at  09:41 PM

Thanks for the correction, Aslinn and Andrea.



Posted by Ben Scarlato  on  07/07  at  05:28 PM

You can stream or download the True Blood radio show we did here at Vamp Radio Online.

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