the other ‘Sherlock Holmes’ movie, sex with the Na’vi, more: leftover links

From the Na'vi article:

In human terms, this is like plugging your iPod into your computer except that at the moment when one recognizes the other and they begin to sync, you have an orgasm…this is terribly sexy…

Um, sexy how, exactly?

Sexy for people who hate the sweaty humanness of sex, presumably.

They actually called it 'Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes'?

Wow, that requires some impressive stones.

who wouldn't want to have sex with Neytiri? she´s smoking hot

I remember a few years ago some women were pretty excited about King Kong on Peter Jackson's film and he was a monkey

"Rob Zombie to direct CSI Miami episode"?

It sure will be interesting to see white trash rednecks in Miami. The question is how will he get away with using the word "skullf**k" on network television?

They actually called it 'Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes'?

Wow, that requires some impressive stones.

Well, Conan Doyle did write one of the first pieces of popular fiction about dinosaurs, so it's not entirely out of left field. Still, it kinda seems like fanfic that got turned into a screenplay.

I think it takes bigger stones for someone to deliver this snarky put-down on the blog for "SyFy," the network that gave us "Mansquito" and "Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus." Pot, meet kettle.

who wouldn't want to have sex with Neytiri? she´s smoking hot

And this, ladies and gents, is where the interwebs gets the idea that Cameron has created the ultimate fan fic for furries.

Dr. Rocketscience: I think you gravely underestimate the powers of furries and the internet to turn ABSOLUTELY ANYTHING into fetish fuel.

Besides, the Na'Vi were designed to be attractive to mainstream audiences so Jake's romp wouldn't lose them in laughter or disgust. Had the Na'Vi not been conventionally attractive, or the mating rituals not as traditional, it would probably be a much more daring endeavor (And probably a massive commercial disaster). Now, had the hermaphroditic alien chick used her tentacles to impregnate the dude, and a large number of the American audiences STILL found that hawt, then this would be a much more interesting discussion.

Then again, I'm honestly to the point where nothing freaks me out or surprises me anymore. Instead, I'm having fun with the sociopolitical ramifications of furry porn. Questions like: How long will "Humanity" remain the definition of "personhood" once we start dealing with aliens/genetic creations/AI/transhumanist? Would furries (as in the fans) wind up being the new wave of abolitionists and civil rights activists, or become the most vocal defenders of a second class citizenship of sexually compatible intelligent beings? Would the motivations change if those non-human beings were not sexually compatible, or bizarre/ugly enough to be undesirable?