Adam was alone in the garden.
God noticed this and said "I will make you a helpmate; she will be beautiful, obedient, compliant and always pleasant and happy."
"Excellent!" says Adam.
God says "It will cost you an arm and a leg."
Says Adam "What can I get for a rib?"
You have all heard the story until this. Have you wondered what happened after?
God smiled, took his rib and vanished. Adam found a lovely new person in the garden that day and the rest is history. What Adam got in his new companion was someone "beautiful, compliant and always pleasant and happy." But there was a fine print: she was not always obedient and had a will of her own which she displayed on rare occasions. And she evolved and adapted just as well as he did and picked up all the skills but was happy not to flaunt them about. And generations of men lived happily with their women. Several thousand years later came a type of woman who was still beautiful, compliant, plesant and happy but she began to assert her will more often. And what is more she had finer emotions and strong intuitive powers. It suited him in his moments of weakness - she understood his needs even when he didn't vocalise them, stayed supportive and caring and nurtured him back to strength. He loved it all when he was weak but once he recovered his stregth,he hated her for this. She had seen him vulnerable and weak and had stayed strong while he wanted to be the strong macho protector. Why couldn't she just be 'beautiful, obedient, compliant and always pleasant and happy?'
And his dreams were answered when AIKO was born. Aiko in her 20s” with a 32, 23, 33 figure, shiny hair and delicate features. "She is very patient and never complains. She doesn’t need holidays, food or rest and she will work almost 24-hours a day. She is the perfect woman", claims her creator le Trung.She even remembers his favourite drink and does simple cleaning and household tasks.
Shouldn't this make most men happy? Someone who won't argue or complain, someone who sheds no tears and makes them feel like the boss? And she cannot walk and won't shop. Would Aiko be everyman's dream answered?
I wonder. Let them have their AIKOs. But she won't be able to look deep in his eyes and say "I love you" and mean it too; or respond to his inner needs without being asked. She cannot just be around the house and make him feel better on a dark evening without a word being spoken. Nor can she hug him and make him feel life isn't so bad after all.I wonder if she can make a joke or wink at him.
But the fembot will always be 32,23,33 and she will work almost all day and won't complain. And what is more if she lies down on her lap she can clean his ears with a Q-tip!
Isn't this all a man wants from a woman?
When they are done with AIKOs and want us real women back again in their lives, I suspect it is going to cost them a lot more than a rib - perhaps their whole spine.
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Men, if you think AIKO is a total doormat and will accept physical and/or sexual violence with a smile, then you are wrong...She does feel pain and will protest if you hurt her...She will also protest if you take advantage of her sexually...Even AIKO is not perfect...
Aiko sounds cold and scary!
In my language, Marathi, "baiko" means wife. I cannot think of a bigger insult to Baiko, than Aiko.
And why pick on wives, when you can make so many things like android ministers .....so easy...they wont be anything to perform......
Love your last line in the post... :)
Loved this post. Would you mind if I cross-post it at my blog?
I thought the post followed a stereo-typical mindset in re the male of the species. I know that no man (and I'm referring particularly to straight men here who are past their teenage years) will look at/ regard AIKO as a substitute for a woman. Its unreasonable to allude to that.
Please... we've come a long way. Its tough for guys in this world too. I think it merits us to encourage a mindset where everyone (irrespective of any yardstick, including gender) gets a fair chance, rather than create/ endorse prejudices based on factors unrelated to the issue-at-hand (including gender).
Lovely Post :) Though I am sure all men are not the same, some will definitely benefit with a stint with AIKO :)
hahaha....good 1....esp abt the q tip part.... here comes me-India's very own Aiko...who does nutin the whole day!
LOL nice one. Sometimes all they need is just that, i think. Wish we had a male aiko too.
Aiko will be a trap. Aiko will also evolve and learn with her AI and Aiko will actually start bossing around the men and finally it will be the Man vs Machine battle again like in the Hollywood science fiction movies. Aiko will become Aiyagho! he he :)
Loved the last line. Apt!
hahahah ohhh I didn't know there were things like this too :) Cant imagine anyone liking that
This is one engrossing read with the lovely last line punch. However, I agree with straybane, it may be unfair to impose a stereotype on the male species in general.
They (most of them) have truly come a long way. Sometimes we (women) may get so burdened with the knowledge/experience of traditional prejudices that we are willing to overlook the change of perceptions in the male world.
Well Usha, this is certainly a thought provoking post and as always you make your points so eloquently.
I look forward to the Pierce Brosnan prototype; I will happily volunteer to road test him!
There's an award for you over at my place. Come on over.
This is too much! Life would be very boring. You ought to have some occasions when you fight or quarrel with your wife. If wife is not there with whom I would fight?
As they say in Tamil without OODAL (petty quarrels) there is no Kaadal (love). Wives with independent minds are necessity. Prophet Muhammad used to consult with his wives in political matters too.
hahaha...who cares about men, could i have an aiko,...does she cook and clean. will save me loads of time in my day,...so i can also flip channels on tv, watch cooking shows, as opposed to sports, go out with the girls....come home to a perfect house, eat read the paper and sleep....maybe if i was married, won't be to tired for the hubby, nudge,nudge,wink,wink.
excellent. as usual well written and quite funny too. i loved the last line 'it will cost more than a rib...perhaps the spine too' :-)
What if the Aiko speaks Tamil and fights for Tam freedom? It will become a Vaiko. sorry, couldn't resist.
Sid
We need a haiku on Aiko!
Very nice post:)
You are a great story-teller. You should write a book :)
you do play with words.
'I suspect it is going to cost them a lot more than a rib - perhaps their whole spine.'
this was brilliant.
on a more serious note-'what exactly do men want from their women? Would love to hear your opinion.
BTW you're tagged.
Bones:Aiko isn't perfect - perhaps that is the reason why some people can be comfortable with her?
Maami: Doesn't she?
Ugich:Apparently AIKO in Japanese means 'little loved one.'That is all she can be - a lovable toy for grown up men.
Arpita: and the rest of the post? :)
Sunita: You are welcome.Please do.
Straybone: Yes I was only talking about the stereotypical mindset. And if it sounded like I implied that men really want her, I think I didn't use irony well enough.
Smitha: I think so too.
Akila:Don't you try and put a Q tip into Siddhu's ears!!
Sumana: I wish they had made her genderless. My whole objection is about her being a woman.
Maduraiveeran: Now that would be a nice twist to the tale. (Ai)yahooo!
SnS: :)
Doli:I am sure she will be very useful as a machine.
San:Of course they have come a long way. My own male friends would hate having a wife like AIKO. All this was meant as a joke.
Jane:Thank you. Pierce Brosnan - I'd happily tag along too.
Will go over asap to your post and claim the award. Thank you!
Azeez: I agree totally! Now if we could have a model of Aiko that could argue wouldn't that be nice?
Rouhana:That's right - if anyone needs an Aiko, it is the overworked woman!
Monica: Thanks.
Anon: Oh my god, then it would be a scary one not the little loved one!
Dipali: Please write one!!Thank you.
Lakshmi:Thank you. I could write a book but who will buy?
Hipgran: If only I knew! SIGH...
Last line is superb. The style of the whole narrative at times reminds me of 'God of Small Things".
Aikos are unknown in the world of the Gays.
When they are done with AIKOs and want us real women back again in their lives...
Hm, not much of a chance, I think!
Have you read Asimov's "Robots of the Dawn"? Remember Jan, the robot lover of the main female character - what's her name? Handsome, smart, witty, and sensitive, very sensitive!
Give the MITs, the Honda's, and the Sony's of the world more time. We'll have AIKOs and JANs with sufficient variations to satisfy the idiosyncratic needs (emotional and physical) of every human. Reproduction and survival of the species? Designer babies, MOMbots, and DADbots, of course.
Ah, what a wonderful new world that awaits us all :)
Mahadevan : Thank you for the kind words as always.
In the world of Gays wouldn't there be AIKANs?
The RF: Sparring me on to a fight aren't you? This is precisely what you will miss with the AIKOs.
A robot that is 'Handsome, smart, witty, and sensitive, very sensitive!'
Ain't happening my friend!
you've already got half the human population like that and you still go looking for Robots - Woe unto the folly of men!
(trying to find an old web link that has men who buy dolls write about how much it means to them...excellent perspective on mens' take on the new trend in dolls such as these http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/your-sweetie-is-a-real-doll-idollators-fake-intimacy-part-iv
).
Actually, once you've spent enough time online I find that just about every 'perversion' is catered to esp. in Japan and Germany! The Japanese are infamous for creating robot pets/women et al...but one has to wonder...
My take is: AIKO is like the Stepford Wife. Something's got to give, somehwere and replacing real life with plastic works only that far!
And yes , *some*, not all, straight are hugely repressed. Current urban Indian society doesn't allow their their outlets so that's where these rather creepy (to me) dolls come in useful!
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