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Gender Distribution Model
Who's ready for some controversy? :P
May I present the Gender Density Model. Many attempts have been made over the years to model gender and sexuality, the most famous one of course being the Kinsey scale, though there are a variety of different models and maps to be found online. Seeing as there are a lot of different aspects of gender one could incorporate into a model, I wanted to give it a try and create a model of my own, taking into account as many different aspects as possible.
The most significant aspect of this model is distribution. The two large clumps represent men and women, respectively, while individual bricks on the outskirts represent a variety of other identities. Distribution is something a lot of gender models don't account for, but I wanted to include it for the sake of accuracy.
Colors distinguish between identities. Following in the stereotypes, reds and pinks represent women while blues represent men. The other colors represent a variety of non-binary and genderqueer identities, whereby the specific, individual meaning of each color is mostly open to interpretation. When one brick shares several colors, this is representative of multigender identities such as bigender.
Differences in height are indicative of differences in the intensity of the gender experienced. Thus, the lowest bricks represent agender people, while the highest points represent people with very strong senses of gender.
The model is also motorized! Movement indicates gender fluidity, with lateral movement indicating a change in gender and vertical movement indicating a change in intensity.
This model was on display at my school's annual Studio Art gallery in late April, meaning that hundreds of people got to see and interact with the model live! Which is super cool, since I've never publicly exhibited Lego before, or any artwork for that matter. This also meant that the build had to be highly sturdy, and that it had to allow for easy access to the battery pack, which is hidden in the base. Unfortunately, I let the motor run for several hours without pause on the opening night of the exhibition, and the motor is now toast, so there's a lesson for me I guess.
I suspect the majority of people viewing this are going to disagree with the way I represented gender in this model. If you want to debate me on the topic, go ahead, but know that I may not have the time to respond in-depth.
Gender Distribution Model
Who's ready for some controversy? :P
May I present the Gender Density Model. Many attempts have been made over the years to model gender and sexuality, the most famous one of course being the Kinsey scale, though there are a variety of different models and maps to be found online. Seeing as there are a lot of different aspects of gender one could incorporate into a model, I wanted to give it a try and create a model of my own, taking into account as many different aspects as possible.
The most significant aspect of this model is distribution. The two large clumps represent men and women, respectively, while individual bricks on the outskirts represent a variety of other identities. Distribution is something a lot of gender models don't account for, but I wanted to include it for the sake of accuracy.
Colors distinguish between identities. Following in the stereotypes, reds and pinks represent women while blues represent men. The other colors represent a variety of non-binary and genderqueer identities, whereby the specific, individual meaning of each color is mostly open to interpretation. When one brick shares several colors, this is representative of multigender identities such as bigender.
Differences in height are indicative of differences in the intensity of the gender experienced. Thus, the lowest bricks represent agender people, while the highest points represent people with very strong senses of gender.
The model is also motorized! Movement indicates gender fluidity, with lateral movement indicating a change in gender and vertical movement indicating a change in intensity.
This model was on display at my school's annual Studio Art gallery in late April, meaning that hundreds of people got to see and interact with the model live! Which is super cool, since I've never publicly exhibited Lego before, or any artwork for that matter. This also meant that the build had to be highly sturdy, and that it had to allow for easy access to the battery pack, which is hidden in the base. Unfortunately, I let the motor run for several hours without pause on the opening night of the exhibition, and the motor is now toast, so there's a lesson for me I guess.
I suspect the majority of people viewing this are going to disagree with the way I represented gender in this model. If you want to debate me on the topic, go ahead, but know that I may not have the time to respond in-depth.