Unintentional Bigotry in Contemporary Science Fiction: Intersectional Linguistic Representations in Cyberpunk 2077

Somehow, cyberpunk fiction has become one of the defining modes of popular mainstream narrative entertainment in the 2010s. Perhaps this is due to the ever-growing power of real-life megacorporations mimicking depictions in the dystopian style, or omnipresent technological advancement sparking broader discussion on post-humanist fiction, or maybe our culture’s 30-year nostalgia cycle merely resurrected one of the kitschier aesthetics of the 80s. Nonetheless, the success of works like Ready Player OneDeus Ex: Human Revolution, and Blade Runner 2049 demonstrated a surprising desire for cyberpunk narratives amongst Western audiences and one with widespread commercial viability.

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