Cyborgs

When imagining a cybernetic or organic (based on sex, race, etc) labor
force as a reality, I can't help but wonder how the exploitation of any
group not only changes the hierarchy of a system (society) but also the
residual effects of exploitation. Would an artificial workforce shed
political mythology and ideology? Haraway argues that "the cyborg is a
creature in a post-gender world" and an "illegitimate offspring of
militarism and patriarchal capitalism." The actual naming of subsets of
groups, bionic or otherwise seems to presuppose class identification
that could then lead to discrimination. Saying "woman" instead of
"person" or "cybernetic organism" instead of "godless killing machine"
attaches a value or measure on the subject and with those names
attached, society then associates a worth to that label. Is then why
groups of individuals can be discriminated so readily? These
classifications of sex, race, age or components then seem to give an
alternate life to the actual subject. It makes me pause to think that if
indeed there were a race of Cyborgs acting as our labor force, how would
they maintain these role identities if they were never programmed to
follow them to the letter. What happens if indeed there is a female
cyborg, does that create personal identity amongst inorganic lifeforms?
Would that then create cyborg sexism. Either way, Haraway has given me a
lot to think about...