I once met a wizard, quite charming,
His warm, friendly smile so disarming.
On the carpet we waltzed,
Either side of the hall,
But his glittering vest was alarming.
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Written for Mx Stevie Cole's (Feb 12) Wicked Wednesday call on the wonderful Vocal+ Assist FB Group.
This is a true story, believe it or not. I might tell it one day 😈
(That was me being wicked, by the way, in keeping with the spirit of Wicked Wednesday).
As an AI aside, I tried several times to get each of two different generative AI apps to create an image of two men dancing a waltz, but in none of them were the dancing partners actually touching each other. Which begs the question:
Is AI homophobic?
Please feel free to add your thoughts in comments. I may well pick this theme up at some point, in one of my musings on so-called artificial intelligence.
Bless all V+A admins, queer Oz fans, Munchkins, mortals, wizards and witches, especially of the wicked kind.
Thanks for reading.
Ray
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Raymond G. Taylor
Author living in Kent, England. Writer of short stories and poems in a wide range of genres, forms and styles. A non-fiction writer for 40+ years. Subjects include art, history, science, business, law, and the human condition.
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Comments (8)
Charming as usual 💚
I love how you balanced humour with that thought-provoking AI question at the end.
You cracked me up with your post-poem comments. Just today, I had my very first experience creating images with A.I.. "Hunched", "bent-over", and/or "slumped" mean nothing to that arrogant bitch. It only allows for people (or at least robots) who stand up perfectly STRAIGHT. So there's your confirmation right there, dude. A.I. is definitely homophobic. ⚡🫤 Fun reading this! ⚡💙⚡
Hahahahahahaha Novel Allen has pointed out that AI might be racist because the humans it generates are always white but now it might be homophobic too? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I loved your Limerick!
Delightful limerick & intriguing observations/questions to follow. Sounds like you might have met our son at some point or another, lol.
Delightful limerick & intriguing observations/questions to follow. Sounds like you might have met our son at some point or another, lol.
Wonderful poem. I'm surprised you couldn't get a good waltz picture, even from Leonardo.AI... Hmmm.. Maybe it's the culture, I have no problem finding lesbian photos, dancing, holding hands, etc.. The picture you used was cool though.
Lol... Fun limerick! And even funnier question. AI might just be Homophobic. It better be careful before the cancel culture figures it out, haha.