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* NoTranshumanismAllowed: This trope is {{discussed|Trope}} from a body-replacement perspective. The surgeon disapproves of a growing trend for humans to seek prosthetics that make them more robotic and robots seeking prosthetics that make them more human. He says that he considers transhumanism not as a desire to improve one's self, but as a rejection of one's natural state, and states that if he ever needs parts of his body replaced, he'll seek replacements as close to the originals as possible. [[spoiler:It is only in the last paragraph that it is revealed that the doctor is a robot]].
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"Segregationist" has been republished several times;
''Magazine/TheMagazineOfFantasyAndScienceFiction'' (October 1968 issue), ''Literature/NightfallAndOtherStories'' (1969), ''Literature/TheYearsBestScienceFiction, No. 2'' (1969), ''{{Magazine/Urania}}'' (issue #508, February 1969), ''Literature/BestSF: 1968'' (1969), ''{{Magazine/Sirius}}'' (issue #65, November 1981), ''Literature/TheCompleteRobot'' (1982), ''[[Literature/OneHundredOneScienceFictionStories 101 Science Fiction Stories]]'' (1986), ''Literature/RobotVisions'' (1990), ''Literature/TheCompleteStories, Volume 1'' (1990), and ''Literature/TheGiantBookOfScienceFictionStories'' (1992).
''Magazine/TheMagazineOfFantasyAndScienceFiction'' (October 1968 issue), ''Literature/NightfallAndOtherStories'' (1969), ''Literature/TheYearsBestScienceFiction, No. 2'' (1969), ''{{Magazine/Urania}}'' (issue #508, February 1969), ''Literature/BestSF: 1968'' (1969), ''{{Magazine/Sirius}}'' (issue #65, November 1981), ''Literature/TheCompleteRobot'' (1982), ''[[Literature/OneHundredOneScienceFictionStories 101 Science Fiction Stories]]'' (1986), ''Literature/RobotVisions'' (1990), ''Literature/TheCompleteStories, Volume 1'' (1990), and ''Literature/TheGiantBookOfScienceFictionStories'' (1992).
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"Segregationist" has been republished several times;
times; ''Magazine/TheMagazineOfFantasyAndScienceFiction'' (October 1968 issue), ''Literature/NightfallAndOtherStories'' (1969), ''Literature/TheYearsBestScienceFiction, No. 2'' (1969), ''{{Magazine/Urania}}'' (issue #508, February 1969), ''Literature/BestSF: 1968'' (1969), ''{{Magazine/Sirius}}'' (issue #65, November 1981), ''Literature/TheCompleteRobot'' (1982), ''[[Literature/OneHundredOneScienceFictionStories 101 Science Fiction Stories]]'' (1986), ''Literature/RobotVisions'' (1990), ''Literature/TheCompleteStories, Volume 1'' (1990), and ''Literature/TheGiantBookOfScienceFictionStories'' (1992).
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* {{Autodoc}}: The surgeon about to operate on the human senator is revealed as a Metallo; a robot with human rights. The medical engineer is implied to be one, too, but it isn't clearly stated either way.
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First published in ''{{Magazine/Abbottempo}} 4'' (December 1967 issue), by Creator/IsaacAsimov, about a human wanting [[ArtificialHybrid robot replacements]] and their surgeon, who is [[HalfBreedDiscrimination against the mongrelization of humanity]]. Shades of his more famous "Literature/TheBicentennialMan" can be seen in this story.
A surgeon and medical engineer (med-eng) are preparing a Senator for their heart transplant operation. When the surgeon learns that the patient has decided to get a metal replacement, he decides to try convincing the patient against it.
The Senator and surgeon discuss the merits of metallic versus plastic ([[InsistentTerminology "It is a fibrous cyber-heart."]]) replacements. Unable to change his mind, the surgeon retreats and prepares for the operation. The med-eng reveals that they've seen the same thing with robots choosing plastic/fibrous replacements over metallic options.
The surgeon dislikes the idea of [[ArtificialHybrid mixing organic and robotic]], insisting that each should remain as they were made. The engineer responds that they're being "segregationist", an attitude the surgeon accepts, revealing himself [[TomatoSurprise to the audience]] to be a robot.
"Segregationist" has been republished several times;
''Magazine/TheMagazineOfFantasyAndScienceFiction'' (October 1968 issue), ''Literature/NightfallAndOtherStories'' (1969), ''Literature/TheYearsBestScienceFiction, No. 2'' (1969), ''{{Magazine/Urania}}'' (issue #508, February 1969), ''Literature/BestSF: 1968'' (1969), ''{{Magazine/Sirius}}'' (issue #65, November 1981), ''Literature/TheCompleteRobot'' (1982), ''[[Literature/OneHundredOneScienceFictionStories 101 Science Fiction Stories]]'' (1986), ''Literature/RobotVisions'' (1990), ''Literature/TheCompleteStories, Volume 1'' (1990), and ''Literature/TheGiantBookOfScienceFictionStories'' (1992).
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!!"Segregationist" contains examples of:
* AndroidsArePeopleToo: Despite the recent laws being passed that make Metallos (robots) citizens with rights equal to that of humans, prejudice remains. The [[TheNamesake titular character]] dislikes the [[ArtificialHybrid mixing of the species]], believing that humans should stay human and Metallos should stay Metallo. He calls the process [[HalfBreedDiscrimination mongrelization]]. The med-eng calls it out as "segregationist talk", which the (robot) surgeon is fine with.
-->"Then let it be that." The surgeon said with calm emphasis, "I believe in being what one is. I wouldn't change a bit of my own structure for any reason. If some of it absolutely required replacement, I would have that replacement as close to the original in nature as could possibly be managed. I am myself; well pleased to be myself; and would not be anything else."
* ArtificialHybrid: In this story, robots (Metallos) have been [[AndroidsArePeopleToo legally recognized as people]] and humans have begun getting replacement parts that are metallic in origin. The med-eng points out that the inverse is also happening; that Metallos are requesting fibrous/organic replacements where possible. The [[TheNamesake titular]] surgeon [[HalfBreedDiscrimination opposes such mongrelization]].
-->"There is nothing wrong with a Metallo as a Metallo. As you say, they are citizens. But you're not a Metallo. You're a human being. Why not stay a human being?"
* HalfBreedDiscrimination: The [[TheNamesake titular character]] is opposed to the idea of [[ArtificialHybrid merging the human and Metallo (robot) forms]] by giving metal replacements to humans and fibrous replacements to Metallos. They find the idea abhorrent, preferring to stay as close to their original creation as possible.
-->"You'd get a hybrid," said the surgeon, with something that approached fierceness. "You'd get something that is not both, but neither. Isn't it logical to suppose an individual would be too proud of his structure and identity to want to dilute it with something alien? Would he want mongrelization?"
* InsistentTerminology: The patient keeps calling one of the two heart transplant options "plastic", while the surgeon insists it is a fibrous cyber-heart. While the surgeon is more correct, the patient is making an emotional decision to insult the pseudo-organic option by lumping it into the same category as plastic bags, preferring the stronger titanium-alloy replacement.
* NamelessNarrative: The surgeon, the nurse, the med-eng, and the Senator. None of the characters are given names, although the only one who is clearly ''human'' is the Senator; the rest of the characters might not even have names.
* TheNamesake: The main character is a surgeon who believes that [[ArtificialHybrid combining Metallos (robots) and humans]] is [[HalfBreedDiscrimination against the natural order of things]].
* RoboSpeak: The surgeon's lack of emotion is done very subtly in this story. When first being read, being quick without being impatient, ignoring nuances of expression, the infinite patience, and calm emphasis all imply self-control and tolerance. Once you get to the last paragraph, you discover that [[TomatoSurprise it's because the surgeon is a robot]], so he ''can't'' do those things.
* TomatoSurprise: The story doesn’t reveal that the [[TheNamesake titular character]] is a robot until the very last paragraph, as they put their hands into an oven so that they can glow red-hot for sterilization purposes.
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A surgeon and medical engineer (med-eng) are preparing a Senator for their heart transplant operation. When the surgeon learns that the patient has decided to get a metal replacement, he decides to try convincing the patient against it.
The Senator and surgeon discuss the merits of metallic versus plastic ([[InsistentTerminology "It is a fibrous cyber-heart."]]) replacements. Unable to change his mind, the surgeon retreats and prepares for the operation. The med-eng reveals that they've seen the same thing with robots choosing plastic/fibrous replacements over metallic options.
The surgeon dislikes the idea of [[ArtificialHybrid mixing organic and robotic]], insisting that each should remain as they were made. The engineer responds that they're being "segregationist", an attitude the surgeon accepts, revealing himself [[TomatoSurprise to the audience]] to be a robot.
"Segregationist" has been republished several times;
''Magazine/TheMagazineOfFantasyAndScienceFiction'' (October 1968 issue), ''Literature/NightfallAndOtherStories'' (1969), ''Literature/TheYearsBestScienceFiction, No. 2'' (1969), ''{{Magazine/Urania}}'' (issue #508, February 1969), ''Literature/BestSF: 1968'' (1969), ''{{Magazine/Sirius}}'' (issue #65, November 1981), ''Literature/TheCompleteRobot'' (1982), ''[[Literature/OneHundredOneScienceFictionStories 101 Science Fiction Stories]]'' (1986), ''Literature/RobotVisions'' (1990), ''Literature/TheCompleteStories, Volume 1'' (1990), and ''Literature/TheGiantBookOfScienceFictionStories'' (1992).
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!!"Segregationist" contains examples of:
* AndroidsArePeopleToo: Despite the recent laws being passed that make Metallos (robots) citizens with rights equal to that of humans, prejudice remains. The [[TheNamesake titular character]] dislikes the [[ArtificialHybrid mixing of the species]], believing that humans should stay human and Metallos should stay Metallo. He calls the process [[HalfBreedDiscrimination mongrelization]]. The med-eng calls it out as "segregationist talk", which the (robot) surgeon is fine with.
-->"Then let it be that." The surgeon said with calm emphasis, "I believe in being what one is. I wouldn't change a bit of my own structure for any reason. If some of it absolutely required replacement, I would have that replacement as close to the original in nature as could possibly be managed. I am myself; well pleased to be myself; and would not be anything else."
* ArtificialHybrid: In this story, robots (Metallos) have been [[AndroidsArePeopleToo legally recognized as people]] and humans have begun getting replacement parts that are metallic in origin. The med-eng points out that the inverse is also happening; that Metallos are requesting fibrous/organic replacements where possible. The [[TheNamesake titular]] surgeon [[HalfBreedDiscrimination opposes such mongrelization]].
-->"There is nothing wrong with a Metallo as a Metallo. As you say, they are citizens. But you're not a Metallo. You're a human being. Why not stay a human being?"
* HalfBreedDiscrimination: The [[TheNamesake titular character]] is opposed to the idea of [[ArtificialHybrid merging the human and Metallo (robot) forms]] by giving metal replacements to humans and fibrous replacements to Metallos. They find the idea abhorrent, preferring to stay as close to their original creation as possible.
-->"You'd get a hybrid," said the surgeon, with something that approached fierceness. "You'd get something that is not both, but neither. Isn't it logical to suppose an individual would be too proud of his structure and identity to want to dilute it with something alien? Would he want mongrelization?"
* InsistentTerminology: The patient keeps calling one of the two heart transplant options "plastic", while the surgeon insists it is a fibrous cyber-heart. While the surgeon is more correct, the patient is making an emotional decision to insult the pseudo-organic option by lumping it into the same category as plastic bags, preferring the stronger titanium-alloy replacement.
* NamelessNarrative: The surgeon, the nurse, the med-eng, and the Senator. None of the characters are given names, although the only one who is clearly ''human'' is the Senator; the rest of the characters might not even have names.
* TheNamesake: The main character is a surgeon who believes that [[ArtificialHybrid combining Metallos (robots) and humans]] is [[HalfBreedDiscrimination against the natural order of things]].
* RoboSpeak: The surgeon's lack of emotion is done very subtly in this story. When first being read, being quick without being impatient, ignoring nuances of expression, the infinite patience, and calm emphasis all imply self-control and tolerance. Once you get to the last paragraph, you discover that [[TomatoSurprise it's because the surgeon is a robot]], so he ''can't'' do those things.
* TomatoSurprise: The story doesn’t reveal that the [[TheNamesake titular character]] is a robot until the very last paragraph, as they put their hands into an oven so that they can glow red-hot for sterilization purposes.
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