Will Marilyn ever know peace?
One would hope, then, that the screen legend would be left alone in death.
But in some ways, her exploitation has only worsened in the decades since her passing.
Marilyn Monroe, 1954.Baron/Getty Images
The countlessbooks written about hercould fill their own library.
And her image has been used to sell everything from a Mercedes-Benz to Absolut Vodka.
As I key in those words, I think my soul just left my body.
Marilyn Monroe.20th Century Fox - Public Domain- Wikipedia
In a press release, the AI technology firm states: Every interaction is unique.
Because theres nothing genuine about a computer-generated version of a movie star.
Those in charge of Monroes legacy have never respected, never reallygotten,her.
Marilyn Monroe, 1953.Everett
She was sexually assaulted, silenced, and gaslit throughout her life.
How did we get here?
Its a result of the circumstances of her life at the time of her death.
Marilyn Monroe.Ed Feingersh/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
But she left the vast majority of her estate to her acting coach, Lee Strasberg.
Can you imagine the ghoulish ways someone might show off the room in which she died?
Nor is she the clever blonde who knows how to get men to buy her best friends a.k.a.
Marilyn Monroe in ‘The Seven Year Itch’.Bettmann/Corbis
Hell, shes barely even the woman standing over a subway grate pushing her skirt down.
Shes a dollar sign, and nothing else.
This AI chatbot is perhaps the most egregious reflection of that.
Monroes voice, face, and mannerisms are all up for grabs to the highest bidder.
In life, she had to cater to powerful men to make it as an actress.
This doesnt honor Monroes legacy it whores it out.
She deserves so much better.
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