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[[File:Atomic Vixens - Fembot scene (GINO).png|thumb|250px|The fembots from the porn film [[Atomic Vixens]] are introduced as fembots in a brief comic book style voiceover clip, but they do nothing to indicate that they aren't human.  They don't even have any dialogue.]]
'''Gynoid In Name Only''', abreviated as '''GINO''', is a term in fembot fetishism referring to a fictional character that, despite being referred to as a [[fembot]], displays little to no [[:Category:TropeTags|signs of being a robot]].
'''GINO''' ('''G'''ynoid '''i'''n '''N'''ame '''O'''nly) is a community term referring to the depiction of a character who is stated to be a fembot, cyborg or other form of mechanical life, but displays no signs or behaviors of their status as such. This is frequently used as a critical and dismissive term for a character portrayal in a work, stemming from poor writing, limited production values or a lack of understanding of the subject matter.


It should be noted that a GINO is different from a [[sleeper]].  Whereas a GINO never displays their robotic nature, a sleeper character is deliberately portrayed as acting as human as possible until they are revealed to be mechanical through a malfunction, damage, panel opening or other reveal method beyond they or the audience only being told that they are a robot.
=Definition=


A cyborg that is stated to be an android, fembot or other form of wholly artificial construct is not a GINO, so long as they display some facet of their nature as a cyborg in the depicted work.
The term GINO is often used to criticize and dismiss the portrayal of a fembot character, with the implication that the work she appears in is of little importance and relevance to fembot fetishism.


Some works, such as certain low-budget live action productions, may lack the special effects budget to display things such as damage or open panels, but still have characters display things such as stilted speech and stiff mechanical movements. These characters are not considered GINO, as they still display their robotic nature in a more low-key manner.
A work deemed as GINO usually introduces a character and establishes them as a fembot in an understated way, usually through dialogue, description or [[Wikipedia:Paratext|paratext]] such as plot summary or cover art. The robotic nature of the character may then be only referred to in passing, or not addressed at all for the rest of a work.


=Limits=
What constitutes a GINO is blurry, and depends on many factors beyond the presence of fembot tropes, up to and including personal appreciation.
For example, many independent adult productions lack the special effects budget to feature tropes such as heavy [[damage]] or [[access panel|access panels]], and as such feature actresses [[Robotic voice|speaking in a stilted way]] and [[Robotic motion|moving rigidly]]. From there, whether these tropes are convincingly executed, serve the narrative and are of personal enjoyment to the viewer may decide if the work gets deemed GINO or not.
Alternatively, a work featuring extensive tropes such as a [[faceoff]] or [[disassembly]] may fail to elaborate on the nature of its fembot characters beyond of specific and contained scenes. For example, the fembots may behave and act like normal humans, such as expressing genuine emotions or getting physically hurt. Again, whether these points are addressed and are deemed satisfactory by the audience will decide if the work gets deemed GINO or not.
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Latest revision as of 09:20, 12 May 2020

Gynoid In Name Only, abreviated as GINO, is a term in fembot fetishism referring to a fictional character that, despite being referred to as a fembot, displays little to no signs of being a robot.

Definition

The term GINO is often used to criticize and dismiss the portrayal of a fembot character, with the implication that the work she appears in is of little importance and relevance to fembot fetishism.

A work deemed as GINO usually introduces a character and establishes them as a fembot in an understated way, usually through dialogue, description or paratext such as plot summary or cover art. The robotic nature of the character may then be only referred to in passing, or not addressed at all for the rest of a work.

Limits

What constitutes a GINO is blurry, and depends on many factors beyond the presence of fembot tropes, up to and including personal appreciation.

For example, many independent adult productions lack the special effects budget to feature tropes such as heavy damage or access panels, and as such feature actresses speaking in a stilted way and moving rigidly. From there, whether these tropes are convincingly executed, serve the narrative and are of personal enjoyment to the viewer may decide if the work gets deemed GINO or not.

Alternatively, a work featuring extensive tropes such as a faceoff or disassembly may fail to elaborate on the nature of its fembot characters beyond of specific and contained scenes. For example, the fembots may behave and act like normal humans, such as expressing genuine emotions or getting physically hurt. Again, whether these points are addressed and are deemed satisfactory by the audience will decide if the work gets deemed GINO or not.

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