I think, in the context of Remaking, the usage of SRS as punishment/induction into slavery makes sense; I think, really, that I am pretty sick and tired of the trope where sex reassignment only ever occurs against someone's will, but given the nature of Remaking the fact that this exists as a form of Remaking doesn't surprise me or seem out of place.

But what pushes this beyond "Oh, well, that makes sense, but it's annoying" into full-on "oh dammit Miéville" territory for me is that while this makes sense in the context of New Crobuzon it would not make sense in the context of, say, Armada, where Remaking is contextualized as, if not a good thing, at least an un-hated and sympathetic thing. I was fine with it not coming up (except in a roundabout, subtextual, probably unintentional way with the Sheke/Angevine/Tanner Sack plotline) when I figured that it was just an aspect of the universe Miéville didn't care about, being used to not existing in novels, but now I'm pissed because apparently I do exist on some level - as a fetish object, and nothing else. (Again.)