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Article on "Fat Faye"
jeph:
In closing, I am a sexist pig and women need to get back in the kitchen where they belong.
alib:
Jeph, I hope you don't think I'm calling you sexist because in no way was I. I just put it up as a funny thing for people to read. I think if you spoke to most girls they would find Faye downright awesome and the heckling she gets is hilarious because she can dish it back out. I love that you made her character the way she is. If I were a comic character I think I'd find it pretty awesome to be her because she is quite a woman. :-) And don't let this lady get to you. You've got talent with thousands of readers and it took a whole year for someone to aknowledge her blog. I really put it up to laugh that there are women out there that rant and rave about things like this. In no way would a rational person find how you have made Faye sexist. I'm sorry I put this up since it upset you.
jeph:
Oh, it doesn't bother me in the slightest. I'm just greatly amused by the utter fallacy of the argument.
MissAmbiguity:
Hmm... I don't think taking the time to flesh out characters and speculate on what things could mean is a waste of time, though I am an English major :P
I think mostly, Faye being surrounded by skinny people is a circumstantial thing. My sister's one friend is about average, not even chubby but all her friends are these really skinny asian girls so she's more self-conscious even though she's beautiful and sweet. I'm not even making allowances for her, she gets hit on like crazy at the bars. Jeph does draw other girls with similar figures. There was that one blonde waitress Faye insulted when she was drinking with Sven. Ellen and Amanda don't seem all that skinny either.
If anything, I think Jeph is poking fun at obsessive female insecurities. He got it exactly right with Raven being self-conscious about the stretch marks on her breasts and then later realizing that boys don't care about that when they're getting some.
Who doesn't worry about their weight? I'm 5"3 and I weight about 113lbs and I'm okay with that. I do weights and run but... that doesn't mean I don't feel fat sometimes. If anything, I think it's her neurosis. Hannelore feels pale and sickly. Dora has jealous issues. Raven isn't the brightest crayon in the box. Sven is a man whore and Marten doesn't seem to have a back bone.
Oooh and to go along with the sexist thing... is it just me or does Jeph have a thing for really strong females? Faye and Dora being obvious examples... but Veronica Vance anybody?
mymms:
If the blogger really was happy with her size I doubt she'd be making such a huge deal of it...
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