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Why the big long newsletter about people not being offended below today's comic?

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Dizzious:

I see all this below today's comic -

--- Quote from: Jeph Jacques ---February 7, 2010 7:48pm
It seems some people were offended or confused by Friday's comic. They felt that I was saying or implying that polyamory is somehow not as serious as monogamy, or that polyamorous folks don't enter into committed relationships, or something. That couldn't possibly be further from my intent!
What I was going for in that comic (and this one) is that the specific situation Tai finds herself in (casual physical relationships with people she cares about but doesn't necessarily LOVE) is unfulfilling for her personally, and she feels like she'd rather just have one person to focus on. In no way did I mean to imply that because Tai isn't happy, ALL polyamory is unfulfilling, or not serious, or anything of that sort.
Like Dora says in today's strip, relationships exist on a continuum, and there are many different kinds of relationship that different people consider "polyamory." You certainly can have a serious, committed, happy polyamorous relationship! You can also be more casually polyamorous, like Tai has been in the comic. Ain't no right or wrong, or inferior or superior, as long as everybody's being safe and honest.
One of the challenges of working in this medium is that intent and interpretation are two very different things. I thought it was obvious that I was writing about a specific situation, and not denigrating polyamory in any way, but some people felt otherwise. That means I didn't do a good enough job! The vast majority of you guys either had no problem with the strip or actively told me that it was fine! But that doesn't mean that the minority who were bothered by it don't deserve to have their concerns addressed, which is what I'm attempting to do.
I apologize if I've hurt any feelings or offended anyone, and will try to make my intent more clear in the future! I hope this clears things up.
See you tomorrow
--- End quote ---

I would like to submit a revised version of the above giant block of text, which I feel sends a more appropriate message:

"Dear anyone who was offended by yesterday's comic:
This is a comic strip, the idea is for it to be humorous. If you are immature and lacklife enough to be able to extrapolate some reason to take offense to a comic, then you need to grow up and quit being such a prude. If you are so very emotionally sensitive that you cannot see the humor in a comic without being offended, then you should think about seeing a therapist. Thank you."

Anybody who finds offense in my revised version of Jeph's message can feel free to email me, I am a psychologist and I would be glad to schedule you for a few sessions of therapy at my clinic so we can see about rebuilding your sense of humor. My email address is: [email protected]

KharBevNor:
Hey, OP.

You're a dick!

zagraf:
I love it when people like the OP presume to speak for Jeph. After all, it's not as if he would ever think to explain or defend himself.

Oh wait, he just did. On the front page.

SleeperCylon:
I am a bit tired of PC culture that caters to oversensitivity.  If you're so insecure that you're seriously bothered by Friday's comic, maybe it's you who isn't happy with your own choices.

Though personally I think any kind of romance as fine so long as it doesn't involve lying and manipulation or blatant health risks.

E. Spaceman:

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