Comic Discussion > QUESTIONABLE CONTENT
WCT: 7-11 June 2010 (1681-1685)
JackFaerie:
--- Quote from: Akima on 08 Jun 2010, 02:46 ---How fortunate we are to have you to keep us on the straight and narrow.
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Well thanks for being a bitch. I said that was how I felt, I didn't say I expected or demanded anyone else to feel the same way.
--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 08 Jun 2010, 12:17 ---
--- Quote from: many people ---It's a cartoon
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It's a comedy and drama, populated with characters who have clear and realistic personalities, which is represented as a cartoon. Discussion of the behavior of fictional characters is something you can get a degree in: dismissing doing so because "it's just a cartoon" is a prejudiced refusal to acknowledge that a comic strip is a valid storytelling medium.
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Thank you.
So what, so it's a cartoon? I don't remember anyone going "sheesh, it's just a cartoon you guys!" when everyone was balling on Sven for being a horrible person and treating women like crap. No one accused anyone else of "getting surprisingly emotional over the antics of nonexistent people" when everybody was holding their breath over the latest twist in Faye's love life--or when people coo over how sympathetic Marigold or Hanners is. The whole "it's just a cartoon!/Geeze why get so emotional over fictional characters" argument only gets trotted out when people have nothing better to say to an interpretation of the characters and their actions that they disagree with.
People bitch out Dora all the time for acting in a way they think is not acceptable towards Marten and being an overly jealous, over-reacting girlfriend, and no one says "oh what does it matter if she rakes his balls over hot coals for the smallest little thing and yet he thinks she is the greatest girlfriend ever, it's just a cartoon!" It's normal to take issue with the way certain relationships or situations are portrayed in media--including cartoons.
--- Quote from: Ferahgo the Assassin on 08 Jun 2010, 14:30 ---No, the whining is due to one character lightly punching another in the arm.
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Hard enough to leave a sizeable bruise is not "lightly."
--- Quote from: Tuitsuro on 08 Jun 2010, 18:34 ---Do we want to talk about reality? So hey, BP's gulf oil spill is likely killing hundreds of different species and the region will never recover. Meanwhile, the middle east is on day 52,427 of 'oh god oh god everythings going to shit', McDonalds is recalling novelty Shrek glasses because they're apparently tainted with deadly cadmium, and the world economies in general are still tanking as they have been for what seems like more than a year.
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Oh right, of course, how could I forget, we are not allowed to complain or be concerned about anything as long as there is something else that could be considered More Important on the horizon! People in the US should really stop bothering with abortion rights and gay marriage issues because gays and women in other countries have it much worse and we should worry about that first! Also, complaining to your friends about your bad boss is not allowed because other people don't even have a job. And really, what are we all even doing wasting our time posting on this forum when we should be dedicating every extra bit of energy and mental effort trying to find a cure for cancer and AIDS?!!
vonschiller:
--- Quote from: JackFaerie on 08 Jun 2010, 20:12 ---Oh right, of course, how could I forget, we are not allowed to complain or be concerned about anything as long as there is something else that could be considered More Important on the horizon! People in the US should really stop bothering with abortion rights and gay marriage issues because gays and women in other countries have it much worse and we should worry about that first! Also, complaining to your friends about your bad boss is not allowed because other people don't even have a job. And really, what are we all even doing wasting our time posting on this forum when we should be dedicating every extra bit of energy and mental effort trying to find a cure for cancer and AIDS?!!
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Shit.
I know shit's bad right now. With all that starving bullshit. But I got a solution.
Now I understand everyone's shit's emotional right now. But listen up. I got a three point plan to fix everything. Number one, we got this guy Not Sure. Number two, he's smarter than anyone in history. And number three, he's gonna fix everything. I give you my word as President!
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Seriously, we seem to need a Lighten up, Francis rule around here these past couple days...
Lost Coastlines:
--- Quote from: smilesvssmirks on 07 Jun 2010, 15:10 ---Coming from someone who bruises all. the. damn. time. from even the littlest stuff: bruises suck. They are tender and sore and can take forever to go away.
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If this is true, I'm sorry. As someone else who gets bruises from so much as looking at my skin the wrong way, I completely disagree. Maybe I've had one or two that have been tender, but nothing comes to mind. Heck I'm poking one right now and it doesn't feel any different than when I poke myself somewhere without a bruise. And that is one I got from being pushed into and pinned against an electrical box (accidentally). Bit worse than a punch. I'm not defending actual physical abuse - of which Faye is not guilty and frankly I think this discussion is getting close to the point of belittling actual victims of domestic violence - but seriously, when did inflicting one bruise while roughhousing become a big effing deal in this world, much less in the more comedic-violence-prone QC world?
--- Quote from: JackFaerie on 07 Jun 2010, 16:26 ---and she leaves painful bruises
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Do most people around here rarely get bruised? Okay, in real life, Faye and Dora (and whoever else I can't think of right now) would not be punching this hard unless they were defending themselves. Actually, I'm not sure Dora would be physically capable of punching someone hard enough to require an ice pack under any circumstances. She's tiny and we know she doesn't work out. In real life, Marten and Angus would not be going for ice packs every time they got a bruise. Jeph apparently finds humor in some comedic violence and wussy men. In earlier strips, outrage at Faye's actions would have been reasonable. But she has improved and doesn't hit people very often anymore. Even in the real world, a playful punch, even one that caused a bruise, would not be a big deal. Those that really dislike that behavior are free to avoid it, but some people like roughhousing and it doesn't mean there's anything wrong with them.
If some people find QC violence distasteful, that's fine, but is it really necessary to make a mountain out of mole hill?
Chaon:
Am I one of the few people who doesn't care if Faye punches guys she's close to? I have a few female friends like that, guys usually don't mind hanging out with girls like that, mainly because those kind of girls have a higher threshold before becoming truly pissed or offended that just makes them funner to joke and hang around with.
Kugai:
Marigold runs out of the apartment and runs into Sven.
Dora catches up with Marigold and finds her half drunk in Sven's arms
Dora misconstrues.
Next two panels - Sven in ICU and Dora behind bars.
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