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WCT: 7-11 June 2010 (1681-1685)
JackFaerie:
Awww, today's comic is cute. Dora is surprisingly good at this!
--- Quote from: Odin on 09 Jun 2010, 07:38 ---Running away instead of being up front about how she felt about it and having an actual discussion with the people she's offended by is what makes her pathetic.
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I'm confused by your interpretation of events.
1. I don't see why "running away" is bad here: it's allowable to take some time out to process new information before acting, and in fact smart, and that's what I see Marigold doing. She got some new information that threw her for a loop, it hurt her and sent her emotions reeling, so she went outside to sit down where she wasn't under the eyes of everybody and let herself deal with the pain and think a little and sort herself out. I didn't realize that "maturity" required one to process all one's emotions in public all the time.
2. Why would she need to be upfront about how she feels with anyone? If anything, that seems to be a bad idea. She feels hurt and betrayed. She also recognizes that nobody meant to either hurt or betray her. Her feelings are not invalid, but they are also not anyone's business--if anything, telling Faye or Angus how she feels would be inflicting unnecessary discomfort on them. This is the kind of situation where you take stock of your emotions and sort them out on your own, or with a friend. Some things are just your own problem, and so long as you realize that, it's best to keep it to yourself while you work it out. Example: a mother finds out that her son is gay. She thinks she's ok with it until he brings his boyfriend home, and she feels disgusted when she sees them kissing goodbye outside. This is not a case for her to tell either her son or his boyfriend about her feelings--this is precisely a case where she needs to take a personal breather, or call a friend, and try to figure out how she can be supportive of her son while acknowledging (to herself, not to him) her discomfort. I see Marigold's discomfort with the Faye/Angus situation as similar in terms of how much of Marigold's feelings need to be shared.
3. I don't think she's offended by anyone, just hurt. And no one really did anything offensive, except for Faye thinking this party was a good idea, and that's more "stupid" than "intentionally hurtful" anyway. And since no one wanted to hurt her or did anything offensive, I don't see why she's supposed to offer her emotions up on a platter rather than be allowed her privacy.
Near Lurker:
Okay, really, what is it people see in jiggly/squished boobs? Really? They just look like globs of fat in those cases.
JackFaerie:
But that's... what boobs are? Globs of glands surrounded by fat?
weirdbeard:
Marigold's outstanding rack notwithstanding, what's up with the Dora art tonight?
I'm usually a 'jeph can do no wrong' kind of guy, but she's lookin' a little bit rondo today...
JackFaerie:
Well, Jeph's said he finds drawing Dora difficult. I would say that he's drawing her eyes too small, and her jaw/cheeks too round. A rounder face looks good on Faye and Marigold, who have different proportions and longer hair to frame their faces, but on Dora it just looks out of balance and like her lower face is swollen. And a round jaw in combination with the small eyes and short hair makes her look unnecessarily butch.
See?
Although also, man, that haircut is just not the most flattering.
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