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Ok! Dump her ass!
TheReaper:
--- Quote from: Malek on 31 Aug 2010, 08:42 ---Why do women never seem to give the man time to explain, they either yell and leave or just leave outright?
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Rule of Drama.
--- Quote from: Carl-E on 31 Aug 2010, 19:22 ---Or maybe I've just incorporated too much S*P into my life...
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If such a thing were possible, you mean.
--- Quote from: WoweeZowee on 31 Aug 2010, 18:18 ---It's just probably how any person would react. I don't think her reaction even shows undue jealousy.
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Really? I mean, do you really, honestly believe that?
Not even being snarky.
You know what I think is a reasonable reaction?
"Hey guys what the fuck are you doing it's like 3 in the morning I was ASLEEP."
"Oh [NAME] was just having a crisis about her date thing and wanted me to talk her down."
"Oh okay well is she fine now?"
"Yes."
"I'm glad. Now everyone shut the fuck up and go back to sleep because we all have work in the morning."
At the very worst, mild annoyance at being woken up god-knows-when to find your boyfriend holding his best friend.
Anything else is overemotional.
But then again Dora is not really known for being calm and rational when it comes to Marten. Which I guess is why I'm not on either side of the "Dora is such a fucking bitch you guys" debate. Her actions are intolerable, but in-character. Therefore, there's no real reason to be upset about it.
To me, anyway.
Akima:
--- Quote from: jordinyc on 31 Aug 2010, 15:34 ---Part of the reason Dora's reaction pisses me off (a lot) is because of a perception that many MANY people have, both men and women. The perception is that the woman in a relationship is entitled to be as unreasonable as possible because (a) "that's just how women are" and (b) she "holds all the cards" and it's up to the guy to beg, plead, obey, kiss up, etc. You don't see TV ads with women staring at hot guys and then their husband or boyfriend looking at them with contempt as their woman tries to explain. There are A LOT of men who in Marten's situation would probably spend whole days begging and pleading for the wife/gf to forgive him, as well as women who feel like it's their duty to act like Dora is. Switch genders and you have a Lifetime movie.
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Yeah, because contemporary pop-cultural depictions of women are completely accurate, and don't buy at all into stereotypes that have remained pretty much unchanged since Aristophanes wrote Lysistrata. You know, that we're inherently irrational, because we've got wombs (just for fun, look up the origin of the word "hysteria").
Heliphyneau:
--- Quote from: Akima on 01 Sep 2010, 02:33 ---
--- Quote from: jordinyc on 31 Aug 2010, 15:34 ---Part of the reason Dora's reaction pisses me off (a lot) is because of a perception that many MANY people have, both men and women. The perception is that the woman in a relationship is entitled to be as unreasonable as possible because (a) "that's just how women are" and (b) she "holds all the cards" and it's up to the guy to beg, plead, obey, kiss up, etc. You don't see TV ads with women staring at hot guys and then their husband or boyfriend looking at them with contempt as their woman tries to explain. There are A LOT of men who in Marten's situation would probably spend whole days begging and pleading for the wife/gf to forgive him, as well as women who feel like it's their duty to act like Dora is. Switch genders and you have a Lifetime movie.
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Yeah, because contemporary pop-cultural depictions of women are completely accurate, and don't buy at all into stereotypes that have remained pretty much unchanged since Aristophanes wrote Lysistrata. You know, that we're inherently irrational, because we've got wombs (just for fun, look up the origin of the word "hysteria").
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Indeed. Even more fun: What is the origin/root of evil? The word itself, I mean.
That's right. Eve.
Here, have an apple.
Wiregeek:
--- Quote from: pwhodges on 31 Aug 2010, 23:26 ---
--- Quote from: KOODustin on 31 Aug 2010, 22:11 ---I mean, seriously, if you act that way in your relationships, you deserve to be alone.
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Remind me why divorce is so common now as to be considered normal.
Everyone has their quirks; a degree of tolerance, understanding, and eventually help, is necessary to stable marriage - and in the end, society.
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Remind me again why divorce is a bad thing?
Wait, hold on, I've got to go help gramma up the stairs - she don't walk too good since grampa broke her fucking leg.
Wait, hold on, I've got to go help my bro Ben move a couch - oops, he's in jail for the rest of his life because his wife convinced him to take the fall for her killing their baby.
Wait, hold on, I've got to go over to my father's house and help him fix the roof - he can't afford a contractor since his ex-wife squandered the savings.
I could go on for hours.
SuperSUGA:
--- Quote from: KOODustin on 31 Aug 2010, 22:11 ---I have to agree with the OP. You can say we take this "too seriously", but what's the point of posting if you're not going to discuss it? Are we all supposed to blow sunshine up eachother's asses and have a big circle jerk about how awesome these really well crafted characters are as people? No, fuck that. We're passionate about the comic, so shut your dismissive ass.
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Truth. Right here. Even though the swearing hides the very good point somewhat.
I see this attitude on a few webcomic forums and it really confuses me. People like to talk about things that interest them. Some people really like to dive into them and look at them in real detail, this usually means the work has really grabbed them one way or an other.
If you're someone who's tried to squash one of these discussions or passive-aggressively snipe at those taking part, just close the thread down. Forums probably aren't for you.
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