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Weekly comic thread 2010 September 27 - October 1
Kugai:
And Hanners Padawan journey under Master Date Jedi Sven Bianchi begins.
Let's just hope she doesn't go to the dark side.
snubnose:
Then lets just hope Darth Sven wont see reason to use his lightsaber.
Blackjoker:
Ah, Sven has now developed uncomfortable self realization tourettes
steveh11:
Anyone notice Hanner's piercings?
JackFaerie:
Ok, so I'm notoriously pro-Sven, but how was any of that "douchey manipulation" and not simply, as he said, "trying to impress a girl"? Is it evil douchey manipulation when guys invite girls over for dinner and make their signature pasta alfredo/chicken parmesan/whatever or whatever dish, knowing that the reason it's such a popular date is that it shows the girl you are domestic and sensitive and hands-on, and makes her view you as boyfriend/husband material? Or when a girl picks just the right outfit that is a mix of sexy-sultry and yet classy, to signal that she is ladylike but still meaning to arouse desire, so as to both keep the guy interested and yet not consider her easy? Or when either gender invites their date to their room, after having cleaned it up and put their best books/dvds/records/travel souvenirs on display, calculated to present themselves as appealing and interesting and invite conversation on points of commonality (especially if they oh-so-casually happen to place that Kurt Vonnegut book on their nightstand, because they know that will score them points)? No, it's just what people do when they date. It's just that Sven is, yes, slightly better at it and more self-aware of how it works, and able to put it into words.
Faye's little alphabet trick story is just as manipulative, even if she's not as consciously aware of it. We see she's used it on several boys, and she seems to use it quite purposefully: it performs several functions
a) it's an entertaining anecdote, and presents her as funny and sassy
b) it portrays her as a sexual being, so that the guy can know despite her general standoffishness, she does have and enjoy sex
c) it also shows her as demanding in the sexual arena, but humorously so, and encourages the date to think of how he would offer her a better experience than the guy in the story.
all together, it paints her as witty, funny, sexy, and makes the guy think about having sex with her (and if she chooses to call him on it, also shifts the power balance in her favor). Oooooooooh, evil manipulator!
As for today's comic: man, I usually go for skinny guys like Sven, but he's kinda right, and this goes for dudes too. Despite the media conditioning of attractiveness as tied to extreme thinness, it is really fun to get in the sack with someone who allows you to really experience the tactile properties of the body.
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