Comic Discussion > QUESTIONABLE CONTENT
WCDT: 6-10 Dec 2010 (1811-1815)
St.Clair:
--- Quote from: pendrake on 10 Dec 2010, 01:02 ---
Hi!
--- End quote ---
Hi! :)
raoullefere:
--- Quote from: Olymander on 10 Dec 2010, 09:24 ---
--- Quote from: raoullefere on 10 Dec 2010, 05:12 ---
--- Quote from: Olymander on 10 Dec 2010, 02:53 ---I voted for silence, but I think there should be a "denial" option up there in the poll. I can easily see Dora going to the therapist and saying, "I don't really think this is a big thing, but my friends made me come and..."
And I also wonder about the numbering (#1816 vs #1815). I suspect typo, but it's hard to tell.
--- End quote ---
Personally, I think that's covered by "fear." We deny what we're afraid of, for it must not be.
--- End quote ---
I can kind of agree in the general sense, but in the specific sense I was trying to cite, I disagree. I was viewing it more of a "it's not really a problem, sure it might have ruined _this_ relationship, but I'm sure there's a guy out there that's right for me, so I don't really have to change, Marten just happened to be wrong for me and I'm sorry about that, but that doesn't mean I can't deal with this problem if it happened to be someone else". I guess I'm viewing it more as a self-justification denial as opposed to a fear denial. Kind of like the "We are so armored in our certitude that we do not bow to such a trivial thing as reality". She's not so much afraid of the problem, as much as she may not really think it exists.
--- End quote ---
I'm not so sure of that, and although I do think Dora doesn't want to admit there's a problem, in this last strip she does seem to be giving up on that at least a tiny bit. Anyway, someone already mentioned that the minute Dora tries the "My friends made me" line, any therapist worth his/her certification is going to ask "And why do your friends think you need to be here?" I think this "it's not really a problem" response could be quickly countered by "Why did it ruin this relationship?" followed by, "And so you think there's someone out there who won't have something in his past that will bother you?" Basically, if Faye can take Dora down with aggression, then a calm, analytical person who's able to dissect each of these protests will be able to as well, and more thoroughly. At some point in this Dora will become angry and defensive, which is, of course, a manifestation of fear—we rarely become angry about what we're not afraid of, on some level, nor do we need to defend against that which does not frighten us.
So, while I'm certain Dora will manifest a variety of poses, at the root of all of it will be fear—at the root, what else are insecurities about? Personally, I hope she's not going to fight that hard, but past evidence does indicate that you're correct—she will. Sadly, it's the way these things work.
Akima:
--- Quote from: Kugai on 09 Dec 2010, 12:46 ---Will Dr. Phil be outclassed?
--- End quote ---
Never a contest. A smelly drunken hobo, with lice, no teeth and breath that would kill a rhino, could piss into the coffin at your Mum's funeral, and he'd still have more class than Dr. Phil.
Bandicoots are eternal, eh? I'm not buying it. Now if it had been cockroaches, absolutely!
Best Neil Gaiman shout-out in webcomics has to be this. He liked it too, apparently. I am so sad that Planet Karen seems to be on indefinite hiatus.
Boomslang:
--- Quote from: raoullefere on 10 Dec 2010, 21:42 ---So, while I'm certain Dora will manifest a variety of poses, at the root of all of it will be fear—at the root, what else are insecurities about? Personally, I hope she's not going to fight that hard, but past evidence does indicate that you're correct—she will. Sadly, it's the way these things work.
--- End quote ---
It will, at least, be more interesting than, say, Marten going to therapy. Fixing Marten's issues through therapy is like trying to transport frogspawn with a running chainsaw. It will be noisy and do lots of damage without actually getting anywhere.
Tergon:
--- Quote from: Akima on 11 Dec 2010, 00:30 ---
--- Quote from: Kugai on 09 Dec 2010, 12:46 ---Will Dr. Phil be outclassed?
--- End quote ---
Never a contest. A smelly drunken hobo, with lice, no teeth and breath that would kill a rhino, could piss into the coffin at your Mum's funeral, and he'd still have more class than Dr. Phil.
--- End quote ---
While I agree wholeheartedly with this sentiment, I'd just like it formally noted that I would still pay good money to watch this unfortunate individual fight Dr. Phil. Not necessarily for supremacy, you understand - Dr. Phil could even be handcuffed and blindfolded to ensure a one-sided battle - I'd just enjoy watching this avatar of Hobo-ness wailing on Dr. Phil.
Navigation
[0] Message Index
[#] Next page
[*] Previous page
Go to full version