Comic Discussion > QUESTIONABLE CONTENT
WCDT: 13-17 Dec 2010 (1816-20)
LeeC:
can we stop comparing "who has the most compassion for a friend" dickhead points here?
they dont have to be equal, they are friends not acquaintances, and if marten really wanted her to be there while he began drinking he would have called or texted her saying "i could use a friend right now"
akronnick:
--- Quote from: Method of Madness on 15 Dec 2010, 23:59 ---Alright, just clarifying, but there are viewpoints here other than "Marten deserved to get punched" and "Faye is a terrible friend", right? Because neither of those ring true to me.
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If you ask me, I think the situation is "Marten deserved to get punched" and "Faye is (still) his best friend because she punched him."
Sometimes, we all do stupid shit. At those times it is our friends and loved one's job to set us right. With force if necessary.
Marten was doing some stupid shit, and whatever his intention, he tripped Faye's self-defense protocol, and Faye's defense protocol is "flatten the motherfucker already."
Marten needed to get flattened, his behavior, from drinking the whole bottle to making a pass at Faye was wa-ah-ah-ah-ay out of line.
Faye knocked some sense into him, and he'll have the bump to prove it.
She did not do this out of anger, she did it out of necessity.
Will she regret it? Maybe, but it's more likely that she'll regret that it was necessary.
Will this hurt Marten and Faye's friendship? We'll see.
Dr. ROFLPWN:
--- Quote from: Method of Madness on 15 Dec 2010, 23:34 ---I'm pretty sure this hasn't been posed, but has anyone brought of the double standard? For instance, let's say after Faye broke up with Sven, she got drunk. Really drunk. (She probably did, but bear with me) She then goes to Martin, who's still with Dora at the time. For whatever reason, she decides to make a move on Marten, and perhaps gets a bit handsy and makes similar comments that Marten made.
And Marten steps back and knocks her out. Is this acceptable? Fuck no.
Am I saying the situations are the same? No. But it's a little disturbing how people seem to think Faye's punching Marten was not, at the very least, a gross overreaction.
:psyduck: Psyduck agrees, I'm sure.
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Hey look this isn't an argument that has been brought up like 5,000 times every time Faye is violent against someone male and the reverse wouldn't be acceptable.
This horse? It isn't dead, it's just lazy, that's why I keep hitting it with this whip.
--- Quote from: Razgriz on 16 Dec 2010, 00:08 ---
The talk at CoD was prior to Marten realizing there was actually a problem, and even then their 'talk' was Faye saying 'WOW you're bitter'. Gold medal for understanding to: not Faye. And despite your strawman, there's one key way she could have helped Marten out. 'Sorry Angus, I can't come make out with you tonight. Marten needs me, I'm going to drink with him and Hanners. How about we get together tomorrow night instead?"
Again, this is like Marten saying "Oh, sorry that you're worried about Angus, Faye, but I'm making out with Dora in here. I'll come talk to you in a few hours" and slamming the bedroom door in her face after she knocked that one night.
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When you are pretty deliberately casting characters' actions in a negative light to service your opinion, maybe you shouldn't throw around terms like "strawman"! Just a thought!
Here's a thought: Faye was blocked out by Marten earlier in the day, but she knew she would be playing the emotional crutch when she got home. Have you ever "been there" for someone in this state? It is so not fucking fun. It makes you feel like you are the one going through a breakup, and it sucks, and maybe, just maybe, she wanted to spend time with Angus and build up positive emotions before tending to the emotionally wounded.
Also, when someone drinks an entire fifth of bourbon, it is eminently reasonable to go "holy shit you drank the whole fucking thing", because, holy shit, they drank the whole fucking thing. That's dangerous, is what it is.
Of course, at this point I'm pretty sure this has been said already. Fuck it. I ain't posting another word till next comic is up.
LeeC:
--- Quote from: Dr. ROFLPWN on 16 Dec 2010, 00:27 ---Of course, at this point I'm pretty sure this has been said already. Fuck it. I ain't posting another word till next comic is up.
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quothe the raven: nevermore!
pwhodges:
Heh, OWLS!
Good ol' Faye.
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