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WCDT 7-11 March 2011 (1876-80)
tbones:
--- Quote from: Odin on 11 Mar 2011, 10:36 ---I'm talking about both physically and mentally/emotionally ugly, to be clear.
No one that is constantly self-derogatory like Marigold is ever ends up being seen as attractive, ever.
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Welp, unless they grow out of that. I mean, if you maturate enough....
Near Lurker:
Due to Jeph's art style, I'd say that Marigold is a bit fatter than some people might be perceiving her, with worse skin and ill-behaved hair. Yes, it's a visual medium, but it's a very stylized one.
Dora, on the other hand, is very thin, and at least has good enough skin that she can hide her blemishes without looking like Mimi from Drew Carey. A short skirt probably won't work for Marigold, although she might benefit from... oh, no...
Jeph's going to cut her hair off.
CaptainFish:
--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 11 Mar 2011, 10:21 ---Marigirl is plump, anyway. Her belly hangs out over her waistline.
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Do you have an example of this, because, as I linked before, here or here she doesn't show any sign of pudginess at all. I looked across some strips and this strip where she is changing looks a little love handle-y and thats probably the best example of her self-perceived 'weight problem'.*
I agree that the plump portrayal is probably what we're supposed to see, I'm just not sure how well the art brings that across. That's why I think her poor opinion of herself comes across as completely unwarranted, she isn't drawn less pretty than anyone else.
I will say that it's completely understandable that she equates her lack of success in dating with looking bad. However, in this case it might more be an issue of anxiety and how she carries herself socially due to the poor way she's been treated in the past.
*I hope this doesn't come across creepy, I'm just interested in the dichotomy between how she's drawn and how she's perceived.
iduguphergrave:
Shes got an itty bit of a belly as can be seen here and here. Personally I think it makes her look cuter. ^_^ She's just a little zaftig
Blood-Tree:
As a keen jacket aficionado, I have to state, for the record, that Hannelore has a rather superb jacket. Just look how well-fitted it is in panel 2.
It is my sincere and earnest belief that, if The Amazing MarMar were to ditch the green-blob-like hooded sweatshirt and join Ms H in Jacketville, then all of her problems would immediately be solved.
All of them. Immediately.
Such is the power of a well-fitted jacket.
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