Comic Discussion > QUESTIONABLE CONTENT
WCDT: 27th June - 1st July (1956-1960)
themacnut:
Eh, so Marigold fends off some drunk college girls at the party. Where's the suspense? We know nothing's going to happen there besides a moment or two of awkward humor. Then she'll go home hating herself 'cause all she could get to hit on her was drunk lesbians. No surprises there.
Dora and Jim though, is where the drama's at. What will happen between them? Will Jim put his foot in his mouth one too many times? Will Dora's creeper sense finally overwhelm her and force her to bail on the date? If not, will the level of awkward during the date convince her not to have another? SO many questions, SO much potential for drama. QC isn't just about the awkward humor anymore. The drama quotient started going up right around the time of Faye's "talk" with Marten about their future relationship and has been slowly but steadily rising ever since. It's more of a drama comic with moments of humor now.
TheEvilDog:
Jim, Jim, Jim... Its ok to make a girl laugh on a date, its expected, but you don't try to fecking break her brain!
Someone find a pin, we might need to do a hard reset before Monday.
Method of Madness:
Btw, I was away all week and couldn't comment on it then, but the discussion on the singular they and the absurd alternate pronouns that try to replace it reminded me of this.
NotAwesomeAnymore:
But 'they' which has been in use for centuries of patriarchal society isn't always the easiest. It implies that people only want to use non-gendered speech sometimes. We use 'he' and 'she' all the time, but is it really necessary unless you wanna bang the person or are selling tampons? I retort with this.
Akima:
--- Quote from: NotAwesomeAnymore on 02 Jul 2011, 09:59 ---I retort with this.
--- End quote ---
Do you indeed? Yes, I've read it before, and it is very clever. It is perhaps a shame that so clever and talented an individual employs his talents in being so massively condescending. It is an even greater shame that he seems to strike an chord with many men, or at least so i assume, since this piece is so often approvingly trotted out as if it were the last word on the matter.
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