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WCDT: 2201-2205 (4-8 June 2012) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Is it cold in here?:
--- Quote from: Sorflakne on 09 Jun 2012, 19:45 ---...the point is, she just automatically assumed she was being hazed because Marten's stammering all over the place and not really going into the process of working in a library. So why exactly would she assume she was being hazed rather than, I don't know, ask Marten if he was just nervous for whatever reason or if he was also a recent hire? She didn't bother to get info, she just jumped to conclusions and thought the worst (and in fairness, I did too).
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It may be an early indication of her life history that she went to a worst-case scenario. Could also be a matter of each successive sentence adding to the pile of resentment that started when her boss said she was too stoned to do her orientation.
Asking Marten if he were nervous or something would have been way better! It would also be way above-average people skills, especially for someone that age.
I wonder if she's one of those people who thinks the world works logically and that things happen for reasons. It can take more than a few decades of life to get over that idea.
--- Quote ---My original statement had nothing to do with hating on women
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I am glad.
pwhodges:
--- Quote from: cvcharger on 09 Jun 2012, 16:41 ---While I disagree that she is a 'bitch' per se, I think such situations can be handled better. I mean sure she knows what all of this stuff is, [...]
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Um, surely you realise that my comment was not directed at people pointing out that the redhead was being aggressive in her response to Marten, but at the thoughtlessly sexist language that had been used in those instances to express the criticism of her? OK, there are many worse expressions of sexism that still occur in much of society; but it is the continued acceptance of the simpler ones like those that we saw earlier that provides a toehold for the worse cases to continue - it's a case of starting as you mean to go on, so we try to reject prejudiced language as soon as it starts. I am not supposing that there was any sexist intent in either of the posts; but language has a way of leading thoughts on.
Markus Ramikin:
"This is a bookshelf". Ha-ha. This is the first time since the start of the comic where I've come to wonder if Marten might be, what's the nice way to put it? mentally challenged?
Schmorgluck:
Panic makes anyone mentally challenged.
cesariojpn:
--- Quote from: Markus Ramikin on 10 Jun 2012, 01:49 ---"This is a bookshelf". Ha-ha. This is the first time since the start of the comic where I've come to wonder if Marten might be, what's the nice way to put it? mentally challenged?
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