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WCDT: 2296-2300 (15-19 October 2012) Weekly Comics Discussion Thread
Welu:
--- Quote from: Emperor Norton on 19 Oct 2012, 01:40 ---It is odd, though really its the same bizarre hypocrisy that finds women in underwear less modest than women in a two piece swimsuit. Humans make weird judgements.
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Not talking in general here but there is a personal difference in context. In one situation you are usually in privacy and not expecting to be seen, at least not by anyone you aren't okay with seeing you in your underwear. In the other you are expecting to be in public with other people in similar dress. Plus at least for me, underwear is a personal thing. It's under my clothes for no one but me and my partner to see.
That said I don't even own a swimsuit because I haven't been swimming in years.
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I'm looking forward to today's comic based on Jeph's Twitter.
michael28:
anyone wondering how
a) Marten fucks it up this time
or
b) the Universe will make him loose again?
dreed:
--- Quote from: Emperor Norton on 18 Oct 2012, 19:24 ---I don't tend to find cultural differences hilarious and sad. Its not a failing on anyone's part that 'speedos' are not a popular fashion in the US, and it sure as hell doesn't hurt anyone that we don't like them.
It could easily be reversed: Oh you poor sad Europeans with your lack of good fashion sense and obsession with showing off your junk. See how offensive that feels?
Why is it that the culture of the US is seen as an acceptable target?
EDIT: Also, man, I just wanted to come in to talk about how hilarious I found Steve's last line, but I can never get away with just that.
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@the bold part
yeah... that's not true. I know what point you were trying to make but accusing europe of lacking good fashion is too false to really convey your point.
I never meant my comment to be mean spirited but I do find it hilarious why it is such an issue in USA. We don't hide breasts right? They bulge of breasts is widely accepted and the bigger it is the better. Its just natural part of body, not some big deal.
If speedos are a problem how would you react to a guy having no clothes at all on public regular beach in Greece or Spain?
VonKleist:
Heh. When I was young and baggy pants were still fashionable we would were two pairs of swimming trunks. One as "boxers" and another one over that so you could still have your pants on the ground.
That being said
yeah yeah , Americans are prudes
Europeans are deviants
jews have crooked noses
and so forth
techkid:
Everyone has different tastes in clothing, that's plain and simple.
I might not like seeing some dude's man-parts barely concealed by a bit of spandex (or whatever fabric speedos actually are made of), but I don't go yelling at them to cover themselves up (which Claire is only doing because Clinton is her brother and all).
Forget discriminating against cultures, humans are weird.
--- Quote from: Emperor Norton on 19 Oct 2012, 01:58 ---He is saying that Marten has the easy win with the ladies when compared to Clinton. Kind of like:
"Hey there is one other single guy here"
"That guy?! He doesn't stand a chance so its exactly LIKE being the only single guy here."
Basically, Steve is being Steve.
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When I went back to look at it, that does make sense.
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