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WCDT: 2323-2327 (19-23 November 2012) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
pwhodges:
--- Quote from: Akima on 20 Nov 2012, 14:45 ---There's some very nice drawing of facial expressions and body-language in this comic too.
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And it's when Marten's being depicted in this relaxed mood that he looks at his best, I think.
K1dmor:
Can we please discuss the comic/strip/characters in here, and all the subject about trans/laws/MyCountry/etc in Here for example?
Just to keep some order...
jwhouk:
--- Quote from: Carl-E on 20 Nov 2012, 13:20 ---
--- Quote from: TheEvilDog on 20 Nov 2012, 12:48 ---Before this thread goes nuclear, I'm off to that concrete, reinforced underground bunker I had built after the Dora/Marten Meltdown of '10. All necessary invites have been sent out and the last of the tinned food has been brought in.
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See you in half an hour. I'll bring the beer and jerkey.
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Don't mind me, I'll be the idiot who's going to be rebuilding a new thread to replace this one. :psyduck: :psyduck: :psyduck:
Ooh, and good idea, K1dmor.
DSL:
As for trans* people and trans* as a concept as discussed in this forum, I hope to learn by shutting up.
As for the comic -- I'd ask everyone to consider something they might not have considered: It's a story about imperfect people who are trying in the main to get along. Jeph has so far depicted one of the best possible interactions: Claire decided to trust Marten and that trust has been rewarded with non-uptight acceptance and respect. But I think (and I'm going to guess, because Jeph is nothing if not meticulous in his choice of presentation) that we might see, down the line, one of the characters screwing this up; they, being mostly realistic characters, don't always hit the right notes.
It will be interesting to see if Jeph heads in this direction and what it will mean for the characters affected by a screwup -- and if he does this, I'd ask folks to hang on and see where the story goes before jumping on it for presenting the situation as less than ideal across the board. Some of the most lasting impressions (and lessons) come from watching people deal with the consequences of a mistake -- a character's mistake, in this case, being a less-than-respectful reaction to learning Claire's story.
tl;dr: This is a story about people, not a primer for navigating social situations.
Leucelia:
I agree, DSL. Seeing an imperfect response and the subsequent handling of the matter and lessons involved would probably be more useful. If not that, then the emotional aftermath inflicted. (Marten after being an asshole to Padma).
Proud of Jeph for sticking his neck out like this. He's going to get a lot of hate mail.
EDIT: Whoops! Only glanced at the name and saw Duck beneath it, DSL.
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