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WCDT: 2377-2381 (4-8 February, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Loki:
*cough* I still feel out of the loop :oops: What did it say before Jeph changed it?
Mr. Doctor:
--- Quote from: WAYF on 06 Feb 2013, 03:16 ---Uh, as far as I can tell, he changed the punchline because he felt that Claire being trans* could be interpreted as being the joke. Which was not his intention, but there you go.
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Uuuuh, yeah. This was basically what I read a few posts ago. :roll:
I wanted to know exactly what happened in the original version...
Adjamemnon:
--- Quote from: Loki on 06 Feb 2013, 03:44 ---*cough* I still feel out of the loop :oops: What did it say before Jeph changed it?
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I can't tell you exactly, but it went something like:
First replaced panel: My son is ready for some stability in his life. I think he's ready for grandchildren.
Next replaced panel: And with his beautiful eyes and your gorgeous hair, your children would be...
And the last panel was pretty much the same, iirc.
I'm afraid that will have to do until someone finds a cached copy.
techkid:
There being no alt strip for the comic, but having read the blog post, I'm going to guess thusly:
Mrs Reid, having just met Claire, starts talking about pairing them together for some baby-making. With Claire having only telling Marten about being trans*, I can see where the gag would have gone sour fast (and possibly exploding here, and on his Twitter and Tumblr pages).
It's like what I emailed to him when he did do the big reveal with Claire. Particularly:
--- Quote from: the email ---I love that you're giving these issues* some serious light, not just bit parts, and taking some serious pains over not stuffing it up. It really shows that you're a decent human being who truly believes in equal human rights. It'd be nice if there were more people like that...
I don't think you'll be one to stuff it up, at least not intentionally. Your characters have a pretty great dynamic together, even with their problems, flaws and mannerisms, but I also know that your characters are only human (metaphorically speaking), and there often is no accounting for human error. I'm sure you'll do your best, though.
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* as a note, I'm referring to the whole LGBT deal
I guess in his position, with what I interpret to be Jephs' beliefs (approximated from his comic and his blog), he's got to find a way to have fun with (and make fun of) his characters, without coming across as being bigoted or at least showing ill intentions towards serious issues. And for that, I applaud him.
On comic: Mothers really know how to embarrass their offspring (at least she didn't bring out the the pictures... yet :evil:)
Daphnaie:
--- Quote from: Adjamemnon on 06 Feb 2013, 04:11 ---
--- Quote from: Loki on 06 Feb 2013, 03:44 ---*cough* I still feel out of the loop :oops: What did it say before Jeph changed it?
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I can't tell you exactly, but it went something like:
First replaced panel: My son is ready for some stability in his life. I think he's ready for grandchildren.
Next replaced panel: And with his beautiful eyes and your gorgeous hair, your children would be...
And the last panel was pretty much the same, iirc.
I'm afraid that will have to do until someone finds a cached copy.
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Every panel but the first was changed. Most notably perhaps was the last, because the original made it much more obvious Marten's mother is NOT particularly happy about the wedding. It wouldn't have fit as well with the rest of the rewritten comic, however, hence why it was changed too. I don't think it was Jeph also changing his mind about Marten's mother's thoughts.
The original middle two had Marten's mother not to subtlety hinting that Marten and Claire should get together and have children, and that with "your colour hair and his eyes" the babies would be adorable.
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