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WCDT: 2377-2381 (4-8 February, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Valdís:
--- Quote from: jwhouk on 06 Feb 2013, 16:09 ---After seeing those posts, I wouldn't blame Jeph for writing Claire out of the strip completely. Easier on his sanity.
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Okay, that thought has legitimately upset me. That reactions to trans* people would be bad enough on someone non-trans to bully them out of continuing a fictional character.
Gods damnit..
Kugai:
Nice to see some things haven't changed.
Ahhh Veronica, what would we do without ye.
Sometimes I think Marten would like to find out. :-D
St.Clair:
--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 06 Feb 2013, 11:08 ---She seems to have been a bit of a paradox as a mother. She was considerate and nurturing enough to invent and knit the Worry Hat, for example.
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There's nothing contradictory between loving your child, and wanting what's best for them, and thinking that what would be best is for you to make all of the decisions for them. (Because you know what's best, of course, and they're clearly not capable of it, the poor fragile indecisive dear(s).)
My opinion from the previous visit - including the moment when Marten finally got fed up with it, managed to find something resembling a spine, and was promptly smacked down in front of all his friends - stands. Veronica, whether it was entirely conscious or not, has done an excellent job of breaking Marten's spirit and ensuring that he will remain her obedient, pliable little boy forever. Someone who will drift through life with no real goals or agency of his own, waiting for someone to tell him what to do.
rmo:
--- Quote from: St.Clair on 06 Feb 2013, 17:58 ---' :evil:
My opinion from the previous visit - including the moment when Marten finally got fed up with it, managed to find something resembling a spine, and was promptly smacked down in front of all his friends - stands. Veronica, whether it was entirely conscious or not, has done an excellent job of breaking Marten's spirit and ensuring that he will remain her obedient, pliable little boy forever. Someone who will drift through life with no real goals or agency of his own, waiting for someone to tell him what to do.
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And there is the reason why marten is so passive.
de_la_Nae:
An interesting idea. I hadn't considered it in those terms, probably because, if we're thinking of and remembering the same scene, I rather did think he needed pulled out of it, even though he was wanting to curl up into himself. I should look at it again, and consider it again.
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