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WCDT: 2377-2381 (4-8 February, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
westrim:
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--- Quote from: Westrim on 07 Feb 2013, 22:22 ---"Or what, mom? Watcha gonna do, spank me?"
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It would shock the hell outta me and represent some MAJOR character development for Marten to ever say anything like that to his mother. He is too much the stereotypical Momma's Boy.
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Yeah, but I can hope. Besides, it has a "hee hee, she's a dominatrix!" feel.
--- Quote from: WAYF on 08 Feb 2013, 19:39 ---What would happen if Veronica was rude, condescending, invasive or otherwise mean towards Hannelore?
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Veronica and Hannermom would have an Alpha Bitch throwdown.
--- Quote from: Method of Madness on 08 Feb 2013, 19:47 ---I wouldn't say no redeeming, Clinton's been at least moderately redeemed by being an apparently awesome brother.
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He was the opposite of mean, he just had boundary issues. A bit like Hannelore in the beginning, come to think (yes, stalking= boundary issues).
Mistreating Hannelore just might be what spurs Marten to action against her, kind of like the Emperor insinuating he'd go after Lukes sister. He's always been a (very weak) white knight.
Throg:
--- Quote from: jwhouk on 08 Feb 2013, 20:53 ---
--- Quote from: WAYF on 08 Feb 2013, 19:55 ---True, but being creepy towards Hannelore was the ONLY thing that Clinton ever really did to make him unlikable. I think.
My point is, would Marten be the doormat, or would he be the fierce protector of his friends?
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Let us hope it never reaches that point.
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No, Marten's been downright valiant several times -- always, always in defense of his friends. Even if he was taking a swing at someone with a street sign, or gamely going up against a transforming Vespa, or wielding a broadsword to defend Hannelore from CreepyClinton -- even if he doesn't stand up for himself, he will stand up for his friends.
Not always that successfully, but it's the thought that counts!
ZoeB:
--- Quote from: Y on 08 Feb 2013, 05:17 ---It's possible Marten would hit on Claire, but Claire might not want to take advantage of his inebriated state, unless she was drunk too. But we don't know Claire that much to know that for sure.
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She seems to have her head attached firmly to her shoulders.
She might have... issues...though. It's unlikely she treats sex with a healthy degree of casualness. If unusual anatomy is a thing of the past, maybe. It may not be, and no it's not polite to ask, or to speculate. Even here. Even of a comic strip character.
Intersex people face the same kind of issues. Many are fine having unusual anatomy there, but we realise others may not be so blase.
As a member of the Uni's ALLY program, I've had to help Intersex students as best I can. It gets complicated in those situations because they often don't know they're Intersex until their late teens. When a gal of 18 gets told the reason she hasn't started her periods yet is not because she's a "late bloomer", but she has CAIS and XY chromosomes, or Swyer syndrome, or some such, it can be a real shock. If some (long string of sulpherous and unladylike expletives capable of stripping paint at 20 metres) "doctor" tells her she's "genetically male" then I'm really, seriously tempted to commit homicide. With refinements. There's no such thing - one in 300 men aren't XY, some women are. Even those who have given birth. Such (long string of scatalogical and malefic expletives again) crass insensitivity can be psychologically devastating for those unprepared for it.
Anyway, I have to help such young women decide what to tell their boyfriends. Or girlfriends.
ZoeB:
--- Quote from: Halloween Jack on 08 Feb 2013, 17:33 ---Tequila monster.
Kilt.
Pretty please.
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Seconded
Is it cold in here?:
Our relationship with the characters is already "not polite", but you're on solid ground if you want to posit that publicly speculating about the extent of Claire's reassignment is creepy.
Jumping several moves ahead in a potential debate about fictional characters, I imagine you saying that by not speculating about Claire we are getting critically important practice in how to treat real trans* people. Would you say that in reality?
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