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WCDT: 2401-2405 (11-15 March, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
DSL:
--- Quote from: LoliBot on 17 Mar 2013, 17:48 ---... He is constantly breaking down his own boundaries and making new ones ...
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One of the underlying admirable qualities of this strip, I think.
mtmerrick:
--- Quote from: Seripham89 on 16 Mar 2013, 05:28 ---I know Jeph was worried about getting a transgender character right, but in the last comic when Marten and Claire are looking into each others eyes, my first thought was "Despite the trolling, if these two ever got together the potential children would have pretty eyes no matter what- oh. right. I forgot. I am an idiot." That's a win for Jeph I think, being able to make me forget a character's origin and look at how they are now. From the very few trans friends I have that seems like the goal and the entire point. Well done, JJ.
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I feel like it may be a mistake to rule that out.
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Sidhekin:
Good call, mtmerrick.
Not that I expect to see a pregnancy arc for another decade or so. Of all the boundaries Jeph has set for himself, that one strikes me as the durable one.
Pilchard123:
...Durex-ble?
ZoeB:
--- Quote from: mtmerrick on 18 Mar 2013, 00:48 ---
--- Quote from: Seripham89 on 16 Mar 2013, 05:28 ---I know Jeph was worried about getting a transgender character right, but in the last comic when Marten and Claire are looking into each others eyes, my first thought was "Despite the trolling, if these two ever got together the potential children would have pretty eyes no matter what- oh. right. I forgot. I am an idiot." That's a win for Jeph I think, being able to make me forget a character's origin and look at how they are now. From the very few trans friends I have that seems like the goal and the entire point. Well done, JJ.
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I feel like it may be a mistake to rule that out.
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We are working on the technology, too.
It's easier with two females - there we have natural examples. Not many, but there are some Intersex women who have, with technical help, become biological fathers. The female reproductive system is really complex, but the male one can be 95% missing or dysfunctional and still allow the possibility.
It does cause my son some social difficulties though. He often refers to me as his aunt, not his father, except to those he trusts.
In a post-singularity world... yes, it may be possible sooner than the 2025 deadline I think we'll have here.
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