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WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Barmymoo:
--- Quote from: Near Lurker on 22 Sep 2013, 23:02 ---Anyway, honestly, Claire should know better than to expect anyone but Marten (at this point, even Marten, really) to see this as a big deal...? Tai and Faye must be confused as hell right now.
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I don't agree - you don't have to be trans for piercings to be a big deal. I was extremely excited and pretty nervous when I got mine done, and I'm cis. It's not an a=b not a=not b situation, and we've seen nothing in the comic which indicates that Claire was nervous or excited simply because she's trans (how does that even work? Does being trans make your ear lobes more sensitive?).
Is it cold in here?:
This is someone with an Ativan prescription. Pre-existing anxiety is the best explanation for why it was so difficult for her.
Legere-factus:
--- Quote from: Barmymoo on 23 Sep 2013, 09:46 ---
--- Quote from: Near Lurker on 22 Sep 2013, 23:02 ---Anyway, honestly, Claire should know better than to expect anyone but Marten (at this point, even Marten, really) to see this as a big deal...? Tai and Faye must be confused as hell right now.
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I don't agree - you don't have to be trans for piercings to be a big deal. I was extremely excited and pretty nervous when I got mine done, and I'm cis. It's not an a=b not a=not b situation, and we've seen nothing in the comic which indicates that Claire was nervous or excited simply because she's trans (how does that even work? Does being trans make your ear lobes more sensitive?).
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I agree with Barmymoo. It can be a big deal for no big complicated reason at all. A lot of girls get their ears pierced at certain stages, for example many as teens at 14/15/16 as a coming of age thing (where I grew up anyway)... maybe one girl in a friendship group will and then others will follow suit. I left it because I couldn't be bothered, so by the time I did get them pierced - about Claires age - it was a big deal. Not because I had a nervous personality, or because I had a big reason not to get it done before like being trans. But just because I'd left it ages and was finally getting it done! I could wear matching earring necklace sets for the first time! People could buy me earrings they thought would suit me!
My friends, and my mum in particular, made a huge deal out of it because they were my friends and were happy for me.
No reason Claires friends wouldn't be just as thrilled for her regardless of their knowledge of her personal circumstances.
PHDrillSergeant:
--- Quote from: pwhodges on 23 Sep 2013, 07:32 ---Just for the record...
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You're right. And to be fair it's all in the past and I shouldn't have brought it up. I'm sorry. <3
foolsguinea:
I hope Jeph is healthy enough to work on the album.
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