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WCDT: 2540-2544 (23-27 September, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Barmymoo:
I don't think Emily spends a lot of time thinking about gender. Also, I don't think Jeph makes every single thing that is relating to Claire a subtle reference to her being trans. Now that the arc where she comes out to Marten has finished, she is just a girl in the strip unless and until something happens which brings the subject up again (but part of me doubts it'll ever come up again, to be honest). That doesn't mean it's not a constant part of her life, but she is on the whole in a safe space around people she trusts who aren't obsessed with her gender, so why would it constantly be part of the plot?
Sidhekin:
--- Quote from: Barmymoo on 25 Sep 2013, 02:28 ---Now that the arc where she comes out to Marten has finished, she is just a girl in the strip unless and until something happens which brings the subject up again (but part of me doubts it'll ever come up again, to be honest).
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I don't think it's that clear cut.
In http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2426 commenters did not see her as "just a girl", and I'm pretty sure they have a good point. So does that count as "bringing the subject up again"?
It's a slippery slope ... if that does count as "bringing the subject up again", what does not? Where do you draw the line? Who gets to draw the line?
Welu:
--- Quote from: Tulpa on 25 Sep 2013, 01:26 ---I find the lack of cleavage to be disturbing. With a shirt that low cut, it makes me picture faye as just having a single odd lump for boobs. Or combined with the scar at first glance, one big boob and one that's 1/10th the size of the other one.
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Faye doesn't appear to be wearing a bra, unless it's a balcony style strapless one, so it's not strange she doesn't have cleavage. Although not every bra makes for cleavage either.
I wonder if we'll see more of Faye and Angus tomorrow, discussing what her promotion might mean if he gets the job he wants, assuming he hasn't got it already.
WAYF:
The book Angus is reading is called "Acting for idiots".
Faye picked a real winner. :P
You picked a real winner, Mosby...
techkid:
--- Quote from: Sidhekin on 25 Sep 2013, 02:46 ---
--- Quote from: Barmymoo on 25 Sep 2013, 02:28 ---Now that the arc where she comes out to Marten has finished, she is just a girl in the strip unless and until something happens which brings the subject up again (but part of me doubts it'll ever come up again, to be honest).
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I don't think it's that clear cut.
In http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2426 commenters did not see her as "just a girl", and I'm pretty sure they have a good point. So does that count as "bringing the subject up again"?
It's a slippery slope ... if that does count as "bringing the subject up again", what does not? Where do you draw the line? Who gets to draw the line?
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Fortunately for Claire, the QCVerse is pretty idealistic (the people she interacts with are pretty chill about most things, and while everybody has their dramas, nobody really is going to knife them in the back over it (or worse)). The only two people who (so far) know about Claire's transition is Marten and Clinton, and both would rather dive into a shark tank wearing a meatsuit than see her hurt. Besides, I don't think Jeph is going to be THAT insensitive:
--- Quote from: Jeph from comic #2426 ---I've done a fair bit of research into trans issues while writing Claire, and probably the saddest and most frightening thing is how often trans people are victims of violence. As a straight white dude it is something entirely outside my experience, and learning about it has been sobering. Stay safe and be kind to each other, everybody.
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On comic: Stay classy, Angus :)
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