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WCDT: 2796-2800 (22-26 September 2014) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
War Sparrow:
--- Quote from: Honkytonk --- I oft forget of Claire as trans until I remind myself.
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I hear ya. I only remember when I come to the forums and someone brings it up.
KOK:
--- Quote from: FireREGS on 26 Sep 2014, 13:15 --- (remember, in the past, REAL haters KILLED people, not just stated opinions on the internet)
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If only that was a thing of the past.
Global Moderator Comment N.B. The post that contained the quote has been removed.
Alphawolf55:
--- Quote from: Valdís on 26 Sep 2014, 13:12 ---
--- Quote from: KOK on 26 Sep 2014, 13:08 ---Your right to exist is not being questioned. Of course you have a right to exist. Nobody has challenged that.
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My being a woman is a non-negotiable fact of my existence which can not be haggled piecemeal away. Don't take for granted that such a debate is real and legitimate, rather than just a Domination Technique by people in an oppressor-class.
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No one has said you're not a woman, no one has implied trans-women aren't real women, people have gone out of their way to express that trans-women are real women just that they have some biological differences that while superficial and not a decider on their gender do exist and might factor in someones willingness to date them just like how other superficial aspects exist factor into people's decisions.
I'm not gonna touch whether Clare has to be a representation of trans-struggle to be a legitimate character with a ten foot pole. The only thing I will say is that if felt like Jeph was pandering when he created the interns but that he decided to give Clare at least a real personality (still kind of annoyed by Gabby and Emily who I do feel exist still as pandering)
Toe:
--- Quote from: FireREGS on 26 Sep 2014, 13:15 ---Being transexual has nothing to do with her character, AND THAT's what i dont like.
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I would argue that that's EXACTLY how it should be - being trans is just one small aspect of who she (and other transgendered people) is as a person. If you don't like the rest of who she is, so be it, but that's pretty much a separate issue.
Nyithra:
--- Quote from: FireREGS on 26 Sep 2014, 13:15 ---Ok, This is my very first and last post around here. ¿Why did I made a account for that? Mostly just to express myself.
Look, by this point I don't even care if Marteen fucks claire. I may find the idea of ME having sex with a trasgender disgusting (Call me trasphobic all you want, I don't care) but if someone wants to do it, its their business I will not ever critique someone for their fetishes. to each their own.
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Okay, wanting to have sex with someone who happens to be trans is not a 'fetish'. And finding having sex with a transgender disgusting IS transphobic, sorry to tell you. If one singular part of a person turns you off completely then there is definitely some bias at hand.
As for the rest of what you said I'm not sure how Claire's character is 'sneaky'. Does having a trans person in a comic have to equate to some sort of social commentary? Why can't she be a person that happens to be trans? Why does some sort of 'message' have to be implied by her existence?
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