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WCDT: 2796-2800 (22-26 September 2014) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Aimless:
To the extent that it should be done at all, I think that it is too early to judge the way Jeph's decided to write Claire's character. It's very easy to get caught up in thoughts about how things should have been done, indeed would have been done had we been holding the pen, but this is one of those situations when it may be better to just see where the ride takes us rather than giving in to the urge to get trapped in a destructive and wholly unnecessary fight. I think we can all of us live with the way Jeph's writes claire, and I think most of us will eventually find that he'll do her character justice. Peace
Smashwidget:
Do these threads frequently devolve from "OMG KYOOT" or whatever to abstract flamewars over sexuality and gender and other real-life issues? :psyduck:
Anyways, I don't see why Claire's status as a trans character matters; she's pretty much an adorably shy book-nerd who wears her heart on her sleeve (I don't know if that's the right saying, I'm talking about how she doesn't have a pokerface like at all) and makes amazing puns, and being trans doesn't really matter to her character.
Aimless:
As for the rest, I strongly urge you to consider or reconsider whether or it is appropriate or worthwhile to express what are essentially opinions and matters of taste, about a work of fiction, in a way that actually hurts some people far more than the comic offends your literary sensibilities. Maybe this isn't the best discussion to have. If you nevertheless feel there something to discuss here, the DISCUSS forum may be a better place to try. I haven't been here long enough so I don't know for sure but this feels like a bad conversation :o
efrumttr:
Claire's coming out to Marten was very similar to how I came out to my best friend. It wasn't at a lakehouse, granted (god I wish one of my friends had a lakehouse, that'd be awesome), but I wasn't planning on telling him at all that night nor were we talking about anything remotely related to the subject. It was very out of the blue, and I'm still not sure why I decided at that moment to do it lol. But I did. Same thing happened with a few other people as well. For other people, like my parents, I did come up with a premeditated plan beforehand on where/when I wanted to tell them and what I wanted to say when I did.
Bottom line, I don't think there was anything inorganic (word I saw used above) about how Claire did it. Sometimes it happens that way. And I definitely don't agree with the idea that because it was abrupt means it was necessarily just to 'get it out of the way' so that QC could have a trans character, nor was it Jeph screaming anything about diversity or inclusiveness even.
MooskiNet:
Hi there. Made an account to come here and post 'cause something to say and whatnot.
Dude is telling a story. It's a good story, obviously; he's got quite a few people (including me) interested in how it comes out. Most of the people who like the story have some opinions about how things are going at this point. That's kinda cool, 'cause it indicates emotional investment in the story, something most writers love to see.
That said, it's a bloody story, and it's being told by someone else. The storyteller may have a relationship story arc in mind, or this may be a blunder on the part of one or both of the characters, or the storyteller may be trollin' the shit out of you, but getting bent out of shape about any of it is a bit on the silly side. I personally hope Marten and Claire become a couple, 'cause I like them both and he's been alone too long and she will love him like no tomorrow if he gives her a chance, but if it turns out it was a dream and halfpint has been whispering redhead porn dialogue in his ear, okay. Jeph's the storyteller, and I've spent five years loving his story.
Rest is details and overthinking a plate of beans, as they say in my hometown.
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