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WCDT: 2796-2800 (22-26 September 2014) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Aziraphale:
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--- Quote from: efrumttr on 26 Sep 2014, 14:18 ---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.
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He literally introduced three un-represented "token" characters in a single panel in the most out of fashion way that we're use to. He made it up for it by making Clare a good character but I think being someone skeptical of Jeph is fair.
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So you'd rather, what, a set of blonde white triplets? Jeph stated somewhere that he'd thought for a long time about introducing a trans character, and had sketched Claire out far in advance before she even had a name or was a character. Anytime you're dealing with a story that unfolds over a decade, you're going to have some people who show up longer than others, or whose characters end up more developed. We don't know every CoD customer's backstory, nor do we need to, for instance. But when Dale was introduced, he may have just been another person passing through, only to be returned to later when the story needed him. I suspect the same was the case with the interns.
TL;DR version: sometimes characters are fleshed out in advance; sometimes the writer figures out who they are as he's writing them. A little variety doesn't hurt in the meantime.
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Smashwidget:
--- Quote from: efrumttr on 26 Sep 2014, 14:46 ---
--- Quote from: Smashwidget on 26 Sep 2014, 14:29 ---One of my friends has a lakehouse and a speedboat. =P
But yeah, it definitely seems out-of-the blue when I tell my friends something personal like that. (I don't have stuff as personal as gender or sexuality figured out, but there have been times in my life like the ones you described and... now I don't know if any of this made sense.) :psyduck:
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All I saw was that your friend has a lakehouse and a speedboat and now I'm super jealous :-P
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Said lakehouse also has a TV room with the most comfortable couches I have ever slept on.
But why am I talking about this? Clearly we must angst over imagined relationship drama between the main character of a story and his potential love interest, while simultaneously managing to feed the flamewar surrounding us. :-D
Kugai:
Flamewars will be instantly dealt with by the usual Mod Methods.
Rghfrgl:
--- Quote from: reicreature on 26 Sep 2014, 14:01 ---I think it's very wrong to say that Claire's tran-ness isn't a part of her character
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I'd agree with this. Like if you look at the first panel here. The comic doesn't TALK about it, but you look at her expression and realize that's probably the first time she really got to dress up like that, fitting room aside. And as the comic went on she's expressed herself a lot girlier, getting her ears pierced and being more likely to wear a dress over a shirt and shorts.
Of course, most girls go through that. But not when they're 24. And that's how I think being trans is relevant to Claire's character. She's a late bloomer and still finding herself.
Miaboop:
So how about them comics?
Loving the cuteness too :3 And while there is plenty of stuff that can go wrong I think that Jeph just wants some good things to happen now. Especially with Faye's issues going on that might blow up even worse. Personally I just love this. Their faces are full of emotion and I think both of them are kinda uncertain but still happy to keep going. And, while I can't speak for everyone, the snuggling is definitely flirty in nature. Esp since we're talking about Marten, who almost never does these things, even to closer friends. I mean, have Marten and Claire even touched much other than the Wedding snuggle? And I'd think they'd be less inclined to cuddle due to the anxiety and junk that stuff sparked. So yea, I see love in the air :3
I'm just hoping they're gonna touch butts. Everyone loves butts :D
(also hi, I'm new)
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