Seems to be a lot of hatred towards Rachel 'over there' (and a modicum over here too!)
And whereas I *get* the ire, I don't get the (what seems to be) double standard re: Ruth/Robin and Rachel/Robin haters.
Seems to me the same people who Decry Robin as abusive and hate her for it don't mind that Ruth did similar things (more openly and violently) - Whereas Robin is just blind to her own wishy-washiness.
And When Robin at least *tried* to redeem herself (no matter how clumsily) those same people decried her for being irredeemable!
Can't have it both ways, surely?
A LOT of the comments seem to hinge on the fact that Rachel is *abusing* (I totally disagree with that BTW) someone who has just been released from Hospital etc etc...
To me, that ignores the fact that if this is how Ruth has *been* (up until, what, last week/fortnight 'comic time'?) then would those same people have supported Ruth had she NOT "attempted suicide"? I have no doubt that many victims of bullying and abuse, which Ruth herself committed, would often wish someone like that *were* dead.
So why the sudden outpouring of hatred for Rachel for calling her on her shit?
Does the fact that she attempted (apparently) to kill herself make the historic abuse go away?
Should it alter the anger and hatred those abused BY her should feel?
Rachel is simply voicing what (I would imagine MOST) suffers of abuse, victimisation, bullying etc feel... That the people who "Promise they'll never do it again" - ALWAYS do it again.
Does this mean bullies and abusers are beyond redemption? Well... I suppose not.
But try telling that to someone who has heard that same "I'll Change!" promise over and over again.
Were Rachels words out of hand? Maybe. Byt should she be roundly "Fuck You!"'d for daring to rail against her abuser because, for once, her (and other's) abuser has had it the same way she has given it to others? HELL no.
And, as we are still discussing a 'cartoon strip'...