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WCDT: 2878-2882 (19-23 January 2015)
toffee-skye:
--- Quote from: TeaOfDeath on 20 Jan 2015, 10:32 ---Sometime lurker, first-time poster here.
Let me begin by saying I think Dora's actions in this specific, isolated case are pretty reasonable. Caught her employee drinking on the job, fires her.
However, honestly, this newest strip really cements my dislike of Dora's character, which was sparked a long time ago when she wouldn't stop whining about how TERRIBLE her childhood was because...she had a successful, smart, good-looking older brother. That's her big claim to having had struggles of any kind, and yet she has the audacity to judge Faye, whose father literally shot himself right in front of her. Seriously, what kind of sister not only can't even be happy for her older brother's success, but actually twists it in her mind to being a personal problem to deal with? She completely cut her brother out of her life for...what again? Sleeping around? How is that any of her business to judge him on, and how does it affect her in literally any way? Seems like a form of slut-shaming to me. If he wants to sleep around, let him.
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TeaOfDeath, i really like your point here, but i have to disagree - there's a lot of factors that led to Dora's anxieties re: Sven, a lot that I (as a younger sister) recognise. Sven's actions are not evil, this is true, and certainly not as destructive as Faye's father's death; none of the problems Dora has connected to him are his direct fault, but more the reactions of people to Sven. She details in an earlier strip how her friends were pretending to be her friends so they could make out with him, and from that we can see as a teenage boy he was willing to go with that. So young Dora learns two things - her friends don't actually like her and she cannot trust them, and her brother sees nothing wrong with taking advantage of a situation that hurts her and she cannot trust him. Not just that, she mentions too how he's always seemed to have it easier, and I can imagine many a conversation between "weird sister who wore too much black and had bad skin" and parents about how she can't seem to make more than Cs and Ds in school, and "why can't you be more like your brother?" (or insinuations thereof).
I agree that the two situations are not comparable, but it's less "she can't be happy for her older brother" and more "my older brother impacts my life in a way I find hurtful". Her wording of him as a toxic person I feel is unfair, and extreme, especially when last time we saw him he was going into emotional meltdown; but when all she's seen of his emotions other than 'sleeping around' is a) happiness in a situation that hurts her and b) cocksure smugness about his great life whilst she has struggled, it's easy to see why she would view him telling Faye he loves her as just more manipulation and more hurt. She does not trust him, and that's been a long standing issue.
Anyway, psychoanalysis of Dora done, can you tell I'm supposed to be working on essays? :evil:
That said: I believe she's being as compassionate as she can in this move. Dora has shown before - especially when something triggers her trust issues - to overreact, lose her temper, and shout at the perceived perpetrator. Faye would gladly rise to that bait and chew on it if it meant she had any chance of winning, but that's a) not what she needs and b) unprofessional. As said, better by earlier posters, this is Dora's livelihood and basically her baby. She's very attached to Coffee of Doom, and Faye's actions have jeopardised its future. Dora is being a good boss here: no screaming, no shouting, no arguing in front of customers, but quick, quiet dismissal. She's also being a good friend: as said, Faye would chew her out if it meant she could win and keep drinking - it would be a form of enabling her. Dora has given her a serious wake up call that her actions are unacceptable, as a friend and employee, and cannot remain as either if she continues.
Round of applause to you, Dora.
Warning - while you were typing 4 new replies have been posted. You may wish to review your post, scrap it, and go back to trying to get your bachelor's degree instead of procrastinating on a forum.
Echoweaver:
Honestly, you don't have to have trauma in your past to have issues. Dora's allowed to have issues too.
TeaOfDeath:
--- Quote from: Orkboy on 20 Jan 2015, 10:51 ---
--- Quote from: TeaOfDeath on 20 Jan 2015, 10:39 ---Fair enough! I am just getting to the point where I feel like I can't stand her bitchiness any more. I hope someone points it out to her so that she can finally grow up and stop burning bridges for little or no reason.
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Someone has, but I don't think it really took.
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Whoa, I completely forgot about that strip. Yeah, she really isn't good with criticism, even when it comes from someone who is clearly only interested in helping her figure out her life.
TeaOfDeath:
--- Quote from: Echoweaver on 20 Jan 2015, 11:01 ---Honestly, you don't have to have trauma in your past to have issues. Dora's allowed to have issues too.
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She's allowed to have issues, just as I am allowed to dislike her for treating people with much worse issues like crap because she has no idea what it's like.
Orkboy:
--- Quote from: TeaOfDeath on 20 Jan 2015, 11:05 ---
--- Quote from: Echoweaver on 20 Jan 2015, 11:01 ---Honestly, you don't have to have trauma in your past to have issues. Dora's allowed to have issues too.
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She's allowed to have issues, just as I am allowed to dislike her for treating people with much worse issues like crap because she has no idea what it's like.
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That's a compromise I can accept.
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