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WCDT: 2878-2882 (19-23 January 2015)
ReindeerFlotilla:
There's some irony here, but I'm gonna let it slide/
I remain unconvinced that Faye's an alcoholic at this point. Alcoholism is tricksome. Some people live soaked in booze for years and never actually develop a dependence. Others (like my childhood best friend) have a few beers and become instant lushes. I knew one guy who was certain he was an alcoholic to the extent that he went to AA. But it turned out that he just hated his job.
Self medication really can just get out of hand. That's why it's bad. We know Faye's self medicating
That said, there's also plenty of good evidence that she is an alcoholic. One of the things that has, in my experience, separated problem drinkers from people with drinking problems is quality, rather than quantity. It's not the alcoholics won't drink the good stuff. It's that they don't give a damn. Problem drinkers tend to stick at the same quality they always have. They may want to dull the pain, but crappy booze isn't an option. Faye's penchant for crappy booze has been part of character since she moved in with Marten. That seems to suggest she's always been an alcoholic (to the extent that always = her entire time in the strip_
But I have to doubt that. Jeph's original story ended around strip 500. So her choice of booze was likely just quirk/joke that turned into a running gag.
Maybe the gag has become the elephant in the room, or maybe Jeph is doing a story about how depression and alcohol don't really work together very well. I'm not even going to try guessing.
Is it cold in here?:
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--- 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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Well put!
Echoweaver:
--- 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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Woo. You seem to feel intensely about this.
At the risk of drifting too far afield, I'll say that the people in my life who have the most frightening past trauma have underscored to me that you don't compare pain. I think this is one of the wisest ideas anyone has shared with me. Pain isn't a competition.
For myself, I like my characters flawed with room to grow. Dora and Faye are both like that.
A Duck:
At this point, every ounce of simpathy I might have had for Faye is long gone.
I just really, REALLY hope Faye doesn't cause problems for Marten and Claire.
Maenad Danced:
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