Comic Discussion > QUESTIONABLE CONTENT
WCDT 2887-2891 (2-6 February 2015)
Rghfrgl:
--- Quote from: Silverzippo on 08 Feb 2015, 17:38 ---Since I don't know much about Jeph; Is Marten an extension of himself?
I don't know if this is a thing or not, I'm curious.
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He said once that he used to be, but that he's grown into a different person than Marten over time.
Silverzippo:
--- Quote from: TieDyeKat on 08 Feb 2015, 17:46 ---I'm still wondering why Marten's orientation, much less anyone else's in the strip, matters.
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So while I can't answer this on behalf of others, I'll give you my reason.
It's nice to know if you (like me) are relating to the character. As I wrote above, this is much different from my reaction to a similar situation, so there's obviously some discord between the character and my own experience.
I sort of get why you wrote what you did, because in a perfect world there's no reason to put people into boxes or label them as anything. We have a big pride parade in my city every year and personally I find it sort of distasteful, mostly because I don't relate to the garish colors and over-the-top celebration of everything "gay", when my wish in life is to be just accepted as another human being, not a token stereotype (which some people happen to fit, which is fine, but not a good representation of all of us).
There's no harm in discussing it though, especially if it breeds understanding between people :)
Someone wrote that their sexuality is none of our business, which I absolutely do not understand. They're fictional characters, there for us to discuss and relate to. Unless they are direct representations of real people that Jeph knows, there is no harm in asking about any of it.
Discouraging debate seems very counter productive to me.
I do not understand why anyone would take offense at this, but I'd like to.
--- Quote from: Rghfrgl on 08 Feb 2015, 17:56 ---He said once that he used to be, but that he's grown into a different person than Marten over time.
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Thank you :D
jwhouk:
Parts of all of his characters are autobiographical, to a certain point.
TieDyeKat:
Fair enough... it may simply be a matter of different views on the subject, personal upbringing or whatever. I think Marten's a chill frood and his "buh" Good Guy Marten personality combined with his upbringing pretty much cancels out the need to tick a particular box for his sexuality.
Omega Entity:
--- Quote from: Silverzippo on 08 Feb 2015, 18:25 ---
--- Quote from: TieDyeKat on 08 Feb 2015, 17:46 ---I'm still wondering why Marten's orientation, much less anyone else's in the strip, matters.
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Someone wrote that their sexuality is none of our business, which I absolutely do not understand. They're fictional characters, there for us to discuss and relate to. Unless they are direct representations of real people that Jeph knows, there is no harm in asking about any of it.
Discouraging debate seems very counter productive to me.
I do not understand why anyone would take offense at this, but I'd like to.
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I think that while yes, they are fictional characters that don't -specifically- represent specific people, they do, in a way, become a relatable representation for some people. So while the characters themselves are fictional, the emotions that people attach to them are very real, and so react poorly when the character's sense of propriety and privacy is potentially violated, which in turn makes them feel violated by proxy. When they see people discussing things that would be rude if it was in regards to real people, the feelings and emotions of those who have attached emotions to a character and qualities that they find similar and can relate to are often just as offput when those same discussions are had about said character.
I probably explained that poorly.
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