Comic Discussion > QUESTIONABLE CONTENT
WCDT 2887-2891 (2-6 February 2015)
Dalillama:
--- Quote from: ReindeerFlotilla on 08 Feb 2015, 19:45 ---
I see no issue is wonder IF Marten is straight or bi or something else, at least until Marten unequivocally chooses a label. At that point I see no isse in wondering and discussing what that label means to Marten. But I see a fairly large issue in trying to define why Marten is whatever Marten is, unless Marten opens the door for that discussion.
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He bloody well has. He's a dude, he's into ladies, he's not into dudes. There's a word for dudes like that. That word is heterosexual (or, to use the modern* slang, 'straight').
* I specify modern because straight has had other meanings in the past, such as 'not a user of recreational drugs' and 'not a member of the counterculture'.
--- Quote from: TieDyeKat on 08 Feb 2015, 18:50 ---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.
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Marten is straight/heterosexual. He is a dude, he is into ladies, he is not into dudes. That is what straight means for a dude.
--- Quote from: Silverzippo on 08 Feb 2015, 17:38 ---
From my own experience as a bisexual (pansexual for those who feel the distinction is necessary), I had a few moments of doubt and more than a bit of awkwardness when I was with a pre-op transwoman for the first time. Marten just being cool with it seems... off.
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Speaking as another bisexual, I'm afraid that's your personal hangup, not a matter of orientation per se.
AprilArcus:
Why would he have made a move on her if he had any lingering doubts about whether he'd be okay with her body? He knew she was trans. He had months to consider whether it would be an issue before they got undressed, and they only got there after he (1) invited her home, (2) made a move, (3) asked her to date him, (4) explicitly told her he was okay with her being trans after she gave him a chance to bail out, (5) invited her over again, (6) threw himself at her, and (7) took her into his bedroom?
I don't see how you could actually read the strip and still have the slightest degree of suspense over whether he would chicken out at the last minute, unless you are coming from the position that trans bodies are so weird and alienating that they would scare off any self-declared straight boy, even after he had made every possible indication over thousands of strips that he did not give the tiniest fuck.
hedgie:
Given the content on the current strip, I hope that they both gave a mutual *really good* fuck.
Half Empty Coffee Cup:
--- Quote from: AprilArcus on 08 Feb 2015, 21:23 ---Why would he have made a move on her if he had any lingering doubts about whether he'd be okay with her body? He knew she was trans. He had months to consider whether it would be an issue before they got undressed, and they only got there after he (1) invited her home, (2) made a move, (3) asked her to date him, (4) explicitly told her he was okay with her being trans after she gave him a chance to bail out, (5) invited her over again, (6) threw himself at her, and (7) took her into his bedroom?
I don't see how you could actually read the strip and still have the slightest degree of suspense over whether he would chicken out at the last minute, unless you are coming from the position that trans bodies are so weird and alienating that they would scare off any self-declared straight boy, even after he had made every possible indication over thousands of strips that he did not give the tiniest fuck.
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TRVA123:
--- Quote from: Silverzippo on 08 Feb 2015, 20:53 ---Alright, board policy is board policy. Thank you for the explanation.
I find some of your reasoning flawed:
It bears the assumption that certain people deserve unmitigated respect regardless of their character and only based on certain aspects of them (gender, sexuality, race, political orientation or what have you), to the point where it can discourage something as simple as asking a question.
It breeds ignorance, which is the biggest problem we have when it comes to discrimination. It discourages personal responsibility and it promotes treating people like victims, which is ultimately detrimental to people with low self esteem.
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Just to note, this forum does have a space for those kind of discussions, it is just not the WCDT. It is the Trans* thread in Discuss. In fact, there are three trans threads at this point, take your pick. But we are also not interested in going in conversation circles, so please at least skim the beginning of the thread, I would be surprised if your questions aren't answered.
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