Comic Discussion > QUESTIONABLE CONTENT
WCDT 2887-2891 (2-6 February 2015)
Dark Matter:
This is definitely more risque than I was expecting Jeph to go, but personally I think that's a good thing. After all, he's shown plenty of other characters in similarly revealing situations, so it would send kind of a weird message if Marten and Claire's relationship was always this chaste, behind closed doors thing. This way, he puts it on an equal footing with any of the other relationships that he's shown while at the same time maintaining the position that Claire's private parts should remain private. Basically, this is about as well as I could imagine it being handled. As far as realism, I don't really have the personal experiences to be able to say, but it seems to me that Claire is pretty in character here as far as being both nervous and uncertain but also brave, which is one of the things that I like about her as a character.
SugarSparkle:
--- Quote from: efrumttr on 05 Feb 2015, 23:20 ---I don't know. On the one hand, squeeeeeeeeeeeee! On the other hand, I just don't find today's panel realistic at all. Yeah sure, it's every transwoman's (mine included) dream scenario where you find someone you have feelings for and they can instantly accept you physically, but this scene? I mean, maybe Claire doesn't have dysphoria to the extent that I do, but I can never ever ever ever ever (x47^8) picture myself doing what Claire did here, no matter how much I trusted the person I was with. "This is me?" I just think it's cringey. So far I've loved Clarten because it's had the sweetness factor but with that necessary dose of realism, where Claire's insecurities (do we need to talk about this, this, and this?) and Martin's enthusiasm have been a nice blend. But this strip is a little too sunshine and rainbows for me to swallow.
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Marten is clearly a very accepting and caring person. And Claire is very passable. She may not be very dysphoric, it's entirely possible. In my experience, the trans-community doesn't focus on smooth transitions and happy endings very much. I think some sunshine and rainbows are a welcome thing. Since when are optimism and hope bad or unrealistic? I welcome any positive portrayals of trans-people over all the negative or depressing stories, or comedic stereotypes. I find Claire and her situation to be more relatable to me than not.
Dragonsreach:
This is just what I needed today, a simple 'loving' end to a week.
Thanks Jeph!
:claireface: Totally appropriate.
Undrneath:
Awkward and unsexy kind of epitomizes Claire at that moment, but in a baring my soul leaving myself vulnerable kind of way. It seems to me that she is saying "here I am" emotionally even more than she is saying it physically. And as Marten says in that moment even being awkward and unsexy she is beautiful.
Oenone:
The feel when Claire and Marten are the perfect OTP.
:psyduck:
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