Comic Discussion > QUESTIONABLE CONTENT
WCDT 2907-2911 (2nd - 6th March 2015)
cesariojpn:
--- Quote from: bhtooefr on 04 Mar 2015, 02:35 ---Also, there are other interpretations of that scene.
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Oh, you saw the one with the raptor, huh?
--- Quote ---We don't know which one's correct, there are ways for any interpretation to actually fit, it's incredibly rude to speculate (and hurtful to trans people that have a lot of shit to deal with), speculation is not allowed here, and Jeph will never say what her status in that regard is.
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To be fair, Jeph kinda sho.......um.....wrote himself into a very weird position with the strip. While he can control what goes on here, he can't exactly control what happens elsewhere. He put out a strip, and invited unsolicited discussion about it, whether he likes it or not.
--- Quote from: Nepiophage on 04 Mar 2015, 05:05 ---How do we know that Marten & Claire's relationship is going to be happy? It's only a few days old.
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People want it to be happy, but have attached such unrealistic expectations to it that I wouldn't be surprised if down the road it does implode. Several heterosexual relationships have sunk (Marten/Dora, Marten/Padma, Amir/Natasha, Sven/Faye, Angus/Faye, there was one more, whos names escape me....), and now we have a Lesbian relationship on the rocks.
--- Quote from: BenRG on 04 Mar 2015, 05:35 ---Bottom line, Dora is building up pressure in her Guilt Boiler and I think that her snapping at Tai was the safety valve whilstling its warning. The question is, will it be enough to prevent another, more damaging explosion?
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Why do I have a feeling Sam will be the one that makes her explode? She hasn't had a stellar track record with Dora. Guessing it'll take Sam to go thru the doors of CoD, asking where Faye is, and Dora trips her shit.
--- Quote from: BenRG on 04 Mar 2015, 04:35 ---In the latter case, I have a nightmare image of Marten being awoken at a very late hour by Tai on the 'phone. "Uh... Marty...? Could... could you come to the Emergency Room...? I... I came to see Dora to try to talk things over... She... She's been cutting and I think she hit something important... There was blood everywhere and... Please... Please, Marty, I need someone I know here right now..."
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Or she breaks down the door instead of jimmying the lock.
Elder Sign:
--- Quote from: mary tyler murder on 04 Mar 2015, 14:36 ---i'll be the voice of disagreement here for real though, by which i mean voice of bein correct:
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I may not have posted here much, but whether your points are correct or not, I can tell you that kind of attitude gets no one far at all. Read the last couple of pages of this thread for a fresh reminder.
--- Quote from: mary tyler murder on 04 Mar 2015, 14:36 ---... Tai ... twatty ...
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Ditto. That can easily be taken as outright misogynistic.
--- Quote from: cesariojpn on 04 Mar 2015, 14:45 ---
--- Quote ---We don't know which one's correct, there are ways for any interpretation to actually fit, it's incredibly rude to speculate (and hurtful to trans people that have a lot of shit to deal with), speculation is not allowed here, and Jeph will never say what her status in that regard is.
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To be fair, Jeph kinda sho.......um.....wrote himself into a very weird position with the strip. While he can control what goes on here, he can't exactly control what happens elsewhere. He put out a strip, and invited unsolicited discussion about it, whether he likes it or not.
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While I too would inherently like questions to be answered instead of being left ambiguous, Claire's physical/biological status is ultimately trivial and of no material importance to the plot. The way QC has been written and run, Claire could be a straight cis-gendered woman instead of trans* and it would make virtually no narrative difference at all.
I applaud Jeph for handling it that way and resisting the temptation to make her character and storylines revolve around her trans* status (even if I think she's getting way too much focus lavished upon her because of it). The only way we will truly achieve equality in trans* issues is for us to learn not to care about someone's trans*/cis status in the first place.
Is it cold in here?:
--- Quote from: mary tyler murder on 04 Mar 2015, 14:36 ---Everyone calling Dora "controlling" is wrong and dumb
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Including her therapist?
There aren't a lot of dumb people here ...
Omega Entity:
--- Quote from: mary tyler murder on 04 Mar 2015, 14:36 ---i'll be the voice of disagreement here for real though, by which i mean voice of bein correct:
Dora's right, faye was a sloppy drunk and fucked up
Everyone calling Dora "controlling" is wrong and dumb, she runs CoD with the loosest hand ever and only asks that people not be sloppy drunks on the job? WTF job has anyone ever had where being a sloppy drunk on the job was okay?
The controlling one right now is Tai for giving some twatty lecture on Opening Up instead of payin attention to Dora and what she needs right now.
Dora's avoiding people's eyes right now cause she knows everyone around her wants to get her into another stupid fight over some shit that needs to be settled and done with cause it aint her job to fix Faye bein a fuckup, shit's real simple n the other people in this imaginary comic of imaginary people need to R E S P E C T
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My, what an ego we have. I can't tell if you're being serious or glib in that first line.
Y'know, if you're going to ramble on about respect, you miiiiight want to practice what you preach by not calling people who disagree with you dumb. Bonus points if you can have a serious discussion without throwing female-based derogatory slurs around.
Natswash:
I think the problem Dora is experiencing is she feels like she doesn't have much control over the comic anymore by virtue of no longer being dating the main protaganist and is lashing out at those around in a desperate attempt to steal control of the strip from the author.
Faye getting fired? Dora's choice and radically altered the plot because it sent Faye to the hospital.
Sven no longer being seen? Sibling love is real and she's trying to make him a part of the cast again b creating drama around him
This lashing out at Tai? creating drama with the protaganist's friend/boss is an excellent way to gain time in the strip.
It's all a very clever ruse to steal control from Jeph
Warning - while you were thinking of zany hijinks more suited to a strip with little to no fourth wall a new reply has been posted. You may wish to review the mood of the forum and be serious.
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