Comic Discussion > QUESTIONABLE CONTENT
WCDT 2907-2911 (2nd - 6th March 2015)
ASB84:
--- Quote from: ReindeerFlotilla on 04 Mar 2015, 18:47 ---I feel the snark coming on. I shall attempt to suppress it...
Is everyone criticizing Dora and Tai's handling of that conversation a perfect being or something? Because, aside from how unnatural the dialogue lite thing feels after 10+ years of QC, the flow of that fail felt perfectly natural. Two humans who think they are both on the same subject, but aren't. And it's not clear that they weren't until someone gets hurt.
They both deserve a little slack. From each other and from the Statler and Waldorf seats.
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I don't think anyone is suggesting they're not allowed to be imperfect. Everyone is just reacting to the latest development and giving their two cents on the situation. Since Jeph titled the comic "Dummy" and added the commentary "You idiot" in the news post, and given the subject matter, it only makes sense that we discuss the mistake, who's in the wrong, whether they still had a point, and so on.
I'd say the reaction is more "Whoa, you messed up there, Dora", rather than "How dare you mess up and not be perfect, Dora!". On the other side, there's the consideration of "Well, that probably wasn't the best approach, Tai...", not "You awful person Tai, you totally deserve to get your head bitten off!". From the majority of people involved in the discussion, at any rate.
Also, the fact that we aren't perfect beings doesn't invalidate any criticism of the characters, or commentary on their actions. Besides, I think there's actually been a good amount of balance and fair assessment in the discussion so far.
ReindeerFlotilla:
I appear to have been unclear in my thesis:
The discussion of the mistake generally hinges upon the basic thesis that the mistake was avoidable.
My argument is that it was not. To qote the philosopher Morpheus, "What happened happened and couldn't have happened any other way."
valkygrrl:
--- Quote from: ReindeerFlotilla on 04 Mar 2015, 19:30 ---I appear to have been unclear in my thesis:
The discussion of the mistake generally hinges upon the basic thesis that the mistake was avoidable.
My argument is that it was not. To qote the philosopher Morpheus, "What happened happened and couldn't have happened any other way."
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I looked into that philosopher you quoted, Morpheus, and you’re right, “What happened happened and couldn't have happened any other way.” but as it turns out “Some things do change.”
ReindeerFlotilla:
--- Quote from: valkygrrl on 04 Mar 2015, 19:42 ---
--- Quote from: ReindeerFlotilla on 04 Mar 2015, 19:30 ---I appear to have been unclear in my thesis:
The discussion of the mistake generally hinges upon the basic thesis that the mistake was avoidable.
My argument is that it was not. To qote the philosopher Morpheus, "What happened happened and couldn't have happened any other way."
--- End quote ---
I looked into that philosopher you quoted, Morpheus, and you’re right, “What happened happened and couldn't have happened any other way.” but as it turns out “Some things do change.”
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But you are forgetting that all of this has happened before, and all of this will happen again.
Aziraphale:
Comic's up. Have to admit, Marigold's version of events would've made for an interesting storyline.
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