Comic Discussion > QUESTIONABLE CONTENT
WCDT 2907-2911 (2nd - 6th March 2015)
aphanisis81:
Reindeer, I think I understand the distinction that you're making, but I can't for the life of me figure out why it's a distinction that is so important to make.
Yes, QC is fictional - hopefully I didn't need to actually stipulate that - and its characters are fictional constructs. But they're fictional constructs that represent the behaviors and tics of real people (not any specific historical individuals, just the idea of People), and the comic itself operates heavily within the realm of realism. So why not treat the characters and their role in the story being told, as we would flesh and blood people?
Look at it this way. You could devote a reading of Iago to discussing the authorial techniques Shakespeare uses to show us that he's a multi-dimensional charming sociopath. And that's fine. I suspect that's the version of criticism you prefer, and there's shit-tons of it out there.
But I also don't think it's even slightly odd or beyond the pale to recognize that Iago is a mult-dimensional charming sociopath and then discuss how that impacts the narrative, its themes, its statement about human nature. Would it be a bit over the top to be all "I wouldn't want to be friends with Iago" like we sometimes do about QC characters? Sure. Of course. But I don't think that should foreclose the possibility of just discussing him, or any other fictional character, as though he were real, for the sake of convience, if nothing else, so we're no constantly prefacing our remarks with "Marigold, in the way that Jeph has constructed her character, embodies the following traits, which I find objectionable..."
aphanisis81:
--- Quote from: ASB84 on 05 Mar 2015, 18:46 ---For reasons that I can't explain, and probably should leave alone anyway, I find the phrase "audibly farted" to be disproportionately hilarious.
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"Farted" is an amazing word, and a well-chosen adverb can do wonders. I share your sentiment, and there is no shame in this.
Half Empty Coffee Cup:
Butts Disease strikes again!
Is it cold in here?:
--- Quote from: cesariojpn on 05 Mar 2015, 13:17 ---
--- Quote from: cesium133 on 05 Mar 2015, 13:07 ---Well, there is a difference between comments and Reddit. Pretty much all of Reddit is a turd in a burning paper bag.
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Still, if an artist creator can't learn to accept that they will be hated, then they have no business creating. Ya have to take the bad with the good.
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There's a world of difference between being criticized and being hated.
Gladstone:
--- Quote from: aphanisis81 on 05 Mar 2015, 18:48 ---
--- Quote from: ASB84 on 05 Mar 2015, 18:46 ---For reasons that I can't explain, and probably should leave alone anyway, I find the phrase "audibly farted" to be disproportionately hilarious.
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"Farted" is an amazing word, and a well-chosen adverb can do wonders. I share your sentiment, and there is no shame in this.
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"Audibly" also implies that she's farted in front of him before, but was stealthier about it. You're fooling no one, Marigold. Dale knows who dealt it.
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