Comic Discussion > QUESTIONABLE CONTENT
WCDT 2927-2931 (30 March to 3 April 2015)
BenRG:
--- Quote from: valkygrrl on 02 Apr 2015, 06:35 ---Except for one thing, that not only isn't the way to establish a friendship, it's completely unacceptable behavior period. If it had been Steve telling Claire off along with threatening body language would people be as quick to defend or does the Claire hatedom run that deep?
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I actually haven't seen any significant Claire-hate on this strip either here or on the Subreddit (the latter being a shock as the place is virulently anti-Claire but only the resident bitter transphobe has criticised her). I would say that the responses I've seen have been about 7/8 saying Faye was in the wrong or at the very least saying that she is under duress due to her trying to break an addiction and a mistake like this shouldn't be held against her.
valkygrrl:
--- Quote from: BenRG on 02 Apr 2015, 07:18 ---(the latter being a shock as the place is virulently anti-Claire but only the resident bitter transphobe has criticised her).
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I did not! I was the first one to stand up for her.
cabbagehut:
--- Quote from: MrNumbers on 01 Apr 2015, 23:27 ---So for Faye to react violently - and it is violently - to someone who was just moments before excited to be helpful to her and does not have a malicious bone in her body...
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"Excited to be helpful" isn't a universally-positive trait, though. Some people found her reaction insensitive and selfish. I'm not saying that's the right view, but perhaps Faye viewed it in a similar light. Faye barely knows Claire, and it doesn't require maliciousness to be insensitive or even cruel to someone. Having someone casually talk about something that's difficult and life-changing for you can cause a lot of strong emotions. If Faye handled it differently, like she did the first time she snapped at Claire about these things, I imagine Claire would understand. While she's fairly innocent, she's a graduate student, not a toddler.
This is a difficult time in Faye's life (and everyone she knows also knows about it, and she might feel worried about being judged), and many people are embarrassed about "needing help". Faye just says, "For, y'know," about where she's been, so that might suggest that she's not really comfortable mentioning this stuff yet. I'm not as literally violent as Faye, but I've got some temper issues (that I am definitely working on!), and I know that when I'm feeling vulnerable and embarrassed, I have a tendency to lash out at people, too. The people who are saying that it's unacceptable behavior are totally right in saying so, but I think that when you're dealing with a situation that's making you re-evaluate yourself, everything you do, and your methods of coping are what caused this problem (meaning you don't have many coping strategies to deal with your coping strategies), it can make you a lot less tolerant of small annoyances and make you more sensitive to perceived slights (you hate yourself and everyone else does, too).
I'm of the mind that not being able to read volume and tone here might impact how we read it. Faye could also be speaking quietly and leaning in to both make a point and to be heard more clearly. Neither she nor Claire are mind-readers, so they might not realize how badly they're coming off to each other. It happens, and hopefully, both will be able to move past it.
mawnck:
--- Quote from: BenRG on 01 Apr 2015, 23:32 ---I still can't work out why she has sculpted a phallus without having the rest of the installation to which she can attach it!
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I can't find it now, but I'm SURE I remember she was in the process of constructing a penis cat in one of the strips.
If I'm going insane, please disregard.
Zebediah:
I'm very sorry, but you're not going insane. She was sculpting a bonercat espresso machine.
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