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WCDT Strips 3066 to 3070 (12th - 16th October 2015)
Tova:
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* You take it upon yourself to assume from one of the strips that the character is an "introvert."
* Later on, you take it upon yourself to assume, on a similarly flimsy basis, that the character is an "extrovert."
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In the first matter, there was some wishful thinking involved.
This new strip indicates a disappointment in solitude unbecoming of an introvert.
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How do you know it's disappointment in solitude? It could just as well be disappointment in a lack of friendship. Quite a different thing (I personally value friendships just as highly as I value my times of solitude). Or it could be something different again that we haven't thought of.
Maybe you're not giving Jeph enough credit.
St.Clair:
--- Quote from: chaospersonified on 15 Oct 2015, 20:03 ---Oof. I have been there. Sort of. Minus the rest of Bubbles' past.
Bubbles hates that she acted the way she did. This suggests she actually liked Faye's friends more than she was willing to admit.
This is painful, but hopeful for the future...
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I take it that she's scolding herself for thinking that it might have gone any other way - for having hope that it might. That she might actually enjoy a social situation.
What a stupid thing to think, right?
EDIT: Also, for what it's worth, I identify/classify myself very much as an introvert. Always have.
Crucially, however, I realized in my twenties that I'd been trying to pretend that was all that I was, because trying to be social meant making myself vulnerable to others - something I had little experience, skill, or confidence with, and went about it badly. Which meant that, in my clumsy attempts, I experienced a lot of rejection. And that hurt, so I'd slink back to my room and try to tell myself I didn't need or want any of that, and those grapes were sour anyway.
This was a profoundly unhealthy cycle, and I wasn't able to break it until I became aware of it and accepted that I do want and need human contact, even if that exposes me to risk.
I'm still an introvert, I still tend to prefer quiet and solitude over big noisy crowds... but I'm more in tune with the emotional needs that I do have, for socializing on my terms and in my preferred modes, rather than denying them until they boil over and express themselves in uncontrolled and ultimately unsatisfying ways (as they did, and would continue to do unless acknowledged).
Omega Entity:
I'm an odd mix. At work, I'm an extrovert by necessity - downright silly at times, able to make jsut about anyone smile, even if they happen to be a customer who comes in pissed off. Outside of work, I just want to be left alone to be in front of my computer. I don't like going out, and I don't like parties, though the latter is probably due to my social anxiety as much as it is my need/love for private space.
Mr. Doctor:
Is the "stupid punching bsg" just a typo or am I missing some indie thing going on?
QuestionableIntentions:
--- Quote from: Tova on 15 Oct 2015, 21:10 ---I'm trying to get my head around this complaint.
* Jeph writes a new character into the story.
* You take it upon yourself to assume from one of the strips that the character is an "introvert."
* Later on, you take it upon yourself to assume, on a similarly flimsy basis, that the character is an "extrovert."
* You immediately conclude that Jeph must be incapable of writing about "introverts," or at least your conception of one.
* You further conclude that the cast are not diverse.I don't even know where to begin.
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Nah I get it. Introverts are often portrayed as "wrong" or "not trying enough" or something. Maybe Citizen First Class is an introvert and felt good getting a positive example for once, maybe he/she isn't and is just pissed about stereotypes.
Also: poor, poor Bubbles :-(
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