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WCDT Strips 3151 to 3155 (8 - 12 February 2016)
Morituri:
Dealing with a "bigoted religious relatives" arc would be difficult for me, but sometimes good art is difficult, and sometimes difficult helps us get past things that have been hanging over us.
I had a cousin who died of HIV. Family relationships and bigoted relatives were among the reasons he never sought treatment. It was about whether he'd be allowed to be buried on the family plot in Hallowed Ground.
So... he lasted a couple of years and died a horrible painful lingering death, which is the way of HIV left untreated. By his own choice ultimately, to go along with my aunt and uncle's judgment on the matter. I think I may be the only one he ever talked to about it, because I'm the one who recognized the AIDS symptoms and said so, in private, when I was trying to get him to go to the doctor.
I haven't spoken to that particular aunt and uncle in the last decade, and probably won't. They may be family, but they're family I don't want to be around anymore.
So, yeah, a "bigoted religious relatives" arc would be depressing for me. Then again, I could appreciate it as a statement too, and would be interested to see where Jeph took it.
All I'm going to say about this question is, 'Trust the Artist to Make the Art.'
comicalArchitect:
--- Quote from: Morituri on 10 Feb 2016, 10:41 ---Dealing with a "bigoted religious relatives" arc would be difficult for me, but sometimes good art is difficult, and sometimes difficult helps us get past things that have been hanging over us.
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Of course art can sometimes be hard, but when it comes to trans issues, Jeph isn't the one to do it. Cis writers can't really do that kind of storyline well, to be honest; they can't fully understand, and I think Jeph knows that and is backing off when it comes to Claire.
Zebediah:
Actually, if we're going to have Claire deal with some difficult relatives, there's a major one that we know very little about: her dad. We know he cheated on Claire's mom, and Claire has serious issues about that. He seems to be pretty much out of Claire's life for now. But it's the sort of thing that can cause trust issues down the road. If he were to reappear, it could set off a few things between Claire and Marten.
Now, Claire probably knows by now that Marten is the least likely person to cheat on her, or anyone else, ever. It's just not in his makeup. But irrational fears are, by definition, irrational - knowing something with your head doesn't necessarily mean you believe it.
Just a possibility. Might not ever happen. But if you're looking for relationship drama, there's an obvious potential storyline.
comicalArchitect:
--- Quote from: Zebediah on 10 Feb 2016, 11:23 ---Actually, if we're going to have Claire deal with some difficult relatives, there's a major one that we know very little about: her dad. We know he cheated on Claire's mom, and Claire has serious issues about that. He seems to be pretty much out of Claire's life for now. But it's the sort of thing that can cause trust issues down the road. If he were to reappear, it could set off a few things between Claire and Marten.
Now, Claire probably knows by now that Marten is the least likely person to cheat on her, or anyone else, ever. It's just not in his makeup. But irrational fears are, by definition, irrational - knowing something with your head doesn't necessarily mean you believe it.
Just a possibility. Might not ever happen. But if you're looking for relationship drama, there's an obvious potential storyline.
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That sounds way too similar to what happened with Dora. If we're gonna get some Marten/Claire drama, it should be something new.
bhtooefr:
There is actually another way to resolve that drama.
What if Claire cheats - either because she thinks Marten is, or because of something she internalized from her dad?
(I really don't think it'd happen, but it could...)
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