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WCDT Strips 3211 to 3215 (2nd to 6th May 2016)
Case:
--- Quote from: BlueFatima on 03 May 2016, 05:55 ---
--- Quote from: brightwings00 on 03 May 2016, 04:56 ---To offer another perspective:
I thought it was a commentary on how a lot of shooters that have made the news--Elliott Rodgers, James Holmes, et al.--have been angry white young men. There certainly have been a number of think pieces on the topic.
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This. I can't believe people are even mentioning "racism." I'm white. I don't find it offensive at all. And isn't Jephe white?
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It actually took me a minute or two to figure out why I was supposed to have become a victim of "racism" (fingers crossed that nobody mentions my age). Whenever I feel myself catching a sliver of the "Oh, so it's cool now to shit on white males"-paranoia, I chide myself to stop reading Jezebel/Gawker and to relegate those feelings to their proper drawer, labelled "Things I can (comfortably) not give a fuck about" (Hat-tip to Ally Fogg).
It's a bit like "ironic misandry" - Yeah, not particularly 'nice', but: "DANG! That is some first-class comfy *ism I'm suffering from!"
While I'm generally somewhat unenthusiastic about the unthinking application of the "*ism=prejudice+power"-formula, this is a virtually perfect example of where it is appropriate:
The "offense" is greatly outmatched by the real offense that lies in inappropriately labelling jokes like the one we are discussing as racism - which implicitly downplays the suffering of victims of actual systemic racism.
(Just in passing: Yes, Jeph is white. And the mods take a bit of a dim view about misspelling his name - whatwith him paying for the server & our fun)
Carl-E:
Actually, I think it was probably a typo. "Isn't he white" became "Isn't Jephe white" in an attempt to be more specific.
Dammed pronouns...
Carl-E:
Also, is "Old Rat" really a top-shelf item? I mostly drink beer, so I wouldn't know... :angel:
Neko_Ali:
--- Quote from: Radium_Coyote on 02 May 2016, 19:59 ---That is a very EFFECTIVE barkeep. I like her already. :-D
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Actually, she would make an absolutely horrible bartender. Which is probably why she's there on the apparently afternoon shift with almost no customers in the place. Giving your customers crap and threatening them with deadly weapons for no reasons for most places is a fast track to being hired. I don't even think Dora would put up with that for the Coffee of Doom. They provide snark to their customers, not open hostility and threats.
Bartenders generally want to seem nice and friendly. Remember this is the US. Bartenders live on tips. You can bet with that attitude, she's getting none, and driving away customers. I'm a pretty lax person... but if I was treated like that the first time I entered a place, I'd turn right around and walk out without even buying anything. And most likely complain to the management about it.
As far as her being a bouncer... She has the attitude for it, sure. But there's a reason bars tend to hire big, burly, threatening looking guys... They're more likely to get through the alcohol-soaked brain of a belligerent drunk based on size and appearance, not on words. Basically, someone who looked like her would have to spend more time beating up or manhandling people to eject them, instead of just scaring them into leaving. Which also is bad for the bar.
TV4Fun:
I can see some DBZ Abridged-style humor happening with this strip: "This a shotgun. Now it's a harpoon. Now it's a stapler. Now it's a dildo. Now it's Pintsize."
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