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WCDT Strips 3216 to 3220 (9th to 13th May 2016)
chaospersonified:
I'm kind of in favor of Jeph's third option, both. Tattooed Claire could be interesting and make for interesting strips
mikmaxs:
--- Quote from: Persephiroth on 09 May 2016, 20:20 ---Sooo, it kind of bothers me just how cis-adjacent Claire is. Like, she's fucking adorable, indistinguishable in entirety from a cis-woman, and her transition doesn't seem to have been aided by surgery at all thus far.
Like, yeah, some of us are that lucky, but most all positive portrayals of trans people in the media involve those who can represent themselves as cis, even if they aren't. It bugs me, a bit, even though I really like her character.
Also her piercings rock.
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Based purely on her hair length, we can reasonably assume that she began her transition at least four years ago. (Assuming a growth rate of about half an inch per month.) If I recall, Jeph has said that he's not going to reveal how much (If any) surgery she's had, but I don't think it's implausible that she could have had some work done in that time. Unless I'm going mad, I do remember it being mentioned that she's taking (Or took,) some level of hormone something-or-another. Looking at Clinton, if he had long hair and had been taking estrogen for 4+ years, I think he'd be able to represent himself as a cis woman as well.
Your point about media portrayal is still fair, I just think it's justified in Claire's case.
(This is irrelevant, but I *did* notice that, from her first appearance in comic 2203, she's gotten *Significantly* more adorable. (At least, physically and in my personal opinion.) Chalk this up to Jeph not knowing how to draw her yet.
Kugai:
I love how Marten knows how to rein Claire in when she gets on a roll like that.
BenRG:
So, it seems to me that Claire generally has trouble working out how to be nice to Clinton. We already know that she has an excellent imagination (in evidence, I present the 'Cyberpunk Librarian' back when she got the septum piercing). However, she does seem to automatically jump to elaborate and complex solutions when simple ones would suffice.
Besides, she's an older sibling. She's got experience in tormenting Clinton, not doing nice things for him! :wink:
--- Quote from: emsilly on 09 May 2016, 20:30 ---I really want Claire and Clinton to get matching tattoos.
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You're kidding, right? Too many people mistake them for twins as it is; matching body art would just strengthen the illusion!
--- Quote from: emsilly on 09 May 2016, 20:30 ---Also, is that a nightie?
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Yup! Looks like she's staying over tonight!
mvdwege:
--- Quote from: Kugai on 09 May 2016, 21:49 ---I love how Marten knows how to rein Claire in when she gets on a roll like that.
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I love how it shows Marten's character development. Claire is passionate and prone to flying off the handle, and Marten obviously has found that his calm personality is fine to use as the rock that grounds her and keeps her from flying off in wild directions.
He has become more accepting of his laid-backness, and as a result is actually showing a bit more assertiveness.
These two are good for each other. They play on each others' strengths very well.
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