Comic Discussion > QUESTIONABLE CONTENT
WCDT Strips 3241 - 3245 (13-17 June 2016)
USS Martenclaire:
Hrmmm. I had someone behave toward me in much the same way as Renee views Clinton. It almost cost me the friendship of someone important to me.
Even if Renee were to meet Clinton in person, I don't think there's anything he could say that would reduce her hostility toward him. She doesn't trust him but critically does not *want* to trust him either.
Milayna:
I'm going to be cautious about Renee until she meets Clinton and/or we get more information about her behavior...
The biggest thing that makes her suspect imo is how she up and hugs Brun which looks like it makes Brun uncomfortable. If her concern was genuinely looking out for Brun I would expect her to ask or give warning before immediately smothering her.
It looks to me like Renee just assumes that she can do that, and Brun probably knows her well enough that she isn't ESPECIALLY bothered or is accustomed to that, but it's still basically an act of entitlement to Brun's space and person.
Even if she's well-meaning, and her fears are reasonably founded, I think that Renee oversteps her boundaries, and Brun is just used to it or doesn't know how to enforce them.
themacnut:
--- Quote from: QuestionableIntentions on 15 Jun 2016, 01:06 ---The real question is of course if Renee would be as paranoid about a girl helping Brun?
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Probably not - while there are indeed predatory women out there, someone overprotective like Renee is more likely to be worried about men; most rapists and serial killers are men after all. Plus if, as some suspect, Brun was taken advantage of in the past and this is part of the reason for Renee's overprotectiveness, it was most likely a man who took advantage of her. Or of Renee herself, if she was the one preyed on.
Renee's snap judgment of Clinton as a predator (even in the face of his helpfulness) does annoy the hell out of me, as I have been on the receiving end of such treatment as well. But I have to remind myself that SOME men ARE real bastards and would take advantage of someone in Brun's position in horrible ways. And one often can't tell ahead of time which men are the bastards and which ones are decent (the bastards can be really good at acting decent and the decent men can be awkward), so I can understand some women taking the position that a man she doesn't already know well is a bastard until proven otherwise beyond the shadow of a doubt.
I don't like it, at all, but I can understand it.
hedgie:
I certainly won't blame any woman for being wary of men, especially unknown ones. It's self-preservation. It sucks (as I have stated upthread) being on the receiving end, but I'm wary of my *own* gender, especially younger guys because of the propensity for violence. Between what I went through when I was younger, and my various anxiety disorders, I can't help but be.
Is it cold in here?:
--- Quote from: swapna on 15 Jun 2016, 01:40 ---Re: father figure: how about parental figure? Being a strong and grounding presence could just as well be a mother.
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Absolutely. The only good reason to think "father figure" is that it's what the Pugnacious Peach is missing in her life.
Being a strong and grounding presence is only part of being a parental figure, though. A parental figure is one with two or three decades more life experience than you, who can give you advice which you realize years later was sound.
Bubbles has some life experiences that Faye doesn't but at a guess Bubbles is in the AI equivalent of a human's early 20s.
And, welcome, Corsair!
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