Comic Discussion > QUESTIONABLE CONTENT
WCDT Strips 3491 to 3495 (29 May to 2 June 2017)
shanejayell:
Yay, Brun! I was right.
Is it me or are there a LOT of robots in the background?
brasca:
--- Quote from: BenRG on 28 May 2017, 23:45 ---Sometimes, Jeph does an excellent job in capturing just why so many people think that Clinton and Claire are twins! Today's opening panel is just one occasion.
So, sitting back and thinking: Am I the only one who thinks that Clinton is a 'glass half empty' sort of guy? He assumed that Marten was a hazard to Claire's safety; he assumed that there was no future between him and Emily; now he assumes that their mother is 'compensating' for some inner sadness by her current behaviour. It's wise to be ready for the worst but it is sometimes a bit hazardous to your emotional health to do so!
I also notice that he was essentially saying: "I'm worried about mom; you need to keep living with her because I'm certainly not giving up my personal freedom to do so!" Based on her facial expression in panel 4, Claire is clearly used to him by now but that doesn't mean that she has to like it!
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I don't think all of the things you list really demonstrate a pattern. Clinton is protective of Claire since I can imagine her journey to who she is now wasn't easy. Given what has happened to many transgender people it's good to be cautious and let's not forget that his first meeting with Marten and his friends did not go so well. He may not have been optimistic about his chances with Emily, but if he thought it was doomed then he wouldn't have been so upset after her attempt at matchmaking failed so badly. As for worrying about their mother everyone does it because it's difficult to think of them as older people. He's known her longer as Mom. And while there is room to interpret his suggestion that Claire remain with their mom as some underlying sexism that may or may not be true, but it could also be attributed to Claire being the older sibling who's found herself while he's still working on that. In other words it's his turn and he doesn't want to go back to living with his mom until he finds out who he is.
DaiJB:
There seem to be more robots than organics on the street - is the robot hegemony looming?
SubaruStephen:
Nah, they are just heading to the new repair shop on Union street.
brasca:
Think about it Brun. You live with Renee. It would take a very brave soul to sneak into that apartment and use the toilet.
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