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WCDT Strips 3506 to 3510 (19 June to 23 June 2017)
Storel:
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--- Quote from: Buggman on 21 Jun 2017, 15:53 ---I actually like Claire as a character, even if she is a creator's pet and her relationship with Martin is over-idealized in some respects. Having said that, a lot of my continued sympathy and respect is going to ride on what she does next.
The fact that she gave Marten the stink-eye and the "R e A l L y?" treatment after a SINGLE stranger started flapping her gums galls me to no end. It's bad enough to see Martin on the receiving end of "the man is always wrong in a relationship" trope with Padma, when in fact Padma was being just as flaky (and no fault to her--it was crappy timing that got both of them). But to see Claire of all people start playing the "jealous girlfriend" trope just to see him squirm?
No. Just no.
Marten has been completely selfless, loving, and supportive to her in a relationship that most men would find difficult to even conceive of having. He deserves FAR better from her than this rom-com BS.
Even if Claire ends up telling Renee to f*** off, if she doesn't realize what she's done wrong in today's strip and make things right with Marten, my sympathy for her as a character is going to take a massive dive. Maybe not a terminal dive, but a pretty severe hit nevertheless.
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Bolded part irks me. You don't get cookies for treating a trans woman the same way you would a cis woman. Marten is not being some special ultra-tolerant angel by dating Claire. He's just NOT being a bigoted jerk. If you would otherwise date someone but won't because they're trans, you're a transphobe.
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Well, perhaps Buggman honestly feels that most men are bigoted jerks? If so, then they're just giving Marten well-deserved credit for not being one.
neurocase:
Claire was speeding down Asshole Highway, but suddenly banked off at the Insecurity exit instead. And apparently she also spoke to Dora? I'm glad to see a resolution to this, but I definitely feel like we jumped a column.
danuis:
I'm a bit confused... Padma and Marten had a weird ending? I thought it was just "Oh, I gotta go west, this was fun!".
Dandi Andi:
--- Quote from: comicalArchitect on 21 Jun 2017, 20:04 ---Bolded part irks me. You don't get cookies for treating a trans woman the same way you would a cis woman. Marten is not being some special ultra-tolerant angel by dating Claire. He's just NOT being a bigoted jerk. If you would otherwise date someone but won't because they're trans, you're a transphobe.
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Hear! Hear! Treating trans women like women doesn't make you a hero any more than not drowning puppies or not getting a swastika tattooed on your forehead. That's pretty much the entry level for being a decent person.
Is it cold in here?:
Any chance Claire was putting on an act to tease Marten? She should have resisted the temptation, agreed, but I can see her side too.
She could also be insecure. We've seen her jump to conclusions about relationships before.
(Hey, I can get to be a pedant by distinguishing between a pedant and a pendant).
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