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WCDT Strips 3521 to 3525 (10th to 14th July 2017)
shanejayell:
Well, no matter how you look at it it's a sweet moment.
themacnut:
--- Quote from: Thrillho on 12 Jul 2017, 04:04 ---
--- Quote from: Tova on 11 Jul 2017, 20:53 ---
--- Quote from: SubaruStephen on 11 Jul 2017, 20:18 ---There is a difference between "having affection" and "having feelings" for someone...
but I'm going to paraphrase Renee and Claire:
R: "I love it when girls accidentally flirt with each other."
C: "Its like seeing a unicorn."
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I was hoping someone would draw that parallel.
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It isn't a parallel, because the interaction between women, even or perhaps especially cis-het women, is inherently flirtatious by most measures but that doesn't set off anyone's gaydar because girls are allowed to have feelings and shit, right?
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Actually, in many people's minds that is exactly it, sad as it is to say. Hetero men are generally not "allowed" to show feelings of great affection towards other men, especially other hetero men, without setting off the gaydar. Affection is too often mixed up with sex, especially in men's minds, and IME women can also make that mistake, for example the previous comic with Elliot and Clinton complimenting each other.
Thrillho:
--- Quote from: themacnut on 12 Jul 2017, 08:52 ---
--- Quote from: Thrillho on 12 Jul 2017, 04:04 ---
--- Quote from: Tova on 11 Jul 2017, 20:53 ---
--- Quote from: SubaruStephen on 11 Jul 2017, 20:18 ---There is a difference between "having affection" and "having feelings" for someone...
but I'm going to paraphrase Renee and Claire:
R: "I love it when girls accidentally flirt with each other."
C: "Its like seeing a unicorn."
--- End quote ---
I was hoping someone would draw that parallel.
--- End quote ---
It isn't a parallel, because the interaction between women, even or perhaps especially cis-het women, is inherently flirtatious by most measures but that doesn't set off anyone's gaydar because girls are allowed to have feelings and shit, right?
--- End quote ---
Actually, in many people's minds that is exactly it, sad as it is to say. Hetero men are generally not "allowed" to show feelings of great affection towards other men, especially other hetero men, without setting off the gaydar. Affection is too often mixed up with sex, especially in men's minds, and IME women can also make that mistake, for example the previous comic with Elliot and Clinton complimenting each other.
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That's exactly my point.
flondrix:
--- Quote from: kreedah on 12 Jul 2017, 04:30 ---
--- Quote from: flondrix on 12 Jul 2017, 02:15 ---The drawing style of the last two panels looks familiar. Some famous comic artist, pre-webcomic. Possibly European, maybe "alternative" American, but definately not mainstream. Any idea who I might be thinking of?
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I'd say it's definitely mainstream, though European: it reminded me of Hergé, the author of Tintin.
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Sorry, I meant "definitely not mainstream American" and I think you hit it on the nose with Tintin. Thank you. But the real quesiton is, why? I know cartoonists homage other artists styles all the time, but Tintin is not a comic I associate with a scene like this.
Case:
--- Quote from: Thrillho on 12 Jul 2017, 09:06 ---
--- Quote from: themacnut on 12 Jul 2017, 08:52 ---
--- Quote from: Thrillho on 12 Jul 2017, 04:04 ---
--- Quote from: Tova on 11 Jul 2017, 20:53 ---
--- Quote from: SubaruStephen on 11 Jul 2017, 20:18 ---There is a difference between "having affection" and "having feelings" for someone...
but I'm going to paraphrase Renee and Claire:
R: "I love it when girls accidentally flirt with each other."
C: "Its like seeing a unicorn."
--- End quote ---
I was hoping someone would draw that parallel.
--- End quote ---
It isn't a parallel, because the interaction between women, even or perhaps especially cis-het women, is inherently flirtatious by most measures but that doesn't set off anyone's gaydar because girls are allowed to have feelings and shit, right?
--- End quote ---
Actually, in many people's minds that is exactly it, sad as it is to say. Hetero men are generally not "allowed" to show feelings of great affection towards other men, especially other hetero men, without setting off the gaydar. Affection is too often mixed up with sex, especially in men's minds, and IME women can also make that mistake, for example the previous comic with Elliot and Clinton complimenting each other.
--- End quote ---
That's exactly my point.
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I complimented a young male Indian colleague on his shirt recently, and asked where he bought it - wouldn't look me in the eye afterwards ... :cry: (Didn't think much about it except "Hey, that's a nice shirt! Where'd he get it?")
P.S.: GAAAAAAH! What are doing to me, you bunch of anglophone librul hippies! :-D
P.P.S.: Looking at you, Welu! (glares daggers)
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