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WCDT Strips 3546 to 3550 (14th to 18th August 2017)

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jwhouk:
...Years ago, at this point, I'd be concerned about my streak of not-locked threads coming to an end.

May was acting in a May manner (that is, not thinking of others). Sadly, it's a very common trait among those who are in similar financial and occupational straits.

Emperor Norton:

--- Quote from: ChipNoir on 17 Aug 2017, 19:39 ---Except I think you do want hail and hellfire at May.

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Nope, I'm out. I'm not going to have discussions with people who basically accuse me of lying.

I want May to have to come to terms with the fact that her actions are not OK. Bubbles telling Winslow that he is not a jerk in private has nothing to do with that.

But sure, just ascribe whatever motives you want to me, because that seems to be what you want to do.

badlow:
I think we should all step back for a moment.  We have yet to see how this arc plays out.


Me? I want to see Winslow wrecking face in the robot fighting pits!

Tova:

--- Quote from: Emperor Norton on 17 Aug 2017, 19:40 ---I'm in a thread discussing the comic.

It isn't about immediate consequences, it is that this arc has a feel to it of many "very special episode" arcs in other media. In which one character learns about a social issue, and makes changes. A common pitfall of those kind of arcs is that people can straight up be jerks to the well meaning person who is learning, and they never have to admit they are being jerks, and I am expressing how much it would disappoint me if that is how this played out. And pointing out that opportunities keep being passed for someone to say SOMETHING.

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That's all good.

I'm in a thread discussing a comic too, and just wanted to say that I don't share your concern.

neurocase:
I think what rubs me the wrong way the most, as shown in the most recent strip, is actually twofold:

First: May has no remorse. She knows she lashed out at someone who had no malicious intent, and instead of having even a crumb of introspection enough to say "What he did was thoughtless and bothered me, but maybe I was a little hard on him since he didn't know" she doubles down and calls him a "little fuck" and a "dick" behind his back. There's a fine line between being uncompromising in your beliefs and principles, and being downright petty about them out of bitterness and spite.

Second, and this is the big one: The crux of May's anger, in her own expression, is that Winslow "flaunted" his new chassis, thereby exhibiting his "privilege" but then goes on to say in the last panel that she not only has the potential to earn extra money (albeit in a very off-putting and unsavory way) but that she's saving up for...a helmet? Immediately after expressing her jealousy and displeasure at Winslow being able to afford something she can't, she mentions a potential new revenue stream, and voices intent to buy something other than what she actually needs, and something that she resents Winslow for getting? All that shows is a complete lack of discipline and personal responsibility.

Now, I get it. Like a few others in this thread, I've been flat-ass poor at various points in my life, including in my childhood. I'm talking "taking powdered milk in a ziploc bag to school and using the drinking fountains to make it so that I don't go hungry because we can't afford food this week" poor. I'm talking "my mom bursting into tears when I came home with a tear in my jeans because we have absolutely no money for new clothes or even a goddamn needle and thread" poor. I know what that's like; I know how grating it can be sometimes to see someone better off than you financially talking about their new possession. I also know that sometimes poor folks will indulge in, say, a cup of coffee from Starbucks or what have you now and then. I'm not one of the people who says "oh if you're poor you shouldn't treat yourself ever" but even though she's hard up, May doesn't exactly want for bare necessities other than a chassis that at least functions. So coming from that place, it kind of really bothers me that she could be doing something even 1% responsible and consider using her potential new cash flow to improve something that she gripes about and is clearly sour over, and instead, within minutes of berating Winslow again behind his back because of his "privilege" she gleefully talks about how she's saving for something that doesn't help her situation at all.

Being devoid of certain privileges that others have is not a free pass to shit on those who do for their good fortune, nor does it give you carte blanche to then do what you want with the money you do have because it's your inalienable right (which, really, it is) when you should take some personal responsibility to at least try and improve your situation. Whoever it was that says they'll be disappointed if May doesn't get even the slightest retribution or scolding at the very very least, I'm going to be very disappointed as well. I've already expressed how ham-fisted this "how dare winslow have privilege and not be aware of it" arc is, so hopefully, it ends on a less sour note.

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