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

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flondrix:

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--- Quote from: Storel on 15 Aug 2017, 00:16 ---Huh? No, the actual title of the comic is "Number 3546: De Vermis Mysteriis". UmberGryphon was wondering if anyone knew what the title has to do with the comic.
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Nothing and that sometimes happens. IMO, Jeph was just telling us what book Momo is holding and perhaps reminding us that she has shown a definite interest in humans on a sexual level.

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No, no, no.  De Vermis Mysteriis by Ludwig Prinn is one of the books mentioned in the Cthulhu Mythos that is full of Things That Man Was Not Meant To Know.  Such books are extremely rare, mainly because when someone does find them and read them, something dreadful and destructive inevitably happens.  One of the few institutions that holds copies of them is an obscure liberal arts college in the state of Massachusetts, like the one at which this comic is set.  I'm not saying that the book does not contain sexual horrors--how would we know?--but that is not what this is about.

zisraelsen:
So, how could Winslow have approached the situation better? He obviously needed to address the new chassis at some point, which is something Momo never needed to do (she was already in her new chassis when May was introduced). Was he tactless in his choice of words, or in his timing, with her at work? Would this tension have existed no matter how he tried to approach it, just by virtue of how easily he acquired something May is so frustrated to be denied?

ChipNoir:
It would have required knowledge that he just didn't have, and really, why would he? He's sheltered as hell.

I've grown up stumbling more than a few times into situations where I realize that I had lessons I needed to learn about the world and the minorities and groups that live in it. I thought I had everything understood, just being a homosexual, and ergo a minority myself. But when it came to understanding Transgenders, or POC, I had sooooo much to learn and process. It wasn't an easy thing to grapple with either. I learned though, and I think I'm a better person for my broadened perspective.

 Sometimes there isn't anyone there to teach you those lessons, and it means you learn the hard way. Is it fair? No. Should we all try to be understanding when it comes to teaching people about understanding privilege, consideration for struggle and other issues? Yeah!

Is May the ideal person to do that? Nooooope. That was gonna go wrong almost by fate. May is never going to be the right person to teach about these sorta things. Or maybe she'll come around, who knows? She's surprised us before. I really think Claire or Momo would be the BEST person to teach Winslow about these things.

What does matter is that Winslow develops to courage to understand he made a mistake, and better himself, and hopefully appreciate his body even more knowing what it's really worth.

zisraelsen:
Yea, I can relate to that. I'm a straight, white, cis male (The Quadfecta!) and try hard as I can to avoid doing to others what Winslow is to May. Sometimes I do anyway. I asked the question to see if there was a lesson to be learned from the interaction.

In my mind, seeking out people in order to show off his new body was Winslow's main misstep. This friend group is entangled (and plot-driven) enough that I'd think that allowing May to be reintroduced to him naturally wouldn't take long and would be the tactful thing to do.

themacnut:
The problem isn't Winslow's approach, it's May's foul attitude. It's like being mad at a child of wealthy parents because that child gets breaks in life that you may not due to having less wealthy parents. It's not the child's "fault" that their life may be easier simply due to their parentage.

It is a natural response of course; the privileged are generally envied, even hated by those who aren't. But that response does not help the non-privileged person better their circumstances. All it does is make them look like the fox who couldn't get those sweet grapes.

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