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WCDT strips 3666 to 3670 (29th January to 2nd February 2018)

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MrNumbers:
Again, a conversation requires two participants. As I said before, Bubbles being hurt by it can be more seen as a reflection of Bubbles than Evie.

Like, if Evie took the exact same tact with Momo we would have seen a really cool discussion, for instance. Ev isn't psychic, she didn't dismiss Bubbles offense when it was brought up, she seems pretty empathetic in a lot of other ways. Bubbles just has a chip on her shoulder which happened to get homed in on with laser precision, which sucks.

So like... chill out, guys?

Is it cold in here?:
Hmm. I'm thinking of Momo reminding Clinton pointedly about her people's long struggle for civil rights. She might have done the same when Evie talked about how wonderful it was to have Others around who weren't the subject of racist "baggage".

Since Momo sees her calling as being an inter-species ambassador she might have explained things at greater length, if she
had been able to get a word in edgewise. On past form she would have been even more direct about Evie's approach being hurtful.

BenRG:
So, I'm thinking that basically, Jeph is using this strip to attack 'mansplaining' and its cousins; he's calling out all the so-called 'experts' who try to explain away people's sense of alienation and persecution. Basically, Evie was condescendingly claiming to understand Bubbles's struggles and feelings better than someone who actually lived them.

The thing is that I'm sure Evie would have been horrified if Bubbles had actually come out and expressed this to her. The thought that she had been condescending and belittling Bubbles would have been like a punch to the gut. However, as we discussed last week, one of the great problems with the academic mindset in the social sciences is that one easily loses track of the real people behind the data.

Meanwhile, as an Englishman, I have to say this: Every kind of philosophical discussion is better with tea and crumpets. Every kind.

Oh, and with regard to Panel 4, is Jeph experimenting with using David M Willis's 'red panels' to communicate a character experiencing traumatic emotions or flashbacks?

sitnspin:
I see this a lot with the (mostly white) academics that study indigenous cultures. Those folks who have the privilege of looking at our history "objectively" are rarely those who have had to live with the consequences of it.

fayelovesbubbles:
"Bubbles needs to chill, Evie didn't mean any harm."

Gee, where have I heard something like that before? Oh yes, white people telling me how to feel about racism, men telling me how to feel about misogyny and straight people telling me how to feel about homophobia.

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