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WCDT strips 3676 to 3680 (12th to 16th February 2018)
OldGoat:
--- Quote from: SpanielBear on 16 Feb 2018, 16:11 ---
Seriously, I understand that people don't like certain characters, but can we perhaps draw a bloody breath between "dislike" and "I'm pretty sure she's gonna kill that puppy!"??
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Are you saying I'm accusing Marigold of being a potential puppy squisher or that I dislike her? Uh, no. I'm saying that if Jeph is going to tackle domestic violence in this arc (which he may or may not do), don't be surprised if he has Marigold acting out.
She's a figment of Jeph's imagination. They're ALL figments of Jeph's imagination, figments that he shares with us. They must be pretty entertaining figments since so many of us follow their lives, but they're all figments, none the less.
Tova:
I'm with SpanielBear. I'd be more than surprised. I'd be dumbfounded. You're drawing a verrry long bow from one instance of jealousy all the way to domestic violence.
SpanielBear:
Fair enough. I was reacting in part to what others were saying, and I thought you were casting blame before the crime. I get... irritated by that. Yeah I get they're all fictional, but I still empathise. Seriously, if you think I'm bad anthropomorphising webcomic characters, you should see me around dogs! I take your point though. I apologise for leaping down your throat. I think it was your use of the phrase "don't be surprised" in your original post. To me that sounded like it was behaviour you were expecting from Marigold. Clearly I took that the wrong way, though. I don't like characters being blamed for stuff they haven't done, but if that wasn't what you were implying it's my bad for not reading more carefully.
Edit: Warning: While you were typing, someone else has posted to agree with the point you are now apologising for.
Well.
This is awkward.
anahata:
--- Quote from: Tova on 17 Feb 2018, 01:59 ---
We're also in no position to characterise her jealousy as a preoccupation or as obsessive, which seems to me to be a key characteristic.
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True, and my introduction of the topic was based only on her jealousy possibly having no real external cause (i.e. Dale might not actually be having/planning an affair with Emily). And it was only a speculation about whether it was that or not. We certainly can't tell yet.
Tova:
--- Quote from: anahata on 18 Feb 2018, 00:50 ---
--- Quote from: Tova on 17 Feb 2018, 01:59 ---
We're also in no position to characterise her jealousy as a preoccupation or as obsessive, which seems to me to be a key characteristic.
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True, and my introduction of the topic was based only on her jealousy possibly having no real external cause (i.e. Dale might not actually be having/planning an affair with Emily).
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Jealousy doesn't require a real external cause. Jealousy in a relationship fundamentally is a fear of loss, and jealousy with real or imagined cause is just jealousy.
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