Comic Discussion > QUESTIONABLE CONTENT
WCDT strips 3706-3710 (26th to 30th March 2018)
awgiedawgie:
--- Quote from: fayelovesbubbles on 28 Mar 2018, 20:34 ---I really, REALLY don't think Elliot should confess his feelings to Clinton. It will make things awkward and ruin their friendship. He's already reasonably sure that Clinton doesn't like guys, it really would be best not to do this.
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If Elliot thinks Clinton is not interested in him, it's his own (overwhelming) insecurity talking. Clinton's never directly said he's not into guys, and he has been kinda flirting with Elliot, even if he didn't intend it that way. Elliot could find out if Clinton is at least open to the idea, without coming right out and declaring his feelings. If Clinton says "Ew, no, I'd never date a guy", then Elliot wouldn't have to mention who the guy in question is. That way they could remain friends.
There's also the likelihood that sooner or later Renee is going to slip and spill the beans, and it will get back to Clinton one way or another. Better that he hears it directly from Elliot.
hakko504:
--- Quote from: Tova on 28 Mar 2018, 19:29 ---That seems a bit Questionable.
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Like all Content in this comic ;)
BenRG:
This is really a conversation that it's only possible to have whilst drunk. Most people have too many inhibitions to openly talk about crushes and personal insecurities whilst either (a) sober or (b) the other person being sober and therefore likely to react nervously to embarrassing personal revelations.
--- Quote from: DaiJB on 28 Mar 2018, 22:20 ---Awww, Clinton's at the "I LOVE YOU MAN" stage of drunkenness - which must be really uncomfortable for Elliot!
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Yeah, I'm pretty sure that this is the only reason why Elliott feels able to discuss this. However, I also think Clinton being so demonstrative probably only made Elliott's emotional dilemma worse and more difficult to handle.
awgiedawgie:
--- Quote from: Near Lurker on 28 Mar 2018, 22:28 ---
--- Quote from: awgiedawgie on 28 Mar 2018, 21:33 ---Elliot, you're like 6 foot 6, 300 lbs, with less than 10% body fat.
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...what? He looks kinda chunky to me. I mean, I'm sure he's got plenty of muscle underneath, but it seems pretty clear it's not all muscle.
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If he's 300 lbs, 10% body fat is 30 lbs. That takes up a fair amount of space. If he didn't have as much muscle, that same 30 lbs of fat would be a higher percentage of his body weight.
Thrillho:
If the AS discussion is making people uncomfortable then absolutely we will have a look at how to adjust it.
That said, hi! I'm Thrillho, I have AS and in my friendship group we have our own acronym for when behaviour reflects my autism or that of the others in the group with it - ASAF, or 'autistic as fuck.'
Now obviously not everybody is going to be cool with that, which is why I mention it here not to introduce it but for some insight into how irreverent I am about it.
AS does not, as people have said, immediately equal rudeness, total ignorance towards social cues and facial expressions, etc. However, it certainly CAN mean that. I personally find that I can read emotions often better than neurotypical folks because I worked at understanding it once I was diagnosed at 17.
Brun is not AS in canon. She may be AS and diagnosed in Jeph's head, or AS and undiagnosed and has coincidentally never needed to moderate her behaviour (hello there, to my brother, who is definitely the latter). She could also be somebody who is both AS and totally lacks understanding of personal space and boundaries; I am sure we have all known neurotypical folks like that as well as folks on the spectrum.
If you are already someone who is not tremendously social, and are on the spectrum, especially undiagnosed, I think the situation is completely realistic.
Brun can have behaved like an asshole while still being given some understanding for having behaved like an asshole, and I am not even saying this scene in the comic is necessarily an example of that.
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