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(CW/TW: Abuse) WCDT strips 3731-3735 (30th April to 4th May 2018)
BenRG:
--- Quote from: chris73 on 04 May 2018, 01:18 ---Yeah Faye has some good points but so do most abusers (my father certainly did) and I'm not sure how many years its been for Faye since her Traumatic Experience(TM) but as she says her own instinct is to punch (and Marten was already wincing in response to the blow) so for me that makes her a bully and as for Marten rwell he eminds me in certain ways of my own mother and in this instance thats not a good thing
Is it really a friendship where you have to worry about what you say because you'll get punched, no it isn't, Marten isn't Fayes friend hes her punching bag (emotionally and physically)
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I think that the thing that Marten takes into account about Faye is that, at the time he first met her, she was seriously mentally ill. She had just recently been released from hospital after what was debatably a suicide attempt and ended up moving in with him after what was debatably another suicide attempt. Even now, at least two in-universe years later, she still has a mass of mental issues and is maybe six months down the road from a third suicide attempt and is under immense emotional strain.
I don't think that Marten knew just how badly messed up she was until The Talk around Strip 500. However, I think he was aware that she was fragile and damaged goods and acted appropriately. It's worth noting that most of Faye's violence was verbal and you can tell that she was visibly controlling herself the few times she physically lashed out. Marten would have had to have been some kind of fool not to have realised that there was a serious issue there and consciously chose to deal with it because (a) he was attracted to Faye and (b) he happens to be one of those guys who feels bound to help if he can.
Please also note that Faye realises that this behaviour is wrong and has frequently been shown (as she is today) going to almost ludicrous lengths to control her behaviour.
She isn't bad, she's hurting and it has induced many unhealthy and antisocial behaviour patterns but she is perceptibly trying to overcome them.
chris73:
--- Quote from: BenRG on 04 May 2018, 01:29 ---
--- Quote from: chris73 on 04 May 2018, 01:18 ---
She isn't bad, she's hurting and it has induced many unhealthy and antisocial behaviour patterns but she is perceptibly trying to overcome them.
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She may change sure but for as long as this comic has run (not sure of how many years it is in comic book time) she lashes out physically and is still threatening people, you only have to hit some people once (and shes punched Marten more than once) for them to be intimidated and shes also not above using that reputation on others (I'm thinking Claire)
Physical violence is worse than any spoken or written word yet some posters here are more concerned that some characters feelings might be hurt and seem to not care that there is someone in the cast physically assaulting people
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traroth:
Hopefully, today's comic doesn't summarize everything she really understood, or else things haven't changed that much...
Cornelius:
--- Quote from: chris73 on 04 May 2018, 01:38 ---Physical violence is worse than any spoken or written word yet some posters here are more concerned that some characters feelings might be hurt and seem to not care that there is someone in the cast physically assaulting people
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I think that may be very debatable. Verbal and psychological violence and abuse can be every bit as ugly - and are much less likely to be noticed or taken seriously by others.
chris73:
--- Quote from: Cornelius on 04 May 2018, 02:13 ---
--- Quote from: chris73 on 04 May 2018, 01:38 ---Physical violence is worse than any spoken or written word yet some posters here are more concerned that some characters feelings might be hurt and seem to not care that there is someone in the cast physically assaulting people
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I think that may be very debatable. Verbal and psychological violence and abuse can be every bit as ugly - and are much less likely to be noticed or taken seriously by others.
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If you had to choose between being physically abused or verbally abused and the physical abuse went on for as long as the verbal abuse what would you choose?
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