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WCDT Strips 3816-3820 (27-31 August 2018)

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pallanox:
There is an old Trinidadian saying
"Seepaul luck is not gopaul luck"

I have a question : will we ever find out why Faye dad committed suicide?

brasca:

--- Quote from: RMc on 28 Aug 2018, 03:02 ---"I didn't want to turn this into a referendum on your privilege"?

Who talks like this? Good Lord, how tiresome this girl is.

--- End quote ---

College kids in their 20s talk like that and more often than not those who find it most tiresome are the ones who have privilege.  It's not an easy subject to broach because it almost always comes off as accusatory and people can get defensive very quickly. 

I'm not sure if this plot is going to get into some deeper issues, but perhaps one of the sources of Claire's anxiety is the self awareness of her own privilege.  SMIF and Northampton seem to be a fairly tolerant place, but suppose Claire can't find a job within the area and the best prospect is one in a state where the gender on her birth certificate matters.     

Tova:
What does it mean?

Edit: Sorry, really vague question. I meant, "a referendum on your privilege." If I have to guess, I think she meant "a discussion of your privilege." I don't want to put words into anyone else's mouth, but that was what I found weird about it, not the word "privilege."

Maybe it's too bad it didn't turn into that discussion, though, because as others have suggested, I don't think his privilege played a part in getting the job in this instance. But then, I think there's a fundamental problem with essentially retconning a comic that was originally played for laughs. If what Claire said was true and there were many qualified people who would kill for that job, then Marten would never have even seen the sign, because surely at least one sober and qualified person would have shown up before Marten did.

chris73:
Without sounding facetious (well maybe just a little) in future the author could maybe think of making strips like these into a very special episode to let readers know beforehand

In all seriousness this strip seemed more like a one-off "very special episode" rather than being part of the series

Case:
New comic!

"We named the dog WikipediaSNERK ..."  :laugh:

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