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WCDT Strips 3936-3940 (11-15 February 2019)
Theta9:
The berf returns! Return of the berf!
SeaWoodStage:
--- Quote from: Thrillho on 14 Feb 2019, 00:30 ---Shit, man. I think I like Renee.
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You know what, me too. I never liked her much before, as bossy people tend to put my back up. But this strip reminded me that good people aren't always super pleasant.
Milayna:
--- Quote from: Gyrre on 13 Feb 2019, 23:34 ---Would we technically be 'dead-pan snarkers' when we do that? Most people have trouble telling that I'm being sarcastic unless I'm gesticulating more than normal and over-emphasizing words.
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Yeah if I'm being facetious I'll speak in a silly voice and exaggerate to the point of ridiculousness too. Probably to the point it ruins the joke, but oh well, better than undercooking it lol
--- Quote from: APersonAmI on 13 Feb 2019, 23:35 ---I like everything about this comment! And the paratransit services are late, so I may or may not have time to reply to it!
--- Quote from: pecoros7 on 13 Feb 2019, 22:57 ---It isn't about what hurts Peter. It is about the splash damage. Not mocking somebody's body is about not contributing to a culture where the size and/or shape of a person's genitals is a source of shame or pride. I have made great effort lately to not use my common go-to insults because they mock appearance, cognitive ability or language skills. While me calling someone "gammon faced" seems trivial, I am increasingly uncomfortable with suggesting that being unattractive is something worth shaming someone for, even if they're being an ass. Her recognition of this was very timely for me.
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Yeah... this isn't necessarily a habit I had to break in myself, as much as something became increasingly opposed to in the behavior of some of my friends, but yeah, so much this.
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This is a hard gray area for me..on the one hand, I know why it's important to push back against gendered insults and anatomical ones and stuff, and I agree with why. On the other hand, even though everyone I know is really liberal, hell, even my down-with-capitalism politically active feminist friends casually use "bitch" and "thot" and "suck a cock" and all that. It's just...normal. And it's important to abide by the in-group markers if you want to get along with the group...so I want to cut that kind of language out, but not exile myself in the process, you know? Best I've thought of to do is use it sparingly.
Thrillho:
You could just let them use those words and not use them yourself?
You could also resolve that you don't owe us an explanation.
Case:
--- Quote from: Oenone on 13 Feb 2019, 19:49 ---I see myself in Renee and I have ADHD.
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Oh! Hi, fellow Princess of Chaos!
*secrethandshake*
:lol:
--- Quote from: Oenone on 13 Feb 2019, 19:49 ---The way she has a routine that WORKS for her that she reflexively tries to impose on others, the way she’s sometimes TOO MUCH in her emotional responses to others, and her ability to track Brun’s literal but nonlinear thinking all are traits I see in myself.
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This makes sense, in a kind of an unexpected kind of way ... :laugh:
I don't identify strongly with Renee, but ... Her loyalty to Brun resonates with me. I'm "tribal as f**ck" is what I'd call it. As to feeling affinity for those on the spectrum: There is a real difference between the two conditions, methinks, and I'm very conscious of how much easier it is/was for me to 'change my coat & blend in', so I'm really wary of slipping into some patronizing 'Aspie-whisperer'-thingy ... but yeah, I feel an affinity. A lot of of Brun-isms feel 'delightfully original' rather than 'far-out' to me. I don't know whether that's spefic to ADHD, or maybe just having learned, at an early age, that brains are funky things.
As to routine: Yes, the familiar is strangely soothing ... I think that may be 'reluctantance to switching tasks'? Once I'm 'in the groove', or 'on track', - be it a habit, a task, a surrounding - just continuing is almost effortless. But ask me to go against my plan, or to 'switch tracks', and you'll see the claws come out.
I think that may have to do with the tendency to hyperfocus (and it's ugly brother, perseverance )
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