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WCDT Strips 4006-4010 (20th-25th May, 2019)
Thrillho:
--- Quote from: Morituri on 23 May 2019, 09:42 ---
--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 23 May 2019, 09:07 ---If I were naked and having the vulnerability that comes of doing things for the first time, hearing "That was weird" would hurt.
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Point, but remember May's barbie-doll anatomy. She's intensely aware of it, and she *knows* that's going to seem weird to a human. And I get the impression, given the array of noodle implements lying around, that they were actively *trying* to achieve weird. Possibly, on her part, as a strategy (successful! YAY!) to distract him from the weirdness of the barbie-doll anatomy.
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Please read this post back and imagine May is trans rather than a robot.
Thrillho:
--- Quote from: OldGoat on 23 May 2019, 09:44 ---
--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 23 May 2019, 09:07 ---If I were naked and having the vulnerability that comes of doing things for the first time, hearing "That was weird" would hurt.
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But to May "That was weird" would be a complement.
About where Jeph is taking May: He's not shy about tackling social issues and creating characters who represent marginalized groups. I'm thinking May is about to officially become a sex worker.
She represents a part of the real life population that engages in prostitution out of a lack of other employment options. She's the opposite of Roko in that she actively loathes her current chassis (for the most part she's fine with its appearance, but despises its functional condition). Whether Sven attaches any strings to his offer of a new chassis or not, she'll reckon a period of sexual indenture to him for such consideration a pretty sweet deal. Indeed, she's already shown that she's willing to perform sex acts for money (I'm sure most of us remember her sitting on Pintsize's face so I'm not going to look up the link), and that was to finance a new face covering.
Now, what happens when she gets a body she actually likes? A partner's "that was weird" might not be perceived in the same way.
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So much 'nope' in this post.
'That was weird' as a statement immediately following one of the most intimate acts possible is EXCEEDINGLY unlikely to play well. ESPECIALLY with someone who loathes their body.
OldGoat:
--- Quote from: Thrillho on 23 May 2019, 09:46 ---
--- Quote from: OldGoat on 23 May 2019, 09:44 ---
--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 23 May 2019, 09:07 ---If I were naked and having the vulnerability that comes of doing things for the first time, hearing "That was weird" would hurt.
--- End quote ---
But to May "That was weird" would be a complement.
About where Jeph is taking May: He's not shy about tackling social issues and creating characters who represent marginalized groups. I'm thinking May is about to officially become a sex worker.
She represents a part of the real life population that engages in prostitution out of a lack of other employment options. She's the opposite of Roko in that she actively loathes her current chassis (for the most part she's fine with its appearance, but despises its functional condition). Whether Sven attaches any strings to his offer of a new chassis or not, she'll reckon a period of sexual indenture to him for such consideration a pretty sweet deal. Indeed, she's already shown that she's willing to perform sex acts for money (I'm sure most of us remember her sitting on Pintsize's face so I'm not going to look up the link), and that was to finance a new face covering.
Now, what happens when she gets a body she actually likes? A partner's "that was weird" might not be perceived in the same way.
--- End quote ---
So much 'nope' in this post.
'That was weird' as a statement immediately following one of the most intimate acts possible is EXCEEDINGLY unlikely to play well. ESPECIALLY with someone who loathes their body.
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Did you read beyond the first sentence? In as much as it can apply to a robot, May is CIS and probably straight.
Skewbrow:
--- Quote from: Timemaster on 23 May 2019, 08:41 ---On May forgetting her charger: my daughter is asthmatic since her 13th birthday. Not severely, but nonetheless. She is 19 years old now. That doesn‘t keep her from regularly forgetting her asthma inhaler at home when she goes out. So go figure...
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In some circles they really drive this point home. Now where is the paraphrased version about a mathematician and their coffee mug?
Ninja'ed by Case. Sigh.
Mr. Doctor:
The "weird" comment played well here though. May certainly did not disagree.
The whole sex worker comment made me cringe. Are we reading the same comic? :-P
Also, I do not share the hopes of Sven meeting Faye/Bubbles for this. Sven doesn't need that interaction and neither does Faye, specially Faye.
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