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WCDT Strips 4151-4155 (9-13 December2019)
Tova:
--- Quote from: Cornelius on 09 Dec 2019, 22:46 ---I replied to the first one at face value, but I think it's clear it was an evader, feel the rest. They'll be back, probably.
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At least some people have probably noticed by now that I do tend to take such posters at face value and try to give them an opportunity to express themselves in a constructive way. I imagine that this raises the hackles of some, but there are reasons why it is my policy to do so.
If the person really is posting in good faith, as unlikely as it may seem, I want them to see that someone is digging for what they are trying to get at, and respond. What I don't want is for them to leave thinking that they have some kind of moral high ground because they posted a dissenting opinion and got mobbed. So I swallow my distaste and try to bridge the gap.
If not, however, then at least I haven't given them the satisfaction of getting an emotional reaction out of me.
And it has been known to happen that trolls have responded to honest communication. It hasn't happened here yet. But I live in hope.
No tears are shed when they flee without having made an honest attempt. Life goes on.
Today's comic: Marten has made a DECISION! Let's hope it doesn't take 4192 strips more for him to act on it. Best to strike while the iron is hot in this situation, I have found.
BenRG:
I'm glad that Steve is being sensible about this: No pouring of cold water but also no mad over-enthusiasm. Meanwhile, Marten needs to make a note: Steve wants a lute with breasts painted on the reverb box. Not sure why but you shouldn't worry about such things when making presents for your friends!
Millie is in 'party mode', I see. I wonder how often Wilson has to be her keeper and I wonder if this is their dynamic? He's the quiet, caring friend who, unbeknownst to her, worships her from afar!
--- Quote from: SeattleCrochetWoman on 09 Dec 2019, 23:07 ---
--- Quote from: pwhodges on 09 Dec 2019, 16:26 ---
--- Quote from: Elder Sign on 09 Dec 2019, 09:40 ---Thus every potential bit of tension for them rings hollow IMO, because given patterns so far, they will just smooth it over with no issues. That hollow-ringing will probably just continue until something actually has consequences for them, but that seems unlikely to happen in the foreseeable future.
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I guess you could for a time have said that about the Marten/Dora relationship.
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Or any relationship that’s going well.
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Agreed; I really appreciate it when Jeph implicitly rejects the idea that a stable adult relationship is somehow 'boring'.
badbum61:
Sometimes you wanna go
Where everybody knows your ass...
bhtooefr:
--- Quote from: sitnspin on 09 Dec 2019, 06:52 ---
--- Quote from: Wingy on 09 Dec 2019, 06:45 ---There's a number of things we haven't seen surrounding Claire, the primary one being someone that does not approve of and attacks trans-people. I'm not sure Jeph would write such an arc, but such could pretty obviously have negative effects on Marten and Claireten.
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i don't think Jeph ever would write that story nor would I want him too. I like that QC takes place in a world with very little homophobia and transphabia. There is far too much of that in my real life, I don't want it my entertainment as well.
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I'd also say that Jeph did let a guest comic writer address it.
By creating a transphobic character, and then letting him get brutally killed by Pintsize and Hannelore's butt rocket, after Emily kicked him out of Coffee of Doom and locked the door due to his transphobia.
And I suspect QC isn't actually set in a utopia - even in Jeph's own strips, there's been hints here and there that homophobia and transphobia are present in the universe. But, like you said, I don't think Jeph wants to write about that - there's so much more to write about than retreading territory that other writers cover.
JoeCovenant:
--- Quote from: badbum61 on 10 Dec 2019, 00:53 ---Sometimes you wanna go
Where everybody knows your ass...
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Never seen such a post with such a wonderfully relevant *sig* line ! :)
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