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WCDT Strips 4331-4335 (18-22, August 2020)
AfternoonGlory:
--- Quote from: Kairi on 19 Aug 2020, 07:49 ---:) :) :)
look at all these different perspectives. As a longtime lurker that's definitely been one of the benefits of reading both this comic and this forum. It's expanded my worldview and shown me so, so many perspectives and experiences! The conclusion of which has generally been--just because it's something I haven't experienced before doesn't mean it doesn't exist <3
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Seconded. I used to be so ignorant of some issues, and naïve in other areas, since I'm still pretty young. This comic and forum have given me an interesting perspective on how the world is, and how different people live their life. It's so interesting!
Cornelius:
--- Quote from: oddtail on 19 Aug 2020, 07:34 ---
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--- Quote from: ihaveavoice on 19 Aug 2020, 06:19 ---Quick note that being attracted to Claire does nothing to alter Marten's sexuality. He's no less hetero for falling for a trans woman.
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Again, I'm not up on my modern terminology, but my understanding is that trans people are by definition under the queer umbrella. Thus Martin/Claire is a queer relationship even though Martin himself might not be queer.
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That depends. Does a relationship between, say, a bi guy and a bi girl count as "queer" just based on them being bi?
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In my experience, some lgt folk are pretty vocal, not to say acerbic, about it not counting.
Thrillho:
They have every right to their opinion. They have no right to be an asshole about it.
Please do not take their behaviour as representative of how inclusive queer folk are generally.
Theta9:
--- Quote from: oddtail on 19 Aug 2020, 07:34 ---
--- Quote from: eschaton on 19 Aug 2020, 07:31 ---Again, I'm not up on my modern terminology, but my understanding is that trans people are by definition under the queer umbrella. Thus Martin/Claire is a queer relationship even though Martin himself might not be queer.
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That depends. Does a relationship between, say, a bi guy and a bi girl count as "queer" just based on them being bi?
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My take as a cis and het man:
The relationship between the two is technically het even though both participants are queer (the "B" in "LGBT.")
Marten is still het because Claire is a woman, though her being a trans woman (the "T" in "LGBT") makes the relationship technically queer (but also het "from a certain point of view" as Obi-Wan Kenobi famously said.) And what she has below the belt line is irrelevant ("and irrelevants are only in Africa," as Lord Jason was fond of saying.)
Gnabberwocky:
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--- Quote from: Tyr on 18 Aug 2020, 23:00 ---I can't really justify it, but on further reflection the phrasing of panel one has put idea of Clinton being Biromantic and whatever the appropriate term for a greysexual who hasn't quite figured that out about themselves.
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I'd love to see Jeph go down the path of having a character whose romantic orientation and sexual orientation don't fully match up. And exploring how that affects dating & relationships for them etc... For example pan/bi-romantic and heterosexual (or homosexual or asexual). Or another combination. It could work well with a polyamory storyline too.
From a meta perspective - given that this is something we haven't seen in the comic yet and that Jeph is very big on inclusion - I think there's a decent chance that this is where this is leading. *Gets out my probably-panromantic-and-grey-heterosexual flag to wave vigorously*
(And hopefully it would still lead for happiness for Elliot #TeamElliot)
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*retrieves laptop from meat grinder*
A panromantic heterosexual character (or similar) would honestly make my day.
Also, I'm with everyone on the lack of poly relationships, but for whatever reason, I think I had my heart too set on Brun/Mille and Clinton/Elliot to root for Clinton/Elliot/Brun.
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