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WCDT strips 4381-4385 (Oct 26th to Oct 30th 2020)

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SpanielBear:

--- Quote from: cybersmurf on 30 Oct 2020, 04:13 ---I've been scrolling through this thread. Man, opinions go from "Well, he's a bit drunk" to "Oh, yeah, he's showing his asshole side I've KNOWN to be there since the beginning".

Clinton is an absolute dork. I wouldn't say socially inept, but highly inexperienced. He got into a situation, especially emotionally, he never thought himself to be, so he's WAAAAY out of his comfort zone here, even if he doesn't realise.
Fuelled by being in a different mindest, and some Liquid Courage, he asked Brun the question he already knew would come up eventually. Which is fine. He needed to do that for his own sake. Asking Brun whether she was attracted to someone else was pure curiosity, and spur of the moment. If Brun wouldn't have been comfortable with that question, she could have chosen to not answer it. But she did.
Clinton chugging a beer to process stuff definetly was not a good idea. Telling Elliot Brun was not interested in Clinton was maybe weird timing, but still OK (IMHO at least). That tells Elliot Clinton is in no rush for a decision, and they can take it slow.
Telling Elliot Brun is currently not interested in anyone, and therefore not interested in Elliot as well, was definetly a dick move. That is entirely on Clinton. I give him the benefit of doubt (of being malicious), but I think there will be consequences. And all y'all who say Clinton is an a-hole for doing this, let me tell you: he is not. Not for the first "offense" of that kind. You can bash him if he can't handle the consequences. But now it's too early for that.

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Spoilt white guys don’t get second chances.

He is not worth defending.

dawolf:
So much hate for someone over something which really doesn't matter.

(Paraphrased) "How DARE this asshole tell someone that someone else isn't attracted to them!"

Clinton might be a bit insensitive and socially dumb but if you discard friends every time they make any social faux pas, either you don't have many friends, or the ones you do have are achingly perfect all the time around you.

oddtail:
I think you're forgetting the key element. Elliot and Clinton have an uncertain situation regarding their mutual attraction. Mentioning other people and the attraction that may or may not be there is not just a faux pas, it's "13-year-olds know not to do that in their first awkward relationship" level of a misstep. "don't drool over other people when you're in [early stages of] a relationship" is, to me, on a similar level of social awareness to "if a person you meet extends a hand to you, they probably expect you to shake it". It's not rocket science, not even to a drunken person.

Potato Farmer:

--- Quote from: SpanielBear on 30 Oct 2020, 05:03 ---Spoilt white guys don’t get second chances.

He is not worth defending.

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I'm just going to flat out disagree with this.

dawolf:
It's already been clearly established in comic that Clinton is socially awkward, doesn't have a history of girlfriends etc.

He's exactly a socially awkward 13 yr old where relationships are concerned.

And people make mistakes. We aren't robots.

I'm sure if most of those throwing stones examine their own consciences they will find examples of when they themselves have said things they wish they hadn't. Which doesn't make you an asshole. It makes you human.

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