2013-1-30 Patriarchy Blockers Engaged

[Miss Magenta]

Man, when people try to say that Nique lost her "fun personality" I just remember that she has frequently had suicidal thoughts, bursts of extreme self-loathing and tended to hold herself in a negative light on a frequent basis. Honestly, it didn't seem like it at first but I think she just might be happier now than she's ever been before. Someone who is happy on the surface isn't always happy to the core.

Since being awoken to the patriarchy, not once has she risked her well-being for the sake of being noticed. Not once has she said herself "I wish I were dead." Not once has she felt that she needed the attention of others to have any sort of self-worth - and not once has she referred to herself as a "stupid ho," or any other demeaning phrases she could think up for herself. But now she is definitely comfortable with who she is and genuinely enjoys it - she's proud of who she is and is genuinely happy with herself.

So uh, isn't it supposed to be a good thing? 0_0

(edit: I would have preferred it if this weren't a page topper but okay then)
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[MerchManDan]

Maaan, I don't even know anymore.
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[Ronald]

[Dogen]

[Ronald]

[Dogen]

You really like those italics and bold BBCodes, don't you?

Sure, you can say 'Nique has no thoughts other than those described explicitly, since she's essentially dark pixels on a white background. Indeed, she doesn't even have the feelings she's depicted as having, because she isn't real. She has no thoughts or feelings, makes no movements, says nothing, and takes no actions. She's not even a she, maybe not even an it. That slippery slope works in either direction.

She's either anthropomorphized into a living thing or she isn't. If she is, then MM can read into her actions just like she can the actions of any other living thing, but you can't say she doesn't have a particular thought (only that there's no evidence). If she's not viewed as a living thing, then you're right but it's moot because she doesn't even have the thoughts/feelings you think you can ascribe to her.
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[Yinello]

Only 2 pages? Come on you guys, I need a use for my popcorn.

[Vancore]

[Ronald]

My only point, such as it was, is that "I wish I were dead" thoughts don't equal suicidal thoughts. Trust me on that one.

[Leohan]

For that matter, how do we know that she isn't currently having suicidal thoughts? It's all speculation at one point.

About 'Nique losing her fun personality... Dunno for sure. She lost lots of personality, though, without a doubt. Suffices to read her in any year from 2004 to 2009 to realize that she was a very multidimensional character. Nowadays she's still fun, more often than not, but she has become a bit more predictable and single minded.

[Holocauxt]

I would love to see a strip where the sisterhood engages the Patriarchy Blockers on a guy and nothing changes.
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[The Peanut Gallery]

http://www.sinfest.net/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=6519

A strip about the sisterhood that garnered no mention of men in either positive or negative fashion!

Ironically one of the few Sisterhood comics that does pass the Bechdel test.

[Ronald]