2013-09-08: Shadow

CalmBlueSea · Joined: 12 Apr 2013 Posts: 166 Location: Massachusetts

Ah. I think I get it a little more.

So, 'Nique's been getting tomatoes thrown at her for quite awhile, right? I don't recall many strips where she's having a good night up there since she started ranting against the patriarchy and spreading feminism. People in that audience don't tend to listen to her, and yet she still does it. Constantly.

Bullshit psychoanalysis time:

I think her attitude has become like Sapphire's: hating (at least a portion of) the audience that she performs for.

But if Sapphire let's her resentment flow into her act, she'd be fired and out of money. She must be calm on stage.

'Nique has no such inhibitions; she can't be fired from open-mic. All that festering anger from the way she used to be so objectified by the dudebro portion of her audience (and possibly the way she played to it) is free to spill over into every word she speaks, every lyric she sings; at least when in the presence of said dudebros - pretty damn often. And yet, she still frequents the venue.

I think she just likes screaming at these people: telling them they're wrong, belittling them as children, shaming them in front of the crowd. And to a point, maybe that's nessessary. But, we already know the Patriarchy is run by the Devil, and the people that maintain that worldview are heading for Hell.

When she gets snarky and haughty with the dudebros, she really is just poking the damned: the mic being her pitchfork of choice.

So, where might this be going? Personally, I hope she actively tries to get better at communicating feminist ideals to the OTHER people that really need to hear them and be convinced by them: the Hellbound assholes that try so hard to keep liberty JUUUST out of the reach of Patriarchy's victims.

And then get that woman a big-wheel and a megaphone.

Yinello · Joined: 09 May 2012 Posts: 3453

Only in Sinfest, you can't call the police when assaulted by vegetables. Razz

cleocatra · Joined: 30 Mar 2007 Posts: 225 Location: Cave

She doesn't want to have all of these tomatoes thrown at her and thinks about taking revenge, so the shadow of her past encourages her to behave devlish and hands her the tools to do it.

Just depends whether she does it or not. She could easily go back to her old ways of sending people to hell, as it's easier but it's all about her standards and perhaps morals? Whether she'll continue to try to spread her own message and be unpopular, or whether she'll spread the patriarchy's message to take the easy way out?
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The Peanut Gallery · Joined: 07 Dec 2012 Posts: 66

RaphEmer · Joined: 04 Jul 2012 Posts: 14

She looks like she's about to do something in panel 5, and then notices her shadow.

TerseRiddle · Joined: 26 Jun 2013 Posts: 233 Location: In my head

The Mic will be her weapon against them.
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TerseRiddle · Joined: 26 Jun 2013 Posts: 233 Location: In my head

Take vengeance.

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Darqcyde · Posted: Sun Sep 08, 2013 6:31 am Post subject:

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Sir Craigius · Joined: 07 Oct 2007 Posts: 197 Location: Scotland

Be Careful Monique. Once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny. Cosume you it will!

Miss Magenta · Posted: Sun Sep 08, 2013 7:48 am Post subject:

Darqcyde · Posted: Sun Sep 08, 2013 8:18 am Post subject:

swicked · Joined: 15 Jul 2013 Posts: 54

Well, her open hatred fuels their open hatred. Maybe that's part of playing into the system. By giving into that hatred you grow closer to the devil.
I mean, the patriarchy isn't an end onto itself, but a means of corrupting society... or, really, IS a corrupt society.
Fighting hate with hate might be part of his plan. As long as men and women fight each other, the society of hate thrives.
I guess, at the end of the day, he's just a warmonger and, given there must always be men and women, a war between them on any scale could never end. Not a bad way to promote hate, really.

I wonder how the sisterhood avoids this. Times of peace help with their women-only zone, and maintaining a fight against the devil and his factories themselves help too, but there has to be some risk when they decide to be physically aggressive toward their enemies.

Similarly, I wonder if that one rogue fembot is at risk. She beat the crap out of that one fembot-owner that threw away his model, right? I would think she couldn't become a devil girl due to being a robot, but it would certainly be interesting if she could.

zarus · Joined: 10 Feb 2013 Posts: 181

I just realized that the Sisterhood's probably MORE powerful than the Devil's... gang? The Devil has like 2 bodyguards and a strip club and a bunch of robots that can be programmed to rebel at any time, while the Sisterhood has at least 6 card-carrying members, at least 2 of whom are capable of crippling his organization by herself.