Sinfest

psuliin · Joined: 06 Aug 2012 Posts: 5

You know, I like to think that I am a feminist. Equal rights for women, watch out for the patriarchy, beware of sexism, I'm down with all that.

There are comics out there, such as Girls With Slingshots and even Doonesbury, that manage to deal with feminism without losing their sense of humor. I'll continue to read those. But at least for the moment I'm done with Sinfest.

Time was, Sinfest was one of those comics that dealt with feminist issues while still remaining entertaining. Ishida-san managed this by lampooning sexism through Monique and Slick. But he didn't do it all the time, in every strip. He found time to poke fun at other things. Over the last year or so Sinfest has stopped poking fun at much of anything. It has simply gotten preachy, and with a one-note sermon at that.

I'm not sure if Ishida-san is trying to atone for something, or simply working through his own issues, but I'll be back after he's finished with whatever he's trying to do here.

Heretical Rants · Joined: 21 Jul 2009 Posts: 3050

hahahaha
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fritterdonut · Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2012 6:43 pm Post subject:

This thread is officially of exceptionally high quality.

Also I'm pretty sure this is the 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000th post of "I support feminists, but __________, Tat should go back to the same old strip."

And I'm pretty sure no one gave a fuck about them either.
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fritterdonut · Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2012 6:47 pm Post subject:

Wooooo double post.

Also, teh ponies.
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Heretical Rants · Joined: 21 Jul 2009 Posts: 3050

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ShadowCell · Joined: 03 Aug 2008 Posts: 5278 Location: California

Halen · Joined: 09 Jul 2006 Posts: 1877 Location: England

Of course he's wrong. Tatsuya can do what he likes with his comic.

But I can't help feeling that if enough people complain about something, there is something wrong.

I know, we've had this discussion before. A lot of times.

Yinello · Joined: 10 May 2012 Posts: 1221 Location: Behind you

I don't get why people feel the need to tell us this.

MY OPINIONS IS IMPORTANTS YO. YOU CHANGE COMIC NAO CUZ I SAD.
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ShadowCell · Joined: 03 Aug 2008 Posts: 5278 Location: California

Heretical Rants · Joined: 21 Jul 2009 Posts: 3050

guys guys didn't you get the memo

this thread is about vampire poni
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Miss Magenta · Joined: 09 Jun 2011 Posts: 1451 Location: Ohio

does it have to be exclusive to vampire ponies?
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Heretical Rants · Joined: 21 Jul 2009 Posts: 3050

it can also be about how sexy Braeburn is

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iskandar · Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2012 10:37 pm Post subject:

ShadowCell · Joined: 03 Aug 2008 Posts: 5278 Location: California

do we not remember Sarah Piglin and the bailout comics?

besides which, well, how exactly have characters been derailed? Slick has always been a douchebag who's been out to get into 'Nique's pants, and although he's often tried to be better, it's hardly "derailment" if that's how he's being portrayed now--anymore than Squig's various failures to give up his assorted vices are "derailing." speaking of which, Squig has always been, well, a pig. 'Nique's been an antiestablishment partisan for a looooooong time and going androgynous is pretty much no different from when she was trying to unionize the Devil Girls and constantly protesting against Uncle Sam.

nor, really, has "one entire gender portrayed as domination addicted brainwashed idiots who need the loving care and wise guidance of a trike riding cult to see the light" been the case either, unless you want to say that Crim and Lil E and Storytime represent a mysterious parallel universe gender or something.

so maybe that's the problem. it's not that you're actually complaining about Sinfest, it's that you're complaining about the bizarro caricatured Sinfest narrative you invented in your head and projected onto the comic.