3/9/13 Victim Blaming 4

Smooshie · Joined: 24 Jan 2013 Posts: 141 Location: NYC

So, I've been wondering...
Is the audience's response to 'Nique warranted... ever?
Also, is what 'Nique's been telling them REALLY that offensive? Seems like their reaction only proves her point. I mean, I can understand being mad at someone for saying "you're a bad person and my suffering is your fault even though you don't know me," but that's not what she's saying (you can be mad even if your reasons for being mad are wrong).
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khan · Joined: 10 Feb 2013 Posts: 168

Loved the Gabriel reference.

Hoping to see Slick try a Rick Astley... I cant see him giving her up.

Smooshie · Joined: 24 Jan 2013 Posts: 141 Location: NYC

Oh, goodness no. 'Nique is Slick's only guaranteed (almost) source of non-hostile female contact. She completes him. Whether the inverse is true, however...
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Miss Magenta · Posted: Sat Mar 09, 2013 4:43 am Post subject:

Flavius Maximus · Posted: Sat Mar 09, 2013 4:44 am Post subject:

Protip: Never try to have a serious discussion with a Bro smokin a joint Wink

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Lich Mong · Joined: 31 May 2012 Posts: 475

I am reminded of this movie: Annie Hall. The punchline being the woman outgrows the man, who is unable to completely let go of her or accept the fact she is now better than him.

Also this:
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=men-and-women-cant-be-just-friends
Not to imply men and women can't be friends, of course, just they normally perceive their relationship differently. Clearly, these two did.

Back to the point,
Slick and 'Nique AREN'T friends anymore, and we know they both wanted something out of their relationship the other did not. That is to say, not only are they not friends anymore, but I don't think they SHOULD be friends anymore. They are two people that were buddies in preschool but now are adults. They've grown apart, and the people they've become aren't compatible.

They aren't friends. Which, if you ask me (which you did not), is sad. To me, this comic is--at its heart--about the relationship between Slick and 'Nique. Other stuff happens, no doubt, but the interplay between them--to me--is the crux of the narrative.

And, it's unraveled.
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Dogen · Joined: 10 Jul 2006 Posts: 10610 Location: Bellingham, WA

Miss Magenta · Posted: Sat Mar 09, 2013 4:55 am Post subject:

lich mong... didn't you post exactly the same sentiments in the other thread too.....

i think you're wrong about them not being friends anymore, i think they're well on their way to that being the case but as it stands they are currently still friends. albeit with a strained, estranged relationship where neither of them are really talking to each other about their thoughts and feelings about their choices in life.

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Lich Mong · Joined: 31 May 2012 Posts: 475

The Peanut Gallery · Joined: 07 Dec 2012 Posts: 66

I think we can all agree that one should not hit Deadpool in the head with a sledgehammer. But is not hitting Deadpool with a sledgehammer really that much better of an option? I mean if we're talking about Wolverine (assuming not under the influence of Weapon X) then there's a clearer choice here.

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sunember123 · Joined: 12 Jul 2012 Posts: 185

I don't think Slick and 'Nique worldviews are that different. I've never seen Slick criticize 'Nique for being a feminist, nor did I see Monique call Slick out for being a dudebro. In my mind, they respect each other's way of life.
Slick's victim blaming was born out of the fact that he sees Monique being tomatoed, and actually worries about her like that. Sure, it's wrong, but 'Nique could have resolved it in a less extreme way.
Their relationship may be strained now, but it's not beyond saving.