[23 Mar 2012] Fauxmosexuals and "Experimenters"

[Doc Harleen]

Oh man, do I hate that attitude. Just because that's not ALL you like, you're "experimenting." Such bullshit, but there are definitely people with that view. Sad.

[retrophrenologist]

Sara is so bored by this conversation that she's playing Tetris in her head.

At least, that's what I'm taking from this.

[unavoidablytiger]

Sara is so bored by this conversation that she's playing Tetris in her head.

At least, that's what I'm taking from this.

I took it as 'things finally falling into place', but I like yours better so I am retconning it into my interpretation.

[AniDragon]

Yeah, I think that's "the puzzle pieces falling into place" sort of thing.

EDIT: Ninja'd

[wait…what?]

Ah! So much biphobia! Can't even contain the feels that this is making me have.

[Zoupmachine]

I absolutely love the tetris background to show how things are just "falling into place" in her head.

[Alice Macher]

I like the Tetris background.

I'm wondering how it is that Sara was able to overhear Lisa talking about Dylan, from some distance away, but not register Leah interrupting her, from the same distance away, and beginning to usher her out.

In any case, Sara doesn't look convinced by Leah's arguments now. And although I know some will disagree with me on this--and that's fine, we can disagree--I think that's a positive step forward in Sara's maturity and ability to think for herself rather than letting her hormones do her thinking for her.

[retrophrenologist]

I'm wondering how it is that Sara was able to overhear Lisa talking about Dylan, from some distance away,

My guess is that Sara is familiar enough with Lisa's Dylan rant that she can recognise it from across the room, just by the gestures and expressions. Like, 'Lisa's doing the Dylan rant, I can ignore her for the next ten minutes.'

[Doc Harleen]

I'm wondering how it is that Sara was able to overhear Lisa talking about Dylan, from some distance away, but not register Leah interrupting her, from the same distance away, and beginning to usher her out.

In any case, Sara doesn't look convinced by Leah's arguments now. And although I know some will disagree with me on this--and that's fine, we can disagree--I think that's a positive step forward in Sara's maturity and ability to think for herself rather than letting her hormones do her thinking for her.

OH SNAP. Well caught. Back when it happened, I thought she should have been been close enough to see some of it. To be fair, Sara may have been easily distracted, but I'm on the same page as you, personally.

I also agree that this could be a step toward Sara growing up. And the Tetris background is a great illustration of things falling into place.

[Alice Macher]

I do like retrophrenologist's explanation. Sara and Lisa are close enough that it's possible they can recognize such patterns in each other.

[Pink Freud]

Sara is so bored by this conversation that she's playing Tetris in her head.

At least, that's what I'm taking from this.

Once when I was a teenager I got chicken pox and the fever had me hallucinating playing tetris in my head. It was tripppy. Haven't been able to play tetris since because now I associate it with pain and fever.

Also Sara's about to go all Descartes-Fu on this chica.

[mindstalk]

I just wish the archive listing said anything more useful than "page 38"

[janusmaxwell]

This strip reminded me of something.

You'd think lesbians or gays would be beyond certain assumptions or prejudices, from being prejudiced against so much. Not true.

My sister-in-law, she's my best friend and we talk a lot. She told me once that it's "Impossible for lesbians to get an STD by themselves. If a lesbian only has sex with women, and only has sex with women WHO have ALSO only slept with women, none of them will get STD's. The only way for an STD to happen is if at some point one of the women in this situation had sex with a man."

I was VERY offended (Still am) and we talked it out. But I wouldn't be surprised if this raging C--t pulls something like that out of her plague-ridden S--tch at some point...

[Artemisia]

This strip reminded me of something.

You'd think lesbians or gays would be beyond certain assumptions or prejudices, from being prejudiced against so much. Not true.

My sister-in-law, she's my best friend and we talk a lot. She told me once that it's "Impossible for lesbians to get an STD by themselves. If a lesbian only has sex with women, and only has sex with women WHO have ALSO only slept with women, none of them will get STD's. The only way for an STD to happen is if at some point one of the women in this situation had sex with a man."

I was VERY offended (Still am) and we talked it out. But I wouldn't be surprised if this raging C--t pulls something like that out of her plague-ridden S--tch at some point...

Your sister-in-law is correct- IN THEORY. There are so many caveats to that statement that the theory could never, ever match the reality even in the most purely lesbian real world setting. Incidents of lesbian to lesbian transmission of diseases is fairly low so long as risky behaviors (including ingestion of menstrual blood) are avoided.

Now, I'm about to get into a lot of trouble with this, but I agree with Leah- I hate people who pretend to be lesbian. If they really ARE bisexual, that's another matter, but if all they do is 'experiment' or pretend, then it really pisses me off.

Alright...next thing, I wonder how much of our discussions T is reading and learning from in order to flesh out the strip?

[brasca]

I like the Tetris background.

I'm wondering how it is that Sara was able to overhear Lisa talking about Dylan, from some distance away, but not register Leah interrupting her, from the same distance away, and beginning to usher her out.

In any case, Sara doesn't look convinced by Leah's arguments now. And although I know some will disagree with me on this--and that's fine, we can disagree--I think that's a positive step forward in Sara's maturity and ability to think for herself rather than letting her hormones do her thinking for her.

Well if her group was moving about the house while conversing she might have heard bits of Lisa's Dylan speech.

I suppose I'm destined to play the devil's advocate on this board although I'm not all that enthusiastic about Leah. There could be some basis with her attitude like being jerked around one too many times. She might also be of the mind that with as many people in the world who oppose their existence that you must be combative and aggressive to survive. She might've been the victim of some homophobic attack like Sara only she didn't have the same support and so she's bitter. It's not an excuse to disparage bisexuals or shoo Lisa away like she did, but it could explain why she turned on her abruptly.