Reasonable Comics For Reasonable People
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I enjoyed the artwork and execution of the joke, but I found the characters to be 1 dimensional and lacking depth. They also seemed to be condescending satirical stereotypes with the comic poking fun at the audience. I would expect more from a short form webcomic that has a history of making exactly these kind of jokes.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
Funny comic, to be sure. I especially liked the "Parody - What is it?" bit. Not so sure I agree with the part where your gamer says that sometimes, through inaction, he let's a vocal minority represent him. It seems to me that very often the vocal minority is ridiculed plenty by reasonable people, but media attention is always wired to talk far more about the side with the inflammatory viewpoint. It's sort of like saying that Muslims, through inaction, let Al Qaeda say awful things in the name of Islam. Muslims as a whole aren't responsible for what Al Qaeda says and neither are gamers as a whole responsible for what some ignorant jerks say. That said, the tone of the comic is a fantastic contrast to your other one, funny and poignant. Good show!
Why are there only two white males in the comic? Are you saying that white males are the only ones with a business in playing or developing video games? Oh I get it, females can only be in it if they are mentally disturbed, lesbian, or redheads with dark skin. You'd probably all give them huge balloon chests in skimpy outfits, because that's what video games have brainwashed men into thinking is normal. And of course the only black guy has to take the bus because he's poor (making less than his white counterparts) and gets shot because he's violent. Not to mention I don't see any fair representation of our transgendered brothers and sisters. Who's to say the stawman actually wants to identify as a male?
I'm not saying you're that bad, I enjoy you comics, I'm just saying you would be Nazi if you lived in those times.
I'm not saying you're that bad, I enjoy you comics, I'm just saying you would be Nazi if you lived in those times.
I really hope you were being sarcastic, or are ignorant of what happened in the previous comic's comments.magicmonkeybars said:
This may be a little too on-the-nose.M0tty said:
OT: Objectively, this comic's beige color was beige and the people were people who reacted in ways that one could imagine people reacting. The strawman's unemployment was evident.
10/10 (could not find objective reasons to remove marks, congratulations on having a fully functional webcomic)
I think all posts can be assumed to be soaked in sarcastic sauce (until Boudica 2.0 shows up, anyways).drummodino said:
I like to pretend this comic is a call for people to be more level-headed and reasonable when discussing issues, especially in the relatively trivial sphere of gaming. I know it's really a passive aggressive and snarky response to all the people who dared to be insulted and upset by their previous comic and the massive flaming thread that resulted from it, but I like to pretend it could be something more.
Part of what was frustrating about the "White Guy Defense force" comic is that such aggressive, dismissive, and insulting caricatures of different viewpoints or opinions like the ones found in that comic are already far too common in these discussions. They are a major part of why so many discussions devolve into pointless flame wars like the thread on last weeks comic. We need far more encouragement of the attitude of mutual respect that can bring forth actual discussion and growth found and subsequently mocked in this weeks comic.
This comic would have been brilliant if it wasn't for the subtext of "Oh well, people got insulted so I guess we won't try to do anything funny ever again." It's a shame.
Part of what was frustrating about the "White Guy Defense force" comic is that such aggressive, dismissive, and insulting caricatures of different viewpoints or opinions like the ones found in that comic are already far too common in these discussions. They are a major part of why so many discussions devolve into pointless flame wars like the thread on last weeks comic. We need far more encouragement of the attitude of mutual respect that can bring forth actual discussion and growth found and subsequently mocked in this weeks comic.
This comic would have been brilliant if it wasn't for the subtext of "Oh well, people got insulted so I guess we won't try to do anything funny ever again." It's a shame.
I can't help but feel this is only going to keep getting worse and it isn't helped by posters that are trying to fan the flames. Hell, even the mods are getting in on this. And now in this thread we have the "3.5/5 stars" crap being brought over from Greg Tito's GTA V review that's been generating heat since it was posted.Silent Protagonist said:
RJ 17 said:
Poe's Law is going off the charts on this forumanthony87 said:
Which meme would best represent this... hmmm... ugh, hate to do it, but...
http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view/166147/over-9000-o.gif
I totally agree with the point i assume this comic strip tries to make: it's either total blandness or painting people one does not agree with as racist murderers. And i also wholly agree with the makers of this comic strips that painting people one does not agree with as racist murderers is both a valid and effective strategy in discussions (/sarcasm, if that isn't clear by now).
See, while this one I can't help but laugh (I found the last comic to be in ridiculously poor taste), I'd honestly say I'd prefer this sort of comic every week than what Gray and Carter have been frankensteining for the recent while.
basically, I'd rather have over the top PC-ness than over the top mockery and ridicule.
basically, I'd rather have over the top PC-ness than over the top mockery and ridicule.
"honest and open discourse"?
Aren't some developers forbidden to talk about the design process under contract? as in, you don't know who made what call?
Aren't some developers forbidden to talk about the design process under contract? as in, you don't know who made what call?
Agreed. I just rolled my eyes at the last comic and moved on without responding, because I knew they were just trolling for views. This comic would have been clever if the last one was funny, and not agonizing for anyone other than manginas to read.Silent Protagonist said:
Grey, if you are reading this, enough webcomic artists have turned the medium into a joke by pulling this crap. I know you're better than this. The viewership might be down, but please have some integrity. Please don't jump the shark, if you haven't already.
(inb4 the next comic mocking that last statement)
That's all I really have to say.