Comments on: Whoa-oh, livin’ on a prayer

By: Animaniac

Animaniac — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 07:13:38 +0000

That’s pretty dang awesome

By: TranceGemini

TranceGemini — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 03:32:27 +0000

To continue to read too much into a webcomic’s gendered subtext, the fact that defining someone–even someone whose identity you’re not sure of–by zir significant other is somewhat misogynist. I mean, it’s one thing to say, “Mark’s girlfriend?” and it changes the whole ballgame to say, “the Toni who is dating Mark?” One implies that Mark has a girlfriend, name not so important except to identify which girlfriend (I know he probably only has one, but that’s the connotation); the other implies that there is a person named Toni who is dating your friend Mark. Toni gets to be her own whole person BEFORE the nominative possessive of Mark. Just throwing that out there. I realize David probably didn’t think that deeply when he wrote the dialogue, but to say that it’s not misogynist/gendered and mildly insulting would be disingenuous.

I’m pretty much the least PC person on Earth, but I do pay close attention to semantics. I’m an English major, it happens.

By: Slapdash

Slapdash — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 16:39:30 +0000

All the social commentary and exploration of Robin and Leslie’s relationship is fantastic. But I just wanted to comment about how much I love Joe’s Beard. When he first showed back up, I thought it was crazy and ridiculous. But it’s just so very perfect on him now that when I read DOA, I can’t help but imagine him with the beard. Love it.

By: gangler

gangler — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 05:29:27 +0000

I just keep coming back here surprised to see such a detailed response listing the ways in which this incredibly silly suggestion wouldn’t work. Good read though. Laid out a lot of aspects of their relationship problems I’d never really properly considered. I think it shows a certain level of realism that the situation is as complex as it is, and it’s impressive that you were able to state the situation so succinctly.

By: Janette

Janette — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 00:23:42 +0000

So I checked out My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, and now I imagine Robin with Pinkie Pie’s voice.

Buuuuut I love Robin and I love Pinkie Pie, so I can dig it

By: Malisteen

Malisteen — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 20:00:53 +0000

Isn’t that one of those absolutes that only Sith deal in?

By: Scullwah

Scullwah — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 11:08:28 +0000

*Guitar solo*

By: ThatRobedGuy

ThatRobedGuy — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 05:27:40 +0000

DAMMIT! That was going to be my reply!

By: Phil

Phil — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 05:05:47 +0000

He knows Mike. He doesn’t know Amber. Therefore, his only knowledge of Amber is via her relation to Mike.

It isn’t that she only exists as Mike’s girlfriend, just that she is only known to him by that relationship.

By: Aitherion

Aitherion — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 04:52:58 +0000

I like that the URL didn’t change when you changed the name of the comic from “dammit” so it looks like it’s swearing at us.