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BravestOfTheLamps posted:Horse mans is trolling. Actually, no, I'm not, and it's hilarious that you're so convinced of your own arguments you think any attempt to rebut them is trolling. If I had known that from the outset I wouldn't have bothered.
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horse mans posted:Actually, no, I'm not, and it's hilarious that you're so convinced of your own arguments you think any attempt to rebut them is trolling. If I had known that from the outset I wouldn't have bothered. He's trying to say that reading anything other that themes and motifs into a work is the same as believing you're actually a sparkle horse.
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Are the hardbacks good quality? I'm thinking about ordering some.
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EmmyOk posted:Are the hardbacks good quality? I'm thinking about ordering some. I love mine.
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You know what, this actually reminds me of the first time that Annie showed the "I am my own person and you can't stop this" side. This was in the same house they are in right now, after all. It might seem like this is Tony's doing, and it is to some degree because everyone in the comic is now upset in some way due to his actions, but ultimately this is Annie showing what she really wants - to have a bond with her dad. Might not be the best idea, might be abuse, but there are no magical strings or brainwashing as it seems, Annie does want her dad to be proud of her. And that's why she walks away from Kat. This will them both really hard because they are in the dumb teen years.
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Am I wrong for wanting to see Anthony and Donald throw down?
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inthesto posted:Am I wrong for wanting to see Anthony and Donald throw down? Of course you are. We all know the Court's position on such things.
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Wittgen posted:Of course you are. We all know the Court's position on such things. Am I wrong for wanting to see Anthony and Doland break it down?
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ThatBasqueGuy posted:Am I wrong for wanting to see Anthony and Doland break it down? Anthony and Donnie are both too young to be in DX. 
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ThatBasqueGuy posted:Am I wrong for wanting to see Anthony and Doland break it down? Blackheart posted:
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BravestOfTheLamps posted:I am being kind. I don't think you're stupid enough to misread something so badly. If you have a problem with how your statement is being interpreted you should perhaps not use words that literally mean exactly what Rumda said. It doesn't matter how insightful you are if you communicate like an idiot.
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Captain Oblivious posted:If you have a problem with how your statement is being interpreted you should perhaps not use words that literally mean exactly what Rumda said. Stop being such an otherkin
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horse mans posted:What makes you think Annie is in a compromised psychological state? http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=1503 Bravest of the lamps may be having some kind of "platonic ideal of a narrative" based breakdown, but your interpretation of the story so far is directly contradicted by the text.
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BravestOfTheLamps posted:I am using dictionary definitions. Themes and motifs are self-explanatory. BravestOfTheLamps posted:Otherkin are people who think and act as if fictional creatures were real, and that fantasy art is thus real historical narrative. These may seem finicky distinctions but I'm pointing these things out because you're relying so heavily on your word choice being precise and literal.
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Splicer posted:Probably this page here where she says she's in a compromised psychological state. There is such a world of difference between "I'm in a compromised psychological state" and "it's taking all of my energy not to break down like a fool" that you're just being disingenuous at this point. Soldiers with shell shock who wake up night after night years after they've returned home in cold sweats, clutching for their gun, are in compromised psychological states. A person the day before their wedding or just before they walk on stage for a theatre performance, or about to start a new job or move to a new country, or who going through a performance review at work, might need all of their energy not to break down. But it doesn't say anything about their ability to do anything, or be coerced by anyone to do anything. BravestOfTheLamps posted:Horse mans is trolling. You're an rear end.
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Annie has spent the entire comic wondering about her family, her mother, and her father, and where he is, and if he's ever coming back. And then he comes back, and she says, "my father has returned, and it's taking all my energy not to break down like a fool." Why would you take such a weird black-and-white view about that statement like, "she's clearly psychologically compromised"? Why can't she be happy, and confused, and have a million questions, and be not sure what to think or feel? What does psychologically compromised even mean? Not able to think clearly? Not able to control her actions? What is it you're trying to get across with that phrase? Remember how she's part flame demon, and that her anger is literally an expression of some mythopoetic being inside her, and it's the same energy that she sapped from her mother as she slowly died with her father unable to do anything? Can you understand why she would want to try and restrain herself when her father returns? Psychologically compromised.
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Welcome to the Gunnerkrigg thread. If you say something people don't like, you're trolling. Enjoy your stay!
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horse mans posted:Annie has spent the entire comic wondering about her family, her mother, and her father, and where he is, and if he's ever coming back. And then he comes back, and she says, "my father has returned, and it's taking all my energy not to break down like a fool." Why would you take such a weird black-and-white view about that statement like, "she's clearly psychologically compromised"? Why can't she be happy, and confused, and have a million questions, and be not sure what to think or feel? What does psychologically compromised even mean? Not able to think clearly? Not able to control her actions? What is it you're trying to get across with that phrase? Remember how she's part flame demon, and that her anger is literally an expression of some mythopoetic being inside her, and it's the same energy that she sapped from her mother as she slowly died with her father unable to do anything? Can you understand why she would want to try and restrain herself when her father returns?
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BravestOfTheLamps posted:You're being too obvious by listing all the reasons she would be psychologically compromised. Your troll through "clever" misreading is just taking the text and saying the exact opposite of it. You have a broken brain, friend.
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JT Jag posted:This is an artistic rendering of the mental state of someone who is just happy and confused, clearly. This does not indicate a compromised mental state at all.
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Define what "psychologically compromised" means in the context of Annie and her relationship with her father. Explain how the introduction of her father back into live causes this compromise, and what end goals, desires, or perceptions it is compromising, and how.
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Sorry, did she come back from a WAR and have PTSD? No?? Rethink your definition of compromised mental state, idiot
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Macaluso posted:Rethink your definition of compromised mental state, idiot This but unironically. People are just yelling "she's psychologically compromised, isn't it obvious? DUH" without ever bothering to specify what that actually means.
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horse mans posted:Define what "psychologically compromised" means in the context of Annie and her relationship with her father.
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Splicer posted:She's over the moon! TKO
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Pulling her away from her social group, forcing changes in her behavior, etc... that's all classical methods of setting up emotional vulnerability and compromising someone's mind. "Compromised mental state" doesn't mean "mentally ill", it means "in a bad place, off balance, and easily manipulated".
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My copy of Traveler just came in So brave 
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The only thing that stands out to me on Wednesday's update is 'Gee, Donny, you really think he's cutting this poo poo short because of the time?'
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No he doesn't, he's trying to shoot down an excuse.
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It seems like that kind of indirect move is the exact sort that would just flop with Tony. And it certainly seemed to do exactly that.
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VictorGrunn posted:It seems like that kind of indirect move is the exact sort that would just flop with Tony. And it certainly seemed to do exactly that. As Donny apparently is well aware
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It's very odd, comparing Donny and Anja's faces to Tony's. Tony's face is extremely detailed, while D and A barely even have eyes, but despite that they have more emotion.
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Rasamune posted:As Donny apparently is well aware
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 Gasp! This page is confirmation that he's being mind controlled!
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