Discussion History Webcomic / Xkcd

1. Still no moderate feminist voice. This arc is still sexist pigs vs radifems with the radifems \\\"always right\\\" (with Seymour \\\"always wrong\\\" even when he says the exact same thing).

2. The Sisterhood and Glossy are still completely one-dimensional. [[{{WarHammer40000}} The 3rd Edition Necrons]] are still more three dimensional have more character development than the new main characters, and given how infamously one-dimensional that codex\\\'s fluff was, THAT\\\'s SAYING SOMETHING! Combined with 1, some definate MarySue symptoms if you ask me.

3. The humor is a bit better. Still considerably less funny than it was a year ago. The whole \\\"women can only be fun or empowered\\\" sterotype is complete bollacks. [[{{Higurashi}} Mion Sonozaki]] (she\\\'s a strong woman who\\\'s also a [[{{TheGadFly}} low grade but hilarious troll]]) and much of the Disgaea cast, namely Sapphire say otherwise.

This relates to one of the main reasons The Sisterhood arc is so polarizing amonst fans. SinFest has gone down this route. Anyone who says gender issues can\\\'t be made funny is a fool at best. The \\\"Working Girl\\\" episode from {{Dinosaurs}} (written in 1994) is a laugh riot satire of sexism and gender issues in the work place that depicts \\\"The Patriarchy\\\" as a bunch of good ol\\\' boy morons. When I say that the optimal approach to educating people about gender issues is to generate lulz at the expense of morons from both sides, stuff like that (and SouthPark) is exactly what I mean.

This goes back to my point about needed a moderate voice. The moderate view is the one least likely to piss people off, educate people about gender issues in a positive fashion, and is the perfect OnlySaneMan for ruthless satire of sexism. Example of a moderate voice approach: UminekoNoNakuKoroNi. The head of the family and 1st in line offspring are sexist when it comes to women. The way its handeled is that essentially, the 1st in line is full of crap and depicted as being wrong, with Ryukishi 07\\\'s (speciality is mystery/horror and he\\\'s considered \\\"a grandmaster\\\" of those genres) view (seen if you read between the lines) being that competence is more important than gender in terms of leadership/other things. This relates back to Mion, who\\\'s in essence \\\"the leader\\\" of the bunch rather than the token male Keiichi, who\\\'s a new comer. His role due to his charisma is more like TheHeart, being the one that can rally people.

Edit: There\\\'s a difference between chasity (highly checked/disciplined sex drive) and celibacy (no sex drive). Criminy is the former. I believe he is capable of being interested in a sexual relationship (he does get aroused by Fyoosh\\\'s actions as seen by his luminescent blushin) but is also really good at keeping his hormones in check. His appearence in the friend zone to me symbolizes the correct way to view relationships with women. Being a \\\"friend\\\" and being a \\\"mate\\\" are NOT mutually exclusive. In fact, being \\\"mates\\\" should require a very deep bond of trust and friendship before going any further. Its (along with being inherently unnatural in terms of violating the natural law of \\\"female\\\'s choice\\\", being inherently exploitative, treatimg women as slaves/commodities/property) is why I as a male find ArrangedMarriage to be an unholy abomination.

1. Still no moderate feminist voice. This arc is still sexist pigs vs radifems with the radifems \\\"always right\\\" (with Seymour \\\"always wrong\\\" even when he says the exact same thing).

2. The Sisterhood and Glossy are still completely one-dimensional. [[{{WarHammer40000}} The 3rd Edition Necrons]] are still more three dimensional have more character development than the new main characters, and given how infamously one-dimensional that codex\\\'s fluff was, THAT\\\'s SAYING SOMETHING! Combined with 1, some definate MarySue symptoms if you ask me.

3. The humor is a bit better. Still considerably less funny than it was a year ago. The whole \\\"women can only be fun or empowered\\\" sterotype is complete bollacks. [[{{Higurashi}} Mion Sonozaki]] (she\\\'s a strong woman who\\\'s also a [[{{TheGadFly}} low grade but hilarious troll]]) and much of the Disgaea cast, namely Sapphire say otherwise.

This relates to one of the main reasons The Sisterhood arc is so polarizing amonst fans. SinFest has gone down this route. Anyone who says gender issues can\\\'t be made funny is a fool at best. The \\\"Working Girl\\\" episode from {{Dinosaurs}} (written in 1994) is a laugh riot satire of sexism and gender issues in the work place that depicts \\\"The Patriarchy\\\" as a bunch of good ol\\\' boy morons. When I say that the optimal approach to educating people about gender issues is to generate lulz at the expense of morons from both sides, stuff like that (and SouthPark) is exactly what I mean.

This goes back to my point about needed a moderate voice. The moderate view is the one least likely to piss people off, educate people about gender issues in a positive fashion, and is the perfect OnlySaneMan for ruthless satire of sexism. Example of a moderate voice approach: UminekoNoNakuKoroNi. The head of the family and 1st in line offspring are sexist when it comes to women. The way its handeled is that essentially, the 1st in line is full of crap and depicted as being wrong, with R7\\\'s view (seen if you read between the lines) being that competence is more important than gender in terms of leadership. This relates back to Mion, who\\\'s in essence \\\"the leader\\\" of the bunch rather than the token male Keiichi, who\\\'s a new comer. His role due to his charisma is more like TheHeart, being the one that can rally people.

Edit: There\\\'s a difference between chasity (highly checked/disciplined sex drive) and celibacy (no sex drive). Criminy is the former. I believe he is capable of being interested in a sexual relationship (he does get aroused by Fyoosh\\\'s actions as seen by his luminescent blushin) but is also really good at keeping his hormones in check. His appearence in the friend zone to me symbolizes the correct way to view relationships with women. Being a \\\"friend\\\" and being a \\\"mate\\\" are NOT mutually exclusive. In fact, being \\\"mates\\\" should require a very deep bond of trust and friendship before going any further. Its (along with being inherently unnatural in terms of violating the natural law of \\\"female\\\'s choice\\\", being inherently exploitative, treatimg women as slaves/commodities/property) is why I as a male find ArrangedMarriage to be an unholy abomination.

1. Still no moderate feminist voice. This arc is still sexist pigs vs radifems with the radifems \\\"always right\\\" (with Seymour \\\"always wrong\\\" even when he says the exact same thing).

2. The Sisterhood and Glossy are still completely one-dimensional. [[{{WarHammer40000}} The 3rd Edition Necrons]] are still more three dimensional have more character development than the new main characters, and given how infamously one-dimensional that codex\\\'s fluff was, THAT\\\'s SAYING SOMETHING! Combined with 1, some definate MarySue symptoms if you ask me.

3. The humor is a bit better. Still considerably less funny than it was a year ago. The whole \\\"women can only be fun or empowered\\\" sterotype is complete bollacks. [[{{Higurashi}} Mion Sonozaki]] (she\\\'s *censored* hilarious and a strong woman) and much of the [[{{Disgaea}} Disgaea cast]] say otherwise.

This relates to one of the main reasons The Sisterhood arc is so polarizing amonst fans. SinFest has gone down this route. Anyone who says gender issues can\\\'t be made funny is a fool at best. The \\\"Working Girl\\\" episode from {{Dinosaurs}} (written in 1994) is a laugh riot satire of sexism and gender issues in the work place that depicts \\\"The Patriarchy\\\" as a bunch of good ol\\\' boy morons. When I say that the optimal approach to educating people about gender issues is to generate lulz at the expense of morons from both sides, stuff like that (and SouthPark) is exactly what I mean.

This goes back to my point about needed a moderate voice. The moderate view is the one least likely to piss people off, educate people about gender issues in a positive fashion, and is the perfect OnlySaneMan for ruthless satire of sexism. Example of a moderate voice approach: UminekoNoNakuKoroNi. The head of the family and 1st in line offspring are sexist when it comes to women. The way its handeled is that essentially, the 1st in line is full of crap and depicted as being wrong, with R7\\\'s view (seen if you read between the lines) being that competence is more important than gender in terms of leadership. This relates back to Mion, who\\\'s in essence \\\"the leader\\\" of the bunch rather than the token male Keiichi, who\\\'s a new comer. His role due to his charisma is more like TheHeart, being the one that can rally people.

Edit: There\\\'s a difference between chasity (highly checked/disciplined sex drive) and celibacy (no sex drive). Criminy is the former. I believe he is capable of being interested in a sexual relationship (he does get aroused by Fyoosh\\\'s actions as seen by his luminescent blushin) but is also really good at keeping his hormones in check. His appearence in the friend zone to me symbolizes the correct way to view relationships with women. Being a \\\"friend\\\" and being a \\\"mate\\\" are NOT mutually exclusive. In fact, being \\\"mates\\\" should require a very deep bond of trust and friendship before going any further. Its (along with being inherently unnatural in terms of violating the natural law of \\\"female\\\'s choice\\\", being inherently exploitative, treatimg women as slaves/commodities/property) is why I as a male find ArrangedMarriage to be an unholy abomination.