Bullet points for today's strip!
- Today's Breast Cancer Awareness PSA comes courtesy of Cayla, who is performing a self-exam and wearing a pink shirt in panel 1.
- Also in P1, TB didn't put much effort into drawing Becky's face or hair, but as always, he gets That Empty Sleeve just right.
- Westview's red Scapegoat mascot, aka Satanic Snoopy, makes its second appearance in as many days.
- According to Linda, Roberta now is trying to prohibit not just our nameless gay boys but all same-sex couples from partaking in prom.
Is it also rabies awareness week?
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By the end of this arc, I think we'll all get tired of them all using the "same-sex" term.
"This story is definately 1/8th from reality storytelling at its finest! Can't not use the term 'same-sex' though, somebody might get insulted!"
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What sort of heinous, Frankenstein-ian medical experiments are they conducting in Westview?! In panel 1, someone has grafted Mopey Pete's head onto Lefty's sofa cushion torso!
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Let's look at the bright side, for once: It's been ten days since we've last seen Les.
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In panel one of today's strip, the role of Becky will be played by Cody with his left arm tucked into his shirt.
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Linda: "Jinx just told me your mother is trying to stop same sex couples from attending the prom!"
Cayla: "….huh. Considering this arc was allegedly going to be about contrasting the attitudes of young people with older people, shouldn't some of them actually be included instead of playing brief bit parts, then relegated to throwaway references?"
Linda: "No. Whatever gave you a stupid idea like THAT?!?"
Cayla: "Never mind."
Becky: "Did you just say my evil mother is evil? Evil mother? Evil? My mother is evil? Evil, evil, evil!"
Linda: "AAAAAAUGH, NOT AGAIN!"
Cayla: "That does it. I'm just going to go off an haunt a second hand book store until this blows over."
Becky: "Did you say that you're going to go and evil an evil mother my mother is evil?!?"
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Double-pinned-up sleeve alert featuring a rare from-behind view! Awesome. I also now do henceforth declare that all straight couples must begin referring to themselves as “different-sex couples” and identify themselves as such when purchasing prom tickets, lest there be any confusion.
Few things are as boring as watching characters talk about what other “off-screen” characters are doing. I also like how faculty members have to wear those ID badges while Roberta is free to roam the grounds at will. Tight ship, principal Nate!
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Lefty keeps her tri-fold wallet in that pinned-up sleeve, right?
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We all know the only reason Tom has upgraded "two random gay teens" to "same sex couples" is so he can pretend that Striped Shirt and Turtle Boy -aren't- just tokens, to be chewed up by the current plot arc, then spat out and flushed away.
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next year batty will have Wally or what ever his name is try to bring his special needs dog to prom
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The sense of urgency amongst today's characters is pretty laughable. If they didn't state outright that the emergency involves same-sex couples going or not going to the prom, you'd think a greater catastrophe were afoot — like a bullied student unloading an AK-47 on his tormentors, or a terrorist attack, or a tornado or something. In the grand scheme of emergencies that can happen at a high school, this one is pretty damn tame.
Today's pinned-up sleeve reminds me of this cinematic moment:
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I'm deeply offended by the term "same-sex couples!" I would think that someone as swishy and lispy as BatButt would be more sensitive. I would prefer that he use the term "copulatory challenged couple." Or at least "sword fighters."
When the Flunky Wankerbone movie comes out, that goddam painstakingly pinned sleeve should be played by Robert Di Niro, or Tom Hanks, or some other Leading Actor of our Age, and should have lines.
I've always wondered who pins up the sleeves. Obviously Lefty can't do it herself. Does Skunkboy do it? Does Roberta do it? Or does she go to the mall and shop at Pinned Up Sleeves 'n' Stuff?
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In my 1/4" world, we often tell these crack-pots that they are crack-pots straight to their faces. Westviewians just sigh, make worried side glances and never tell anyone to shut the phuck up.
It only takes one.
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"Let’s look at the bright side, for once: It’s been ten days since we’ve last seen Les."
Oh no. I just had a sudden flash of Les being the hero in this and giving us a four-day lecture on acceptance. I may not be up for this.
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@John: Yes, this strip marks the point at which we can stop thinking about those two boys as individuals. This is now an Issue, and our author is going to take a Stand based on Principle so that he can win an Award.
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You can tell Batiuk isn't that comfortable with this Very Important Issue- barely featuring the nameless gay duo, using some HR euphemism like "same-sex couple," keeping the Sunday strips separate from the weekday story arc, etc. He's gritting his teeth and trying to get through it as quickly as he can so he collect the awards and go back to the usual pizza and comic book gags.
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Great 3 weeks of people talking about what other people we don't see are doing. FW storytelling at it's finest. Really I'm suprised he actually showed us Lisa dying instead of having two people talk about it in the hall.
And oh yes – wouldn't this 'conflict' over having a gay couple at the prom be natural fodder for that budding documentary maker – the one married to the Apps guy who we haven't seen in months. And for all we know Wally has taught Buddy the dog to kill on command – ( I keep hoping to see that story arch but I know it'll never happen)
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As long as we have these ladies together in one room, can we just bypass the gay dudes story and divert to some hot lesbian action instead? Well, maybe not hot, per se, but hey — three ladies in one room. Whoo!
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I've noticed a pattern…in Tom's world, the "bad" people are always the proactive ones who take the initiative and have ambition. Take Roberta. The source of her evil? She actually wanted to DO things, not just "deal with life" like that wise, noble author Les Moore.
And before you point out the Problem of Summer, ah, but here we see the rule is actually proven. Summer, by not being content to merely "deal with life" like her exemplary, perfect father does, is made to suffer the natural consequences of such hubris. Popped knees! Flu-riddled championship games! If she only learned to lay back, frown, and fuss like her father did, then success would be something that just sort of HAPPENED, as it does with him.
Truly, this is the source of Roberta's evil. Not her attitude. Her desire for action! The hussy.
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Are eating disorders going to also be a topic, here? Because looking at Becky's frame in these to panels it looks like she less than 89 lbs soaking wet.!! Hell her power suit jacket is practically two sizes too big!!! Well, I guess I shouldn;t be surprised that bulemia is rampant in Westview…especially since there's so many things to help induce vomiting!!
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