Comment on A comic from Lunarbaboon

sarsaparilyptus@discuss.online ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• AFallingAnvil@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I’m /really/ gonna need a source for that

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  • nodiet@feddit.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

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    • andrewrgross@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      …

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      WTF.

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      What the actual fuck. Christ.

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    • Sharkwellington@lemmy.one ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      So I decided to look into some context for this comic. It was published September 21st, 2013. The artist later added this text to the post:

      WARNING! THE FOLLOWING COMIC IS INSENSITIVE AND CAN BE VERY UPSETTING.

      HEY EVERYONE,

      IN THE LAST YEAR I HAVE RECEIVED A LOT OF UPSET EMAILS ABOUT THIS COMIC. I HAVE BEEN VERY CONFLICTED ABOUT WHAT TO DO WITH IT. THE COMIC WAS MADE DURING A TIME WHEN I MYSELF WAS DEALING WITH MY OWN ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, AND TRAUMA FROM PAST ABUSE. HUMOUR AND CYNICISM BEING ONE OF THE ONLY STRATEGIES I KNEW HOW TO DEAL WITH SUCH THINGS. MANY OF THESE OLDER COMICS YOU WILL NOTICE HAVE A DARKER AND MEANER EDGE.

      TIME HAS CHANGED THE COMIC AND ME. I’M STILL IMPERFECT AND I MAKE MISTAKES, BUT I AM WAY MORE EMPATHETIC AND KIND THAN I USED TO BE AND THAT IS REFLECTIVE IN THE COMIC NOW. THIS COMIC WHEN PLACED AGAINST MY CURRENT WORK IS VERY SHOCKING AND HURTFUL TO A LOT OF YOU AND I AM SORRY FOR THE PAIN THAT IT CAUSES. I WOULD NOT MAKE THIS KIND OF JOKE NOW, BUT IT IS PART OF THE ARC OF MY STORY. I AM LEAVING IT UP BECAUSE I BELIEVE IN BEING HONEST AND BEING HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR OUR MISTAKES. IT ALSO ALLOWS US TO HAVE HARD CONVERSATIONS WHICH ARE WHAT ULTIMATELY LEAD TO GROWTH.

      I AM TRULY SORRY FOR THE HURT THIS COMIC CAUSES ANYONE. I NEVER THOUGHT AS A YOUNGER PERSON THAT A JOKE INVOLVING POKING A HOLE IN A CONDOM WITH A STAR WARS TOY WAS ASSUALT OR RAPE, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE ABUSE I SUFFERED SEEMED SO MUCH WORSE. I KNOW BETTER KNOW AND I AM SORRY.

      I AM OPEN TO CONTINUING THIS CONVERSATION IF YOU WOULD LIKE or IF YOU JUST WANT TO VENT OR BE ANGRY WITH ME, THAT IS OK AS WELL. I WILL BE THERE TO LISTEN. HERE IS MY EMAIL: lunarbabooncomics@gmail.com

      All the best,

      CHRIS

      So here’s my take: This comic is almost ten years old. The artist has already realized it was a mistake and apologized for it. Maybe OP wasn’t aware, as I was not, but now we both are, so let’s not stir shit any further.

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    • Sharkwellington@lemmy.one ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Fixed it. Wasn’t even hard. It’s not funny, but the original wasn’t either, so…

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• interolivary@beehaw.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  w-what?

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  • sarsaparilyptus@discuss.online ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    feddit.de/comment/1591883

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    • interolivary@beehaw.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Wew ok, that was certainly a… thing

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