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I think "said" carries the exact quotation implication, but "was like" implies paraphrasing.
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So I said to him, I said, "Get the hell out of here before I punch you in the nards."
And he was like, "Whoa, man."
And I was like, "Yeah, huh."
And he said, "Your reflexive decision to use a threat of violence to make this example is demonstrative of the effects that toxic masculinity have had on your thought process."
And I was like, "Whoa."
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Ah. So the resemblance is intentional.
Not on Diane's part.
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Eh... I don't like the implication of that last panel(s).
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Which one?
And I agree with Shive. Little Diane's hair is better.
Writer, or something. And... a button? 🖲️
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That last panel has an implication that dressing more conservatively equals "better," and I'm really hoping that it's just because it's vague and not something Shive is actually suggesting.
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My read on it is that Diana has chosen Sarah as a role model for a "better person", albeit perhaps because she's Elliot's ex.
I took initially took it as trying to look like Sarah, given the Elliot connection. Remembering that she hadn't met or even seen Sarah, far as I know, I think it's meant more as a "trying to reclaim something I'd lost" type of deal.
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Diane binged-watch Elliot and Susan's movie review channel, so she's seen the episode where Sarah threw a couch at Elliot.
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The stated reason is essentially "return to childhood" where she goes back to an innocent, more idealized time.
This was obvious to me, so the fact that it's being spelled out is a bit... meh. also not really impressed with it happening in the first place but whatever.
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Ng... I'd argue more for "return to basics/purpose" than "return to childhood/innocence". When Diane started her dating spree, she did so with a clear goal of finding the perfect and decent guy to marry. She's since lost her way and is dating because, well, that's what she did. Now, she's going back to it actually meaning something.
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It might be "back to basics" but every aspect of it is being symbolized with youth. She's literally talking to her inner child.
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Yeah, it feels like this is kind of... glorifying the idea of Diane infantilizing herself? That in order to be “good” again, she needs to act like she did as a little girl.
*shrug* With "little girl" being "a few years ago at most"? Which was, of course, when she was dating for purer (as in with a purpose) purposes.
Edited by FuzzyBoots on Sep 28th 2018 at 2:51:55 PM
I think you're being a bit harsh there. She's not infantilizing herself, she's harkening back to a time where she was nicer and a bit more idealistic through an image change.
Well, funny enough, but the new NP has them explain that "bimbo" used to be applied to guys, too
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Close enough, as someone (possibly from here) sent him a link to a video explaining the term's etymology.
Edited by ironballs16 on Sep 29th 2018 at 10:26:31 AM
"Why would I inflict myself on somebody else?"
Well, more "proof" Shive visits (not really, of course).
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So, how much does anyone want to bet she's late for Raven's class?
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@DatLonerGirl Heh.
In all seriousness, this is the point in which I've officially lost track of just what Shive is trying to say in this storyline. Particularly with the whole clothes thing. So she's wearing a more modest outfit to harken back to when she was younger... and when she was younger, her personal fashion sense drifted towards what she ended up wearing by default later? Huh?
Also, I suspect it doesn't help that this whole comic is all about the inherent issues with the trope Too Many Belts. Suck it, Tetsuya Nomura!
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<throws hands up in the air>
Right, so it is an innocence thing...
What, no mention of how "bimbo" has drifted from its original meaning of "tough guy"? It was gradually used for both sexes until the 1980s when it became exclusively female (and leading to people making up new terms like "himbo" or "mimbo").
I saw an interesting grammatical analysis recently of the use of "like" in quotation to indicate that you're paraphrasing someone. It's the difference between "And he said, 'Get the hell off my lawn'" where you can assume that's what they actually said, and "And he said, like, 'Get the hell off my lawn'" where you assume there was paraphrasing and it might just be a generic crotchety saying.