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RodimusMinor Professional Complainer Since: Oct, 2018
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#14001: Mar 12th 2019 at 9:39:49 AM

She specifically says that it's something people like Ruth try to employ.

FuzzyBoots from Outlying borough of Pittsburgh (there's a lot of Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
#14002: Mar 12th 2019 at 9:39:50 AM

Because human speech is notoriously imprecise and people tend to talk in absolutes ("You never put your dishes in the sink!" "People on welfare have no motivation to work!")?

sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#14003: Mar 12th 2019 at 9:47:29 AM

Because human speech is notoriously imprecise and people tend to talk in absolutes

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Edited by sgamer82 on Mar 12th 2019 at 10:48:18 AM

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DrunkenNordmann from Exile Since: May, 2015
#14005: Mar 12th 2019 at 11:48:03 PM

Look, we are seeing all the background and what she's going through. So we can empathise

Everyone knows that Ruth was - heck, she still is - suicidal. Rachel was the one who told the responsible faculty staff about it.

So it's not a case of "the readers know more than the characters" - Rachel was fully aware of the fact she was dealing with somebody going through psychological turmoil and she yet still decided to go on her whole "there's no redemption, so no matter what you'll do, you can't change" spiel.

This isn't rational, it's just petty. And the fact that she keeps reinforcing the impression every time she and Ruth are in the same room doesn't help. At this point it just feels like she's trying to get some cheap shots in.

And judging by the other comments on the webcomic page, I'm not the only one who feels uneasy about what she's doing.

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Kayeka from Amsterdam Since: Dec, 2009
#14006: Mar 13th 2019 at 1:00:12 AM

Oh, wow. Becky knows Pokemon. I'd imagine that was on the list of "things funda-mental Christians don't like."

ImmortalFaust sess10n status: l0st from a spaceship in hell Since: Nov, 2013 Relationship Status: Faithful to 2D
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#14007: Mar 13th 2019 at 1:12:49 AM

i'm attempting to recall things from a good decade ago, but i don't remember any of my (pretty straight-laced, fundamentalist [though not evangelical as far as i know]) churches i attended having an issue with pokemon, but it was a shock to me to later learn that the church i went to as a child had members who hated harry potter for the usual reasons (i.e promoting witchcraft), since my parents were less..."hysterical" isn't the word i want to use but fits well, as the rest of the congregation

granted this was all in a pretty liberal place anyway so your mileage may vary

Edited by ImmortalFaust on Mar 13th 2019 at 1:12:59 AM

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Adannor from effin' belarus Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: Buried in snow, waiting for spring
#14008: Mar 13th 2019 at 1:28:46 AM

It's the "evolution" thing that makes them flip. (No, of course they have no idea that it is a complete misnomer, nor do they care.)

RodimusMinor Professional Complainer Since: Oct, 2018
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#14009: Mar 13th 2019 at 5:08:31 AM

Becky why are you dressed like a cartoon dog from a 90s cartoon where the ratings are starting to slip?

Kayeka from Amsterdam Since: Dec, 2009
#14010: Mar 13th 2019 at 5:49:07 AM

I think it's a good look on her, really. Also, appreciate her opinion on Leslie's taste in women.

RodimusMinor Professional Complainer Since: Oct, 2018
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#14011: Mar 13th 2019 at 6:45:10 AM

Oh god I just realized Becky strolled past Dina's room.

Kayeka from Amsterdam Since: Dec, 2009
#14012: Mar 13th 2019 at 7:14:34 AM

Eh, maybe she just felt like hanging out with her best friend for a bit. It's not like Dina doesn't appreciate a bit of me time.

FuzzyBoots from Outlying borough of Pittsburgh (there's a lot of Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
#14013: Mar 13th 2019 at 9:49:11 AM

I know it's a comic standard, but the way her eyes are appearing over her hair in the last panel freaks me out.

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#14014: Mar 13th 2019 at 10:10:22 AM

[up] Yeah, it weirded me out too...I think they're supposed to be chasing her eyebrow but still.

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#14016: Mar 13th 2019 at 10:38:30 PM

Jeez, October already? Feels like August was just eight years ago.

MrAHR Ahr river from ಠ_ಠ Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: A cockroach, nothing can kill it.
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#14017: Mar 14th 2019 at 2:15:34 AM

The fact that it's only october is kind of wild to me. Like man what an eventful three months.

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Kaiseror Since: Jul, 2016
#14018: Mar 14th 2019 at 6:33:54 AM

Amusing, considering christians used halloween to get pagans to convert.

Discar Since: Jun, 2009
#14019: Mar 14th 2019 at 7:48:19 AM

Yep. Fundies don't just ignore science when it suits them, they ignore their own history. I mean, I could understand trying to tone down the constant slutty costumes for various reasons, but a significant portion of fundies seriously believe that this holiday is Satan's birthday.

Kaiseror Since: Jul, 2016
#14020: Mar 14th 2019 at 8:42:25 AM

Christmas has a similar origin, it was originally a pagan holiday used to commemorate the winter solstice, that's why I find the whole "keeping the christ in Christmas" thing hilarious as he wasn't even in it to begin with.

RodimusMinor Professional Complainer Since: Oct, 2018
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#14021: Mar 14th 2019 at 5:28:18 PM

Aaaand now I love Sarah.

Adannor from effin' belarus Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: Buried in snow, waiting for spring
#14022: Mar 14th 2019 at 11:29:07 PM

[up][up] They put him into it and aren't keen on having him removed.

Hell I'd guess there was some of Red Scare in it as well, as we here had the festivities moved to New Year and made nonreligious.

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KarkatTheDalek Not as angry as the name would suggest. from Somwhere in Time/Space Since: Mar, 2012 Relationship Status: You're a beautiful woman, probably
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#14024: Mar 15th 2019 at 12:38:32 AM

Hm...yeah, I had thought that the Browns being anti-Halloween didn't seem quite in-character for them, though I figured it could have been the case.

Seriously though, Sarah, that last excuse just reeks of bullshit, how did you not pick up on that?

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Spindriver Fanatical Dabbler from UK Since: Apr, 2013 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
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#14025: Mar 15th 2019 at 3:27:03 AM

Can you really tell genuine fundie "logic" from specious bullshit?

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