Inactive Andrew Dobson / Tom Preston / CattyN - STOP DOING SEXIST CRAP

UglyOldJafar said:
A bit off topic, but after watching a webseries called webcomic relief (which talks about different webcomics, their qualitis and even featured SYAC at one point) I came to realize something in regard of Alex ze Pirate I wasn't even aware up to this point directly.

Alex ze Pirate is so bad as a comic and "story" in itself, it doesn't even have a premise.

Short explanation what I mean: Pretty much every story or entertainment media (except music) has some sort of premise to it. A motivation for a character to do certain things or a very basic idea that e.g. sparks the plot of a story or is the recurring motife of something on which things are build up on.

Simple example from cartoons: Pinky and Brain. Premise: Two genetically altered mice try to take over the world. Story: Pretty much none existent. Source of humor: How in each episode, based on the premise, they will come up with a scheme that backfires on them, how it plays out and how it backfires.

Even Garfield has some sort of premise, because the "roles" Davis characters have are very easily to define. Garfield is sarcastic and reacts to the stupidity of the world (and his owner) around him, Oddie is an idiot and Jon is a naive goody two shoes nerd. the humor is then pretty much to see characters react to a certain situation or how they wrap up a trian of thoughts.

BUT in Alex ze Pirate, not only do the character have no clear role all for their own (everyone is sooner or later the buttmonkey or asshole, though Sam is obviously the buttmonkey more often) but none of the characters has a motivation for the things they are doing, nor a "goal" to achieve.

Alex and Co exist in a "bubble" so to speak where they are just necessary cardboard cut outs for one random punchline that has come to Dobson's greasy head.

To put in perspective how bad it is: US Angel Corps, a comic whose "premise" is that each "episode" (2-7 pages) a female character is raped and brutally killed (not even in that chain of events) has more defined roles for the characters and a premise to follow, than AzP where everything is pretty much "lol, so random".
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I remember Dobson reacting as you expected when someone on dA showed him the Webcomic Relief review.
 
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SteelPlatedHeart said:
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Awkward, I frequented around the same time, if not earlier, comic shops regularly. Had my best chats with the owner of one comic shop. Never experienced hostility or sexism. And gosh, I miss him and his comic shop. But maybe the reason why I never experienced turbo sexism is, because I am a honeybadger. Andsimply don't give a fuck. Had a Rei Ayanami keychain from this comic shop, you could peek up her skirt on her panties.... Okay, there we have it: SEXISM!
 
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Sexy Times Hitler said:
"I saw discrimination against women in comic shops." It's like when Chris Kluwe said he saw teammates molest a young girl in the locker room. And again, it begs the same question: If you saw it with your own eyes, why didn't you tell anybody?
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We are talking here about a guy, who stood awkwardly for 10 minutes in a Fast Food restaurant, when he wanted to pick up some take away. Unable to say a damn thing to the staff. Do you expect him to even utter something, when witnessing supposed sexism?! If something along the lines, what Dobson claims, even happened.
 
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Smiling Honeybadger said:
We are talking here about a guy, who stood awkwardly for 10 minutes in a Fast Food restaurant, when he wanted to pick up some take away. Unable to say a damn thing to the staff. Do you expect him to even utter something, when witnessing supposed sexism?! If something along the lines, what Dobson claims, even happened.
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Of course is lying to get ass pats, also the only sexist there was himself, after all im sure he stood there drooling over the poor girl while imagining her bloating up and exploding as a ballon
 
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Smiling Honeybadger said:
. Do you expect him to even utter something, when witnessing supposed sexism?! If something along the lines, what Dobson claims, even happened.
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Do you ever thing he's ever been brave in his life? Ever stood up and been counted? Ever stood his ground or dug deep within himself and pushed on? Do think he's ever thought "well at least I gave it everything?".

I suspect not.
 
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Emperor Julian said:
Do you ever thing he's ever been brave in his life? Ever stood up and been counted? Ever stood his ground or dug deep within himself and pushed on? Do think he's ever thought "well at least I gave it everything?".

I suspect not.
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Dobson strikes me as the kind of guy who, upon being troubled by a classmate, coworker, etc. would run to his mom, a teacher or his boss to have them resolve the conflict for him.
 
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RomanesEuntDomus said:
Dobson strikes me as the kind of guy who, upon being troubled by a classmate, coworker, etc. would run to his mom, a teacher or his boss to have them resolve the conflict for him.
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The teacher would probably have told him not to be such a wimp. No, you can't sue for psychological damage because someone sprayed you with a prank squirt flower. No, you can't have your inflation art up on the classroom wall.
 
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It's like he's physically incapable of being happy with his art.

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