Sophie Labelle's Assigned Male - Original Thread - The Incredible Adventures of Stephie (Who Won't Shut Up About Being Trans)

[ShavedSheep]

A newspaper covered the webcomic: http://i100.independent.co.uk/artic...trans-is-as-funny-as-it-is-moving--e1BYpa7djg

The title of the publication was
"This web comic about being trans is as funny as it is moving"

Given that title, I wasn't sure if it was going to be taking the piss out of the comic or a serious publication about it.

 

[Shokew]

You know, there's another thing I was thinking about when looking at this POS "comic"... The fact that there are people like this who are apart of the LGBTQ community and their struggle to be accepted, despite the heavy hurdles they unfortunately and unfairly do face - that this "comic" does not address well, nor even attempt to effectively address at all! Too bad Tumblr loves this trash so much that they think this is something that could speak for the LGBTQ community as a whole, which is absolute BS.

I can easily say that if this is the kind of raggedy nonsense that serves as a platform for anyone feeling oppressed because they feel they are something they aren't - they deserve some... SOME of the oppression they get for not looking at the bigger issue nor how to tackle it properly. I wouldn't be surprised if I found myself apart of said oppression of these people, if only to not just knock some sense into them, but to show them just how wrong they are about a lot of things. And for the record, I would hate to be seen as the bad guy in this brand of "oppression", but I cannot allow myself to side with people who think emulating this kind of behavior, whether it be from a comic or just on their own volition (which is just as bad, if not, worse!) to be any modicum of the term A-OK. It just... ain't.

It doesn't seem like I've fully articulated my further thoughts on this all that well, so TL;DR - Not only would I continue to be thankful that kids in general who are apart of the LGBTQ community not emulate such awful behavior, but that adults in general (whom may also be apart of said community) never, ever think this behavior ever be A-OK, especially if they want to be respected anytime soon in the future. I'd hate to have to be against them, otherwise, if only to teach them something they should learn all on their own - that mutual respect, despite our differences, goes a long way toward real progress.

...Something a POS "comic" like this cannot, nor should ever even think of trying to do when it fails so fucking hard.

 

[fishercat]

There's strawman comics that are funny and endearing in their own weird little way, like Chick Tracts. Then there's... this.

 

[Shokew]

There's strawman comics that are funny and endearing in their own weird little way, like Chick Tracts. Then there's... this.

And there lies the issue at hand - this thinks it's funny. There's a huge and obvious difference, TBH...

 

[Planky859]

https://kiwifarms.net/attachments/edit9-png.24916/

Some people would call kissing underage girls on the cheek creepy.

 

[fishercat]

Not to mention the art is ugly as hell. The main character looks like she has Down's Syndrome.

 

[Piga Dgrifm]

I've lived in Austin, and this is literally it.

Here's where you can buy Assigned Male merch: https://www.etsy.com/shop/AssignedMale

 

[SteelPlatedHeart]

I've lived in Austin, and this is literally it.

Here's where you can buy Assigned Male merch: https://www.etsy.com/shop/AssignedMale

.....there's merch of this?

 

[Shokew]

Count me in as bewildered that there is merch of this POS... Seriously, buying that crap is just asking to be negatively labeled, and for good reasons - which is also something else I meant to elaborate on about all of this noisemaking dear author is doing just to stay some modicum of relevant.

 

[SteelPlatedHeart]

~checks store~

~sees "Down with the cis-tem" merch~

 

[Cosmos]

Smh, people are actually buying merchandise of this bullshit:

 

[RP 520]

Spoiler: Edit Comic #55

 

[Meowthkip]

I love how so many of the other characters are trying their best to be understanding of Stephie being trans, and all she does is bitch them out. I haven't seen such a colossal fail at writing a likable character in a while now.

It's almost as bad at creating likable main characters as Moon Over June.

... Almost.

 

[Cosmos]

It's almost as bad at creating likable main characters as Moon Over June.

... Almost.

*innocently Googles "Moon Over June"*

*curses Meowthkip's name as well as her past and future lineage 30 seconds later*

 

[Meowthkip]

*innocently Googles "Moon Over June"*

*curses Meowthkip's name as well as her past and future lineage 30 seconds later*

I'm so sorry, I should have warned you.

 

[Hat]

What exactly is a zine, and how is this "handmade?" Also, good to know that purchasing this won't let you read the comics in the color that you can get by reading them online for free.

 

[SteelPlatedHeart]

I love how the kid's reaction to anyone who's either trying to understand her or has a different opinion is "Well clearly there's something wrong with you..."

 

[D.Angus]

You know, there's another thing I was thinking about when looking at this POS "comic"... The fact that there are people like this who are apart of the LGBTQ community and their struggle to be accepted, despite the heavy hurdles they unfortunately and unfairly do face - that this "comic" does not address well, nor even attempt to effectively address at all! Too bad Tumblr loves this trash so much that they think this is something that could speak for the LGBTQ community as a whole, which is absolute BS.

There's a reason why I still refer to LGBT as LGBT and not the LGBTQRSTUV Tumblrinas desperately want IT to be called. The number one reason is having people highjack a movement so they can push their agenda and completely ignore what it was originally about. See also, Occupy Wallstreet and Gamergate.

It's almost as bad at creating likable main characters as Moon Over June.

... Almost.

God damn my curiosity... Well I'm off to find some brain bleach.. I'll stop at Costco and pick up some in bulk for everyone here who googled that..

 

[RP 520]

Penguins won't judge: Because they're fucking birds that don't even have a concept of "self". Hell they're not even mammals!

''A darling coloring book by a talented artist... The artwork and stories help children and adults alike remember that being different is okay, and that everybody is special in their own way.''

-Leslie Lagerstrom
www.transparenthood.net

(key word bolded)

On a random note, I'm getting the suspicion that the author is possibly also one of those crazy pro-Quebec independence nationalists as how he/she insists on writing a lot in French despite clearly knowing English and also never mentions Canada in the printing location but instead: "Printed in Montreal, Quebec, on 100% recycled paper." Is this a thing that I'm over thinking or is this a thing that the French-Canadians that hate the rest of Canada do?

 

[SteelPlatedHeart]

''A darling coloring book by a talented artist... The artwork and stories help children and adults alike remember that being different is okay, and that everybody is special in their own way.''

-Leslie Lagerstrom
www.transparenthood.net