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Dinner Date (lemmy.ca)
submitted 2 months ago by klingerd@lemmy.ca to c/comicstrips@lemmy.world
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[-] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 37 points 2 months ago
[-] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago

You said it, this wrong in so many ways.

[-] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

It's art. It's meant to provoke. Now put yourself in a vegan's shoes for a moment and look again at this comic, and you see the grotesquerie of animal based agriculture laid bare.

It's social comentary. Really really good social comentary. Edit - not vegan myself, but I get it.

[-] hypnicjerk@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

comic is ok but the offended comments really elevate it

[-] Icytrees@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Reminds me of Pig by Roald Dahl.

People expect some funny, maybe payback, at least for someone to do something. Nope. Just weird and sad.

[-] AntiBullyRanger@ani.social -3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

You see, THIS is a far better example, than whatever you intended to do in my conversation with an actual asshole.

I am also partial to Animal Farm, because who doesn't love an allegory to bourgeois abuse?

You can evoke justifiable anger at the correct targets without grossing your readers away.

Unless you really meant to patronize me.

[-] Icytrees@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Are you trying positive reinforcement with my Internet etiquette? It doesn't work great when you do it with affective contempt.

I thought you were being ironic when you said you know art can evoke emotions but you were mad about the specific emotions this art evokes.

[-] AntiBullyRanger@ani.social -3 points 2 months ago

I am trying to comprehend your intent.
If we are both art enjoyers, that comprehend art can evoke emotions with comprehension of your audience in mind, why can you evoke disenfranchisement while I can't?

[-] Icytrees@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago

You can't? Have you tried?

[-] AntiBullyRanger@ani.social -3 points 2 months ago

I try to keep good company without trying to offend my income, so no, I am not going to attempt to disenfranchise my commissioners.

But you do you!✌️

[-] Icytrees@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I will. My dick-breathing dragon prints are a top seller with judge-judy tarot coming in a close second. People like being mildly offended, just look at these comments.

Good luck, truly. The world needs artists. I only downvoted you after you called our friend there an asshole, which I didn't think was cool, otherwise I enjoyed our debate.

Edit: Pig was about raising people to be disempowered by shielding them from negativity, and how it does them a disservice. I struggle to find a strong allusion to class struggle, since the primary theme is the danger of being naive.

[-] AntiBullyRanger@ani.social -2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

>debating, in the comic strips community

’baitbro, you're in the wrong instance

You can end your grasps.

[-] Icytrees@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

Did you not respond to me in a new thread to like... continue this debate? Almost like art can trigger strong emotions.

And here I was trying to be polite, following one of the rules of the comic strips community.

[-] AntiBullyRanger@ani.social 0 points 2 months ago

I am absolutely certain your definition of debate differs quite drastically than what this entire community qous it means.

I can justifiably name people by the behavior they act upon. Unless you like renaming actions we can witness on our own. Am I an asshole for calling an asshole an asshole?

[-] Icytrees@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

That would be neat to see how the comic strip community defines a debate.

If anyone sees this and feels like answering, how would you define a debate?

Anyway, anyone can call someone an asshole, for sure. I didn't call you call you an asshole, I said it wasn't a cool, because one of the community rules is to be polite.

[-] trxxruraxvr@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago
[-] Hadriscus@jlai.lu 7 points 2 months ago

he drugged her just so he couls finish her sandwich ? he could have bought his own, or asked her for a bite. Very upsetting comic

[-] shiftymccool@piefed.ca 1 points 2 months ago

If the way you understood it was upsetting to you, be happy in your ignorance

[-] naticus@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

How about fucking no.

[-] Maxxie@piefed.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 months ago

usually love this dude's comics, strangely this one is viscerally awful

[-] multi_flexi@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago
[-] Sunsofold@lemmings.world 2 points 2 months ago

Contra does some great dark comics. This feels like it was rushed.

[-] Heliumfart@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 months ago

This is hurtin.

[-] SeraphimNova@lemmy.world -2 points 2 months ago
[-] AntiBullyRanger@ani.social -4 points 2 months ago

If klingerd & DaveContra wanted to exemplify compliance of [witnessing and doing nothing] evil, even then the humor falls flat.

[-] AntiBullyRanger@ani.social -2 points 2 months ago

On a retrospective, thank you @klingerd@lemmy.ca, you managed to attract the assholes for our community to ignore. On behalf of normal folks, we thank you for your sacrifice.

[-] GrantUsEyes@lemmy.zip -1 points 2 months ago

I think op is just another bot.

this post was submitted on 13 Dec 2025
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