April 11, 2012 - This comic retreads some of the themes I've already stated; everyone's an individual with differing opinions on sexuality and discussing said differences can be uncomfortable. Ellie does not think the same way as Jennifer who doesn't think the same as Star and so on and so forth. You'd think this'd be obvious, but everyone from advertisers to politicians do like to lump people together into convenient groups.

Speaking of advertisers, please let me know if objectionable ads show up on the sidebars by e-mailing me. I don't really want to run political ads, but I don't have them filtered as I do feel some ads related to the abortion issue would be appropriate for the site (i'll go into specifics only if a particular ad causes controversy in the future, but generally with all political situations, educate yourself and form your own opinion, even if it's not mine).

So that's all I have to say about advertising, for now, though I may have more to say in the not too distant future.

Anyway, back to a discussion of the comic, I'll probably be revisiting these themes and more again. In this particular comic, I wanted to have Ellie weigh in on her personal attitudes regarding her sexuality and open discussion of the topic as opposed to the emotionless exterior she tries to present to patients. I also wanted to hint that Philip, like most of the staff (well, except Dr. Gregory), has a life outside the clinic. Once again these characters are meant to be individuals with unique ideologies, personalities, and interests which does include a personal life.

-D