August 14, 2013 - As stated above, many of the upcoming comics will deal with storylines regarding rape. I'm going to try my best to make note of any comics specifically in the archive (and I possibly should go back and amend some pages to include trigger warnings), but in the interest of finding a compromise that is both sensitive to survivors of rape and not spoiling future storylines, I've decided to put up a trigger warning at the top of the main page as well as place this paragraph at the top of the blog with considerable lead time before the comics depicting such situations are posted.
It was kinda important to me to have a somewhat realistic turnover rate at the clinic, and Ellie's departure was always planned (though she's obviously sticking around as she dates Aaron and remains friends with Sophie). Her replacement wasn't planned but Sophie seemed to be a logical extension. I have ideas for how other cast members may leave but nothing's particularly planned at this point, for the most part the comic will focus primarily on Jennifer so at the very least she's not going anywhere (or if she does the comic will stay with her).
I saw this South African commercial about domestic abuse that I find both disappointing and unsurprising. I think increasing the visibility of such organizations like the one being advertised can only help victims of domestic abuse, which is why it's worth linking to, but I wish there were more obvious solutions for what the neighbors could have done. I don't think it's unreasonable that they didn't get involved for fear of getting hurt or fears that the police would not be able to help (note that the police don't show up either so they may not have been called). I wish I knew what to say that was more encouraging but instead I think the best thing to do is educate people that domestic abuse is not okay which will discourage aggressors from resorting to violence and encourage victims to leave. On this note I'll also mention this disturbing case in India further adding to the number of incidents of rape in the country and further suggesting major problems with how their culture views women. At the same time I worry sharing this article only overlooks other incidents I could link to as if like today's comic implies they're not bad enough. The truth is that I want to link to incidents that have the potential to change a problematic culture which considering the situation in India this may be. The US's situation doesn't seem to be at a tipping point but I'm not sure I should really call that a good thing. Improvements could certainly be made. I just don't have news articles to link to about the necessity or potential of such changes at the moment.
-D
It was kinda important to me to have a somewhat realistic turnover rate at the clinic, and Ellie's departure was always planned (though she's obviously sticking around as she dates Aaron and remains friends with Sophie). Her replacement wasn't planned but Sophie seemed to be a logical extension. I have ideas for how other cast members may leave but nothing's particularly planned at this point, for the most part the comic will focus primarily on Jennifer so at the very least she's not going anywhere (or if she does the comic will stay with her).
I saw this South African commercial about domestic abuse that I find both disappointing and unsurprising. I think increasing the visibility of such organizations like the one being advertised can only help victims of domestic abuse, which is why it's worth linking to, but I wish there were more obvious solutions for what the neighbors could have done. I don't think it's unreasonable that they didn't get involved for fear of getting hurt or fears that the police would not be able to help (note that the police don't show up either so they may not have been called). I wish I knew what to say that was more encouraging but instead I think the best thing to do is educate people that domestic abuse is not okay which will discourage aggressors from resorting to violence and encourage victims to leave. On this note I'll also mention this disturbing case in India further adding to the number of incidents of rape in the country and further suggesting major problems with how their culture views women. At the same time I worry sharing this article only overlooks other incidents I could link to as if like today's comic implies they're not bad enough. The truth is that I want to link to incidents that have the potential to change a problematic culture which considering the situation in India this may be. The US's situation doesn't seem to be at a tipping point but I'm not sure I should really call that a good thing. Improvements could certainly be made. I just don't have news articles to link to about the necessity or potential of such changes at the moment.
-D
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