Shades Of A 065
Awkward past is awkward. Look at them both trying to be what they think the other person wants.
Some notes on pronouns- Anwar uses They to refer to JD whether past or present so use that as your guide.
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I thought JD was hot in the last panel of the previous comic…clearly they are the mxstrs* of sexy final panels!
*Clumsy attempt at a GQ alternative to master/mistress. Anyone got any better suggestions?
Mattresses.
I realize it’s not a good combination, but I usually manage to get a laugh out of people when I use it.
Master/Mistress > Mastress > Mattress.
That’s awesome.
JD, the Mattress of Sexy.
Yup, I like it! ^_^
…well, that certainly gives a new meaning of “going to the mattresses”.
EEEEEE!!!!!! *happy dance at Steve and Mark comic*
Also, past-JD is still hot as hell when they’re trying to be sexy. “You’re biting your lip” indeed.
Whoa, JD!
Oh, the awkwards. They burn. xD
I’m always confused by pronouns used for past tense. A friend I had thought for years as “he” has only recently declared herself to be a “she” but when I refer to the time she was a “he” I want to slip into “he” since back then that was my mentality, but I realize she was always a “she” even if she had not fully been aware of her gender identity as a “she” and… ooooh, the spinned merry-go-round! I say everyone just use “they” for all genders and situations, and we can all be happy.
Different people have different preferences. Generally I think it’s best to ask the individual what they would like. If Anwar uses they, maybe we can assume JD has made that preference known to him? Especially when Tab said it’s the guide ;)
Using “they” or some other gender neutral term for all genders and all situations everywhere would be the best! Rofl too bad it won’t happen in my lifetime.
Man, this panel is painfully awkward. I’m cringing and waiting for the train wreck that will probably ensue… I almost don’t want to watch. Almost.
I respect how people choose to be referred to, but I prefer to be called “she/her” not “they”. If I am unsure, I will use the person’s name rather than a pronoun.
It’s not really about whether someone was always a she though. It’s not even grammatically correct to refer to someone in the past with previous pronouns. This isn’t something that is widely known probably because it doesn’t often come up for most people.
Pronouns are not past tense. If I were talking about my 5’11” friend, about when they used to be 5’5″, and I was talking about them in the past, and I said “She was 5 foot 5”, that would be fine, because you say “She was” you are now talking about the previous incarnation, but the “She” refers to the current person, otherwise you would not need to say “was”.
The only case when this isn’t true is when you talk about the past in the present tense, which could happen if you’re doing something like “The year is 1995, Alex is 5 foot 5 and has lost her phone”.
There you are actually speaking in present tense now.
And now it is no longer grammatically incorrect to use previous pronouns.
Though of course, there are other things to consider in the pronoun usage than just correct grammar. But my point is to merely show that in the vast majority of cases when you are talking about a person in past tense at least, using their previous pronouns is a bit nonsensical.
Tab! I’m so excited about how successful your kickstarter is! I finally kicked (pledged??) it yesterday. It looks like you’re gonna bust through the 12k goal too!
Thanks heaaaps for putting up my link too! I’m in the top 50 now, wool!
Excellent! I’m glad I could help, even if it’s only a little bit!
I’m sure this has been mentioned before. But it should be mentioned again.
Go here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FV-nuhlB5A
Enjoy!
I don’t know. It doesn’t seem here like they are trying to pretend to be anyone or anything else other than themselves. Anwar doesn’t seem to be showing any interest in sex, but JD is. Seems like that’s what they are like.