Watch your language, girls!
Sorry for the stupid censoring of the swear words in this post, but the text content spider of our main ad agency does not like it when there are too many swear words on a page and the front page with the comic title and comic description gets a lot of hits. I hope you understand that I prefer to put in some #’s and not lose $40 instead. However, it’s okay to use swear words in the comment section since the comments don’t appear on the front page.
To be continued, of course. I guess it was only a matter of time until Larisa receives some sort of backlash for her “naive slutting around” as our reader ersatz_spring described it in the comment section of our last comic.
After this short, and certainly somewhat controversial, storyline about Larisa we’ll do one with Woo as the main character if you should already miss him.
There are two new sketches on our page for donators, one featuring Woo, Sid and Shadow and another one featuring the entire cast.
- Larisa: Bye, Justin. See ya this evening.
- Michelle: You’re such a slut, Larisa.
- Larisa: I’m not, you braindead hater!
- Larisa: I’m not a slut…
- Larisa: … Or am I?
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i hate how people always missuse the term slut, esspecialy in this situation. all larisa is doing is flirting with a few guys (i swear if they all were EVERYONE would be happy). inthe end that chick is just mad that she cant get some.
Thanks for this. I’m starting to lose my childlike love of this comic with all its sudden whorishness.
No, I believe she really thinks Larisa is behaving slutty. I think the amount of girls who insult another girl and actually believe that the other girl is a xyz is much higher than the amount of boys who are using the same insult. At least according to my experience girls swear much less, but when they do it means more.
(It’s okay to use swear words in the comment section since the comments don’t appear on the start page.)
Sudden? Have you read any of the strips involving Larisa after the initial diabetes story arc?
I’m aware that this strip is somewhat… I dunno maybe “risky”, but Sandra and Woo ain’t no Family Circus.
Kissing is not ‘just flirting’. However, I would agree that using the word ‘slµt’ is a little too strong to describe this kind of behaviour.
At least during my school time, all the other boys were throwing around swear words like there’s no tomorrow. The German word for “son of a bitch” was probably the favorite insult on my elementary school. I think it’s funny how detached from reality the mainstream media is in this regard. I’m going for a more realistic approach.
I’m not actually criticising your use of it, I’m just arguing semantics 🙂
Oh, I didn’t think you were criticizing me. Of course “slut” is too strong of a word, but Michelle *wants* to insult Larisa. And when you want to insult someone it’s only natural to exaggerate.
It’s always the girls who are getting bashed about it. You see a guy doing the same thing and they call him a “player”. Even if there are 11-12, that’s the period where kids start to mature both physically and mentally, so it’s ok to explore different relationships so long as it doesn’t get out of hand
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Wow… This one left my jaw hanging for a moment. It does tell us a bit about how Larisa thinks though. The introspective moment at the end is interesting.
Michelle perhaps has a bit of a point, but probably takes it too far (even if it is to insult).
So what are the odds Michele will soon be drinking a homework shake soon?
(Disclaimer: In the above comments, I am not critical of the content of the strip, nor of the characterization. The content is consistent with previous strips, albeit on the risque side. And Larisa will be Larisa.)
Now is the question of whether or not she’s actually offended by that girl’s comment… eheh.
If you want to know don’t miss the next two strips. 😉
I like the title, I thought it was deliberate from the start, and not cautionary. Somewhy that “v” reminds me of something Russian(though, in retrospect, it should actuall be Roman).
Anyway, this Larisa story is going pretty well, it’s nice to see the characters developping like that. I mean, in the artistic sense. 😉
I amn not sure about the intend of the insult. It is clear that women/girls tend to twists qualities in ‘rivals’ into corrupted and perversive ‘lowly’ forms of same quality (a strong and self-assured rival would be described as tom-boy, boyish or ladette; a populare and confident rival who is not ashamed of her body is a slut; a well dressed rival with great sense of fashion and make up is an arogant barbie; etc etc etc…), especially if its a characteristic they have but don’t dare to express themselves or or one they wish they had. So, Michelle calling Larissa a slut would most likely means that she is a surpressed slut herself and cranky because she does not have the gutts to express it, or she is not a slut herself and jealous about Larissa’s popularity.
I think Larissa will in the end not feel offended. She is not only cool enough to stand above such petty insults, she is also freakish enough to take it as a compliment, especially if she takes the ‘slutty’ definition of the word, which would be the opposite of an arogant, friggid, up-stuck bitch…so definately slut being something worth aspiring to
….or she simply takes it as a compliment because its a bad thing in Michelle’s opinion….
I don’t think she’s a “slut”, as I highly doubt that she’s already had sex with multiple partners.
However, I DO believe she’s acting ‘slutty’, which is quite possible for ANY female to do…whether it’s intentional or not.
Also, the idea that a female would call another female a ‘slut’ because she’s JEALOUS about not being one/acting like one herself is laughable; I cannot fathom the low self-esteem one must have in order to WANT to act in such a way!
what is the problem of larissa liking boys? only because she has less shame than most, doesnt mean shes a slut. i think calling her a slut only because the way she threats boys is a stupidy thing to do. i rather like the idea of ppl who act as themselves, not as other ppl think they should.
plus, michelle is jealous
Since when does being a slut, or wanting to be a slut, mean having low self-esteem? i would ratehr say the oposite…someone with low self-esteem or someone ashamed of their body, disgusted by their own biology and urges or uncertain about their own sexuality would never be a slut. A slut is a wonderful, admirable and glorious woman, proud, self-confident, sensual, vivid, alive, beautiful….
As the saying goes “Only those who are inferior find the urge to demand equality, only those lacking would demean the qualities in their betters”
Nyeeeeh.. I’d call her an excessive flirt.. she’s not old enough to be a slut. She might be a little forward but I’ve only ever seen her kiss Justin (since the first cloud/larissa thing)
If you have to ask yourself… Yes.
I mean, they are making plans for the evening. Which to me indicates some kind of interest in a romantic relationship, which is not paticuarly sluttish unless you happen to be in Saudi Arabia.
I have no issues with the comic content, I’m just surprised the words “braindead” and “hater” need censoring!
She’s not slutty, she just has a firey personality. As Michelle finds out the next day when she goes to her locker and finds the contents ‘accidentally’ burnt to ashes. I mean heck, playing with the boys means she’s spending that much less time playing with all manner of incindiaries! It’s a good thing!
i agree with ShinyHappyGoth … why are those words censored ? … makes no sense lol … but yeah shes not slutty just flirting a BIT too much … i understand flirting is something everyone does even when in relationships but maybe the fact that she does is so much is why shes drawing the hate from all these other girls … personally i think she’ll get into an argument, realize what shes doing, and tone it down a bit maybe even stop it and just focus on Justin lol … thats what im hoping at least lol
it’s not slutty to be a little flirtatious. although this is from a guy, but it does help our self-esteem when a girl gives us a little attention.
Panel five, expression, love it! 🙂
Aww, she’s not a slut, she’s just sharing her love! What’s wrong with that? Kisses should be acceptable for everyone! c:
I actually read a book on the psychology of girls in middle/high school, and slut is (over)used as a social/psychological control tool. Personally, I don’t really think that Larissa’s behavior qualifies— she’d at least have to be showing a LOT more skin than that.
I wonder…
How typical is Larisa’s “Lesson 3” behavior, as opposed to being with specific boy, currently Justin?
Is Larisa going for a relationship with one boy at a time (which might break, as with Andrew who ended up in hospital), or is she dating different boys?
And how does the talk about Larisa compare to the talk about Sandra?
Flirting and kissing does not a skank make.
Now if it was while you were romanticly involved with someone else already…
Haters be hatin’
I’m not fully sure how to react to that strip XD
but either way:
The fact that she has to think about that should give her even more to think about.
(You can actually see her thinking in pannel 5 XD’ )
But at the other hand: She’s chaotic neutral 😉
She can do what ever she want’s to do without being pigeonholed (Is it said like that in english?)
I think it’s a question of the definiton of “slut”. If teasing is slutty or not for example…
Or was Michelle reffering to the fact that Larisa got yet another (new) boyfriend?
Sadly, I can fully confirm this.
It was exactly the same at my school so you really are realistic about that.
I think Larissa makes the punishment fit the crime. The person who she gave the homework shake to was a studious person. In this case, I think she would find a way to make Michelle look less innocent…
Nice one man, it is a bit rude and all that, but true that in real life kids tend to be like that (sadly).
Didn’ think anythin bad about Larisa and her free way of thinking so far, at least nothin so drastic, but let’s hope this’ll make her think a bit like in the last two panels. 🙂
Can’t wait to see how this’ll turn out, keep it up.
Interesting how she sticks her hands in her pockets and looks down before contemplating her potential sluttiness. If I was more immature I could imply something fairly unlikly from that. :-p
Now I feel like an idiot. I don’t suppose anyone else read the football strip last week and thought that Justin was Cloud’s sister…? No…? I’ll just be over here then… Hitting my head against the wall.
People are starting younger these days…
I know a little German, so I occasionally check the German version of the strip to see how some of the terms are used there. Today, I found the difference really interesting: Larissa calls Michelle a “scheinheilige Tussi,” which I would translate (admittedly, my German is a bit weak, so I may miss a bit of nuance) as “sanctimonious hussy.” The terms have a very different feel to me. I wonder why the difference…
I like her the way she is. One may call her slut – who cares?
She is a perfect sidekick for Sandra, because she’s different and more ‘kinky’.
I wonder what Woo thinks about her…
I have always been (confused?) by attitudes in my culture towards what is perfectly natural and healthy. Kissing – BFD – WTF? And I know for a fact those who protest too much are usually practitioners of what they preach against. (Or at least wish they had the guts to do it.) Where I grew up there were real genuine over the top check for VD in the morning sluts. And if you wanted to meet one you went to the Baptist youth group picnics.
Why would we miss any strip? 😛
Maybe she should just look it up in a dictionary, and see if she is or not, and thus just let that insult roll off…
Well…they say life is about discovering oneself. *nervous laugh*
ohh, I would hate that so much if some random chick just walked past me in the hallway and said that! It’s just part of Larisa’s character, and frankly, she’s one of the coolest ones. Maybe because she feels so free to be herself.
I have to agree with you here. the person who taught me my first swear word was the dean’s/principal’s son.
CAPS LOCK FOR IMPORTANCE
THIS WAS ALL PLANED?!
OR ARE YOU TAKING CARE OF THE COMMENTS AT THE TIME YOU WERE DOING THIS STORY ARC?
I just want to know the honest answer cause I was taken by surprise, I thought we were just espectators and not an influence to the Sandra & Woo world.
Don’t assume that she can’t play with boys and incendiaries at the same time. If i remember right one of the earlier strips said she gave a boy second degree burns! Or the boy could also be a pyromaniac, that would be far worse
Just be glad Larissa and Carrie are not in the same school…..
I agree Darkon, she is very capible of maiming (oops I mean helping) boys and playing with fire. Or is it the boys who are playing with fire? not sure…
You know, I like how it seems like Larisa is thinking about being a slut. It almost seems like she’s starting to think it’s a good thing, because you can’t hear your voice. It’s interesting.
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Well, I think she probably won’t. Larisa is the kind to either take advice or get revenge, depending on how she takes the meaning of the words.
Darkon said “Don’t assume that she can’t play with boys and incendiaries at the same time.” I think that when she’s playing with boys she IS an incendiary device! And I like fire. – – I mean I like fiery personalities, like Larisa. OK, I like both. Burn, baby, burn!!! (Oops, sorry.)
Hee, I like that Larissa is standing right next to a trash can while she’s contemplating whether or not she’s “trashy”. 😉