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(hi from a completely new computer w/ monitor that shows everything darker and yellower than the prior one bc I guess it only takes an HDMI input, ugh idk)
When I switched monitors a couple years ago, I had to mess with the color tone settings to get it to look ‘right’. (It’s a TCL 4K TV, and putting it in “Game” mode to disable all the color grading and “soap opera effects” made a dramatic difference. It was like night and day.) It replaced a couple 15-year-old PC monitors that were even worse! (And no matter what I did I could never get them to match even though they were the same exact model and originally bought at the same time… ugh.)
I know this comic only covers freshman year but I kinda want an epilogue to see where they all end up because it would end things in this universe nicely. And because I want to see Becky and Dina do the horizontal tango, but only for those 2 reasons.
Ah, thank you. I haven’t seen Animaniacs in a long time. I think I saw a recent ad for Animaniacs, I guess they’re doing new episodes? I didn’t listen to the ad, just looked at it long enough to see it said Animaniacs before I skipped the ad.
I dislike that lots of jokes are not told simply because they are offensive. Offensive jokes are a way for people to come together in their shared naughtiness. When aimed at the butt of the offensive joke, they allow the use of counter-signalling to strenghten social bonds.
Not clear to me how “hello nurse” is aimed at the butt of the offensive joke. It’s certainly possible for some offensive jokes to be used positively, but those don’t tend to be the ones that aren’t told anymore – at least not for the same reasons.
That part was conditional, signalled by my use of the word “when”.
I specifically went a little deeper in that subset because it is, by nature, the most likely to actually hurt someone.
But it can’t be considered scientific data unless similar data can be obtained in multiple trials by different teams repeating the experiment using the same experimental data and methods, under the same operating conditions, in the same or a different location.
I also feel like there would be a lot of other factors too, both biological and environmental. Where Dina is on her monthly cycle could be a factor. Like you said, location could also be a factor. Lightning, sound, and other environmental factors could play into it. Spontaneity could also be a factor, since you telling someone to do something is a lot different than them surprising you with it. It’s like the difference between telling someone to make you dinner vs them surprising you with a dinner when you didn’t expect it. You are grateful either way but one comes with more of a perception that they were thinking about you and caring about your needs. Becky surprising Dina in a dinosaur outfit and other things that Dina likes when Dina is having a bad day is going to hit differently than just telling her to do it. You have to account for all those factors, though any good study addresses its own biases and weak points.
The first experiment’s data has to be considered scientific data, otherwise logically speaking science is impossible. Because you can’t have a reproduction of a scientific experiment until you have a first scientific experiment.
To be precise, if the first experiment is not scientific because it isn’t a repeat of a scientific experiment, then the second experiment technically is the first scientific one. This makes it not scientific for the same reason why the first wasn’t. Repeat forever. Also, since the second isn’t a repeat of a scientific experiment, it itself is not scientific either, if it were, it wouldn’t be an exact repeat.
Theoretically, but a lot of science doesn’t actually get replicated. Dina just needs to publish. Put the details of the experiment and results out there for critique.
Of course, it would also be hard to replicate with a different team, since they’re specifically testing Dina’s response to Becky.
…You know, I think most people wouldn’t have actually taken Dina seriously when she said this was a scientific experiment. You, sir, and all the other extremely serious people replying to you in this thread, are true heroes of scientific rigor and peer review, and I salute you.
Thought experiment: Becky discovers there’s no actual way for her to legally marry Dina in the eyes of God. The only way for her to have legitimate sex is by whatever process she herself decides is legitimate. (Dina, of course, happily plays along.) Will Becky devise a marriage ritual so convoluted it can never be completed, or one so simple it can be done before the end of the day? I figure those are the only two options.
Becky grew up knowing her place as Ross’ Godly Daughter. Her status quo is that someone tells her what to do, say, think and act. Now she knows that’s wrong, but she doesn’t have all the immediate responses and impulses up to date and especially when it comes to sex, which is something she still relies on the standards of her now-rejected upbringing to dictate for her.
As for why Becky has a permanent residence at the bottom of a barrel found in a submarine, and maybe this is a little too Freudian, but she has all those impulses going “someone tell me what to do!” and, in most parts of her life, she recognizes that as something to ignore.
But when your formative years are so entrenched in being controlled, it starts to feel comforting. Exploring that through sex is a way for Becky to get that sense of comfort and stability back in a way that she can safely compartmentalize. Yeah Dina can drag her around on a leash, but then the leash eventually comes off and Becky doesn’t have to worry about becoming a pregnant housewife the rest of the life homeschooling the children she’ll subject to the same fate, she just got to have that sensation of “I am being controlled, I am being told what to do” in a scenario that’s about making her happy instead of having to please her authority figures.
tldr: Becky used to have a boot on her head and now the boot has heels.
Conversely, I think being open about these thought processes is the only way they will achieve true sexual intimacy. And I think it’s pretty clear from context Dina doesn’t actually want to control Becky, with the constant consent checks they had during their session.
But I’m pretty ~anything goes~ with my partners, so your mileage may vary.
Hot take: While Becky’s wish to avoid sex is totally valid and her choice, I kind of think in this case it’s more a symptom of an unhealthy religious conviction that sex is something unclean. Like, she clearly really, really wants to have sex. She wants to *not* want to have sex. It’s very Joyce “resist temptation”-y.
Like, I wouldn’t actually want to tell a real person what to do in this scenario?
But since Becky is a fictional character, we see more scenes that give us insight into what makes her tick. And I can’t help but feel this unhealthy relationship with sex and sin is hurting her, even if she says her Christianity gives her strength in general.
I mean yeah that’s exactly it and has been this entire time.
Becky’s not really choosing it in a vacuum, she’s been violently traumatized into thinking sex is inherently degrading and will taint her soul.
Did anyone think Becky was doing this like “oh I just want to wait before marriage” completely of her own volition? She’s more than once expressed a hope that Dina will become so massively horny that she pressures Becky into it.
Yeah I know, but give Becky some credit. It couldn’t have been easy for her to deal with the realization she was a lesbian. “One step at a time” and all that.
The funny thing about this is that, Becky has actually very explicitly confirmed this is true numerous times now in the comic, and that’s WHY I think that their relationship is going to be just fine. Like, Becky may have a lot of messy conflicting emotions about this, but since she is AWARE of that conflict and actively trying to work around it via honest communication and collaborative problem-solving with Dina, I’m not too worried about it; in fact, I don’t think I can even really call it “unhealthy” anymore!
Sexuality is weird, and oftentimes our brains can create associations around it that we don’t like, and/or that we feel are acting as obstacles to our happiness. But they don’t actually have to just be obstacles; if you’re honest and accept them, they just become KINKS, and there’s literally an entire culture out there dedicated solely to exploring the beauty of the infinite world of kinks, and helping people incorporate it into their lives in a healthy way!
Dina continues to be peak representation for my asexuality specifically.
It is friggin insane to see my exact thoughts, feelings, and framings on the page almost every time her asexuality is discussed. It feels like Willis is reaching directly into my brain. I kind of really want to know where he’s doing his research, because I don’t resonate with a lot of the ace community discourse I run into but this is perfect.
I was hoping so hard that Becky would say the wrong thing and drag Dina into the Faith-Off. I am forced to consider the nightmarish possibility that this is just going to be an entire month of Dina and Becky having a delightful time with mutual healthy understanding and zero negative repercussions.
Lmao
Honestly i was so happy when i saw Becky here. She has no problems with not having turned Dina on and is just happy they had an enjoyable experience together. Its So sweet. These two are gonna be just fine
1B- kissing
2B- boobs
3B- touching downstairs
all the way ( I never heard ‘home run’) is heteronormative penis in vagina; obv this metaphor needs updating
Ah: thanks! Yeah it’s a very limited view of sex, even keeping it within heterosexuality honestly. Like is oral sex really just hardcore third base? Seems like it’d be just as big a deal as a home run even if pregnancy is impossible.
Honestly it seems like if anyone took on the huge task of doing a comic dub, 50 percent of Becky’s blushing expressions should have the old internet dial up sound as she registers what was said by Dina and I love that.
Not sure about the whole “sexual repression is a product of trauma” thing. I mean, sure, Becky has religion to back up her choice, but plenty of Gen-Z folks are waiting before their first sexual experience these days.
When & where I was growing up, it was considered rare to reach 16 (the legal age of consent in my home state) before your 1st sexual experience. These days, many folks are waiting until well into their 20s to explore sexual intimacy.
I also know plenty of non-ace/allosexual Gen-X-ers and Millenials who were sexually active when younger but now choose to refrain from sexual intercourse, even within the context of committed long-term safe relationships. “Loss of libido” isn’t necessarily a psychological symptom, at any age — it can just be the way one’s life is.
It’s just a personal choice, and choices evolve over time with different upbringings. Choosing to refrain, or to wait until one is mature enough to handle the emotional overwhelm that comes with sex, isn’t necessarily just a symptom of something. Abstinence can be a rational choice, even if you choose to rationalize it with religion.
Sorry, I know that’s kind of a “Thank you, Captain Obvious” observation. I just wanted to stand up for Team Becky, that it’s OK for Becky to be uncomfortable with sex, no matter what her stated reasons.
It doesn’t have to be and it’s okay for anyone to be uncomfortably with sex for their own reasons, but Becky’s reasons are clearly trauma from her religious upbringing. As are Joyce’s hangups, for that matter.
Ohoho, is Dina discovering a D/s fetish? It’s entirely within the bounds of possibility, as I have known a few people who either prefer to keep their sex and kink entirely separate, or who are ace, but nonetheless find the sensations and mindspace of BDSM to be extremely cathatic/satisfying.
Can’t believe nobody wants to go to a soccer game to be kidnapped by ICE
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today in #9chickweedlane i guess we're memory-holing again that 1997 story where amos and edda kissed for the first time after she, uh, got shot at school
It’s been awhile since I’ve more seriously read up on Ugaritic and Canaanite religions (alas, w/semi dated scholarship), but this is interesting, and not in a peaceful matriarchal fantasy kind of way.
Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg@theradr.bsky.social ⋅ 20d
If you do a close read not only of the Bible but the archeology,
it starts to look like the Israelites, & all but a couple of Judean kings, worshipped a goddess for pretty much the whole First Temple era.
The implications of this are... far ranging--
& her name might not be what we've believed.
I will say for the umpteenth time that the Democratic establishment is terrible at understanding enthusiasm math.
An energized base is crucial to winning fights-- electoral and otherwise-- because they will drag the low info folks out to vote and protest and engage.
You NEED that energy.
Gwen Snyder is uncivil@gwensnyder.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
It's not just that he and his policies are unpopular, there's a clear and demonstrated enthusiasm differential now.
His base is energetically absent, ours is livid and out in the streets.
Turns out the guy was Chuck Ayers, a nationally recognized cartoonist and creator of Crankshaft. He had a lot to say but the thing that struck me was that when he talked about whats going on now, I could see he was holding back emotion. All this still hurts him to see 55 (!!) years later.
Right now, these sweet kids have no clue how impactful this period in history will be for them, but I hope they will be proud of the time they made the best protest sign ever:
The green one that says “Trump eats boogers”
#NoKings
Katie@katiestp.bsky.social ⋅ 3d
We can’t make the actual event at the capitol today, so you’ll find us with the kids on University with our signs (and I might bring the megaphone too). Even if you can’t make it to the capitol - come out in your own neighborhoods, even if it’s for a few minutes. Be seen. Be heard. #nokings
At Comic-Con 2009 I was getting misgendered a fair bit and feeling anxious AF about it.
Robert Downey Jr. was doing a press conf for Sherlock Holmes. I wanted to shout out a question but hated drawing attn to myself. I did it anyway.
He gestured at me: "the lady in the blue shirt." I was so happy.
Hunter S Schafer@bolt451.bsky.social ⋅ 4d
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
dawn
these are not the same things
you had an abusive boyfriend
wilbur had a live-in sex stranger who he chose over your safety because he was getting laid, until the moment something almost happened to HIS GOLDFISH
methinks your checklist needs some additions
(hi from a completely new computer w/ monitor that shows everything darker and yellower than the prior one bc I guess it only takes an HDMI input, ugh idk)
Even HDMI monitors have settings for color temperature (against yellow)(thoigh if it’s only yellow at night that’s a feature) and brightness/contrast.
Double check its color calibration settings.
When I switched monitors a couple years ago, I had to mess with the color tone settings to get it to look ‘right’. (It’s a TCL 4K TV, and putting it in “Game” mode to disable all the color grading and “soap opera effects” made a dramatic difference. It was like night and day.) It replaced a couple 15-year-old PC monitors that were even worse! (And no matter what I did I could never get them to match even though they were the same exact model and originally bought at the same time… ugh.)
Ana, may I introduce you to the last LCD monitor calibration helper you’ll ever need?
Dom, Dina
Dina has masterful mad scientist Dom energy.
Dom, de dom dom
comma comma
dom dina dom dom dom
Dino-dom!
dom dom dina dom
dom dina dom
(to the tune of i get around)
dom Dina dom dom dom
dom-be-dooby
dom Dina dom dom dom
dom-be-dooby dom
wa-wa-wa-wa-ah
Dina Dinodom, owner of the Dimmsdale Dinodoms?
I hear you Dina.
You might be tempted to call that the end of the experiment, but if that’s true, then what’s gonna happen in the 22 Dina strips left?!?!
The suspense is TERRIFYING!!!
I hope it lasts!!!!

plays “Hurry!” by Koji Kondo on Hacked Muzak*
Can’t be anything happening that would go on Slipshine, right?
What happens in 22 strips?
Becky is attracted on two things, by hair, by shoulders, and by words
THREE things
“We’ll come back in again.”
“Among our many turn-ons are hair, shoulders, words, and a fanatical devotion to the Pope!”
Number one employee of Galasso’s Pizza…and Subs.
Longest Brick Joke ever?
Maybe.
Davis just gave this comment
agh dammit there was supposed to be a link there! Anyway, I was trying to say that he gave it a special mention on his Twitter: https://twitter.com/damnyouwillis/status/1502872398646976512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Eembeddedtimeline%7Ctwterm%5Eprofile%3Adamnyouwillis%7Ctwgr%5EeyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3NrZWxldG9uX2xvYWRpbmdfMTMzOTgiOnsiYnVja2V0IjoiY3RhIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19zcGFjZV9jYXJkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9mZiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D%7Ctwcon%5Etimelinechrome&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dumbingofage.com%2F2022%2Fcomic%2Fbook-12%2F03-trial-and-sarah%2Fconcludes%2F
o-oh my
Oh, wow. Yes. Yes, I like this.
Kind of an understated reaction for my Gravatar, really. But if Daisy were here right now, she might just die.
I don’t know if that’s a hard thing to accomplish
If you like this, stay tuned!
I’m working on something very much related! It involves scientifically accurate Dinosaurs too!
And I’m gonna share a sneak preview with all of you!
Finally, we’re back to the gay shit. Yessssss.
Haha, yes! Yes!
whole-heartedly agree
Wow. I am HARDCORE for Dom Dina now. Holy shit. Like I was a fan before but now…jesus.
I mean, she started this on her dino throne, giving commands.
So Dina’s a capital D “Dom”.
She puts the Dom in Indominus Rex.
For Dina’s next birthday, a smart little outfit in black leather, I think.
More people need little leather outfits, tbh.
Dragonscale leather
ethan owns all the black clothes in town
Ohhhhh these two are in for a fun time when they get married. XD
I know this comic only covers freshman year but I kinda want an epilogue to see where they all end up because it would end things in this universe nicely. And because I want to see Becky and Dina do the horizontal tango, but only for those 2 reasons.
Did Willis say he’s ending at the end of “Year 1”?
I think so, but I can’t remember when or where he said it. We’d have to ask him again or wait for someone with the source to that statement.
I don’t think so
Same page he said nobody was gonna die in this comic, and we saw how well that went.
Not nobody – no major character. You’ll notice that “major” was never defined.
what was defined was WHY.
& instead we have a Major Character in permanent Bury The Gays Grief as a major plotpoint which we were doubly promised we wouldnt
Well, considering that they’ve been freshmen for the past 12 years… I’m not surpised.
Dina in panel 4 is the definition of: Hellooooooooo nurse.
(Wish I could remember what that came from because I know I definitely didn’t start it.)
Animaniacs.
Ah, thank you. I haven’t seen Animaniacs in a long time. I think I saw a recent ad for Animaniacs, I guess they’re doing new episodes? I didn’t listen to the ad, just looked at it long enough to see it said Animaniacs before I skipped the ad.
they’re doing new episodes but they’re not doing hello nurse anymore
for clear reasons
Great to hear, and yeah I expected that. Thanks for letting me know.
I dislike that lots of jokes are not told simply because they are offensive. Offensive jokes are a way for people to come together in their shared naughtiness. When aimed at the butt of the offensive joke, they allow the use of counter-signalling to strenghten social bonds.
Not clear to me how “hello nurse” is aimed at the butt of the offensive joke. It’s certainly possible for some offensive jokes to be used positively, but those don’t tend to be the ones that aren’t told anymore – at least not for the same reasons.
That part was conditional, signalled by my use of the word “when”.
I specifically went a little deeper in that subset because it is, by nature, the most likely to actually hurt someone.
And Dot is not doing Hello Mel either.
For clear reasons. That Gibson is no longer under a Warner Brothers contract.
And, sadly, they aren’t as good as the old ones.
It’s from Zoolander 2.
Wacko’s wish….
Hmmm. Dina would make a hell of a dom. A hell of a dom.
Take out the “would”, and exactly that.
(Heheh, take out the wood, heeheh)
as has been noted before…
https://www.dumbingofage.com/2016/comic/book-6/04-it-all-returns/quiet-2/
Look at those eyes! She knew what she was doing!
Hahahahaha yessssssss
But it can’t be considered scientific data unless similar data can be obtained in multiple trials by different teams repeating the experiment using the same experimental data and methods, under the same operating conditions, in the same or a different location.
I also feel like there would be a lot of other factors too, both biological and environmental. Where Dina is on her monthly cycle could be a factor. Like you said, location could also be a factor. Lightning, sound, and other environmental factors could play into it. Spontaneity could also be a factor, since you telling someone to do something is a lot different than them surprising you with it. It’s like the difference between telling someone to make you dinner vs them surprising you with a dinner when you didn’t expect it. You are grateful either way but one comes with more of a perception that they were thinking about you and caring about your needs. Becky surprising Dina in a dinosaur outfit and other things that Dina likes when Dina is having a bad day is going to hit differently than just telling her to do it. You have to account for all those factors, though any good study addresses its own biases and weak points.
OTOH, Becky doing what she’s told may have it’s own effect.
The first experiment’s data has to be considered scientific data, otherwise logically speaking science is impossible. Because you can’t have a reproduction of a scientific experiment until you have a first scientific experiment.
To be precise, if the first experiment is not scientific because it isn’t a repeat of a scientific experiment, then the second experiment technically is the first scientific one. This makes it not scientific for the same reason why the first wasn’t. Repeat forever. Also, since the second isn’t a repeat of a scientific experiment, it itself is not scientific either, if it were, it wouldn’t be an exact repeat.
Theoretically, but a lot of science doesn’t actually get replicated. Dina just needs to publish. Put the details of the experiment and results out there for critique.
Of course, it would also be hard to replicate with a different team, since they’re specifically testing Dina’s response to Becky.
…You know, I think most people wouldn’t have actually taken Dina seriously when she said this was a scientific experiment. You, sir, and all the other extremely serious people replying to you in this thread, are true heroes of scientific rigor and peer review, and I salute you.
Just for the record, I was among those who acknowledged this as a scientific experiment.
Speaking of peer review, ya think Leslie would be the go-to or someone else?
Thought experiment: Becky discovers there’s no actual way for her to legally marry Dina in the eyes of God. The only way for her to have legitimate sex is by whatever process she herself decides is legitimate. (Dina, of course, happily plays along.) Will Becky devise a marriage ritual so convoluted it can never be completed, or one so simple it can be done before the end of the day? I figure those are the only two options.
Dina is a Dom….
I think what’s more interesting is that Becky is a sub.
Her working for Galasso’s should’ve been the first sign.
Is it distasteful to insinuate that her fundie upbringing also contributes to it?
Personally I’d prefer my sexual orientation/kinks/preferences were attributed to me rather than my hyper-religious upbringing.
Counterpoint – There’s no real way for me to know how many of those were influenced by that upbringing.
Personal Conclusion – It doesn’t feel distasteful exactly… just a little squicky to acknowledge.
I generally go with your counterpoint, honestly. There’s no real way to know, and I think that’s okay?
Doesn’t mean your kinks aren’t real! We are all products of what happen to us, after all.
Kinks be like that.
Becky grew up knowing her place as Ross’ Godly Daughter. Her status quo is that someone tells her what to do, say, think and act. Now she knows that’s wrong, but she doesn’t have all the immediate responses and impulses up to date and especially when it comes to sex, which is something she still relies on the standards of her now-rejected upbringing to dictate for her.
As for why Becky has a permanent residence at the bottom of a barrel found in a submarine, and maybe this is a little too Freudian, but she has all those impulses going “someone tell me what to do!” and, in most parts of her life, she recognizes that as something to ignore.
But when your formative years are so entrenched in being controlled, it starts to feel comforting. Exploring that through sex is a way for Becky to get that sense of comfort and stability back in a way that she can safely compartmentalize. Yeah Dina can drag her around on a leash, but then the leash eventually comes off and Becky doesn’t have to worry about becoming a pregnant housewife the rest of the life homeschooling the children she’ll subject to the same fate, she just got to have that sensation of “I am being controlled, I am being told what to do” in a scenario that’s about making her happy instead of having to please her authority figures.
tldr: Becky used to have a boot on her head and now the boot has heels.
The first sign was her saying that if girls like Billie had pushed her into lockers, she would have figured out being lesbian a lot sooner.
That’s super relatable. Woulda been great if some of my bullies had been hot ladies, but nooo.
Ohhhh, so THAT’S what an ace domme is.
Dina clearly appreciates the mad sciences
Dumbing of Age/Sunstone crossover when?
When Becky discovers her glasses kink.
https://imgur.com/a/EZrywm0
bring on the NTR!
Relase ugly bastards
Love it.
Pawsing for boobs inspection…
Sweet bruh!!!
Well this is just perfect.
AM I BECKY? BECAUSE THIS WOMAN IS ACTUALLY GOING TO MELT ME
Probably should have kept that one as the internal monologue, unless Becky liked it.
It comes off kinda creepy otherwise.
That’s why Dina immediately checked in to be sure it was okay for her to flirt like that. I think Dina’s fine here.
Conversely, I think being open about these thought processes is the only way they will achieve true sexual intimacy. And I think it’s pretty clear from context Dina doesn’t actually want to control Becky, with the constant consent checks they had during their session.
But I’m pretty ~anything goes~ with my partners, so your mileage may vary.
We definitely wouldn’t want this conversation to involve Dina’s input on the part of doing not-sex things with her girlfriend she enjoyed.
Hot take: While Becky’s wish to avoid sex is totally valid and her choice, I kind of think in this case it’s more a symptom of an unhealthy religious conviction that sex is something unclean. Like, she clearly really, really wants to have sex. She wants to *not* want to have sex. It’s very Joyce “resist temptation”-y.
As an atheist… yeeeep that’s my read. I can’t see this as very healthy for Becky, even if she says it’s what she wants. :C
Like, I wouldn’t actually want to tell a real person what to do in this scenario?
But since Becky is a fictional character, we see more scenes that give us insight into what makes her tick. And I can’t help but feel this unhealthy relationship with sex and sin is hurting her, even if she says her Christianity gives her strength in general.
I mean yeah that’s exactly it and has been this entire time.
Becky’s not really choosing it in a vacuum, she’s been violently traumatized into thinking sex is inherently degrading and will taint her soul.
Did anyone think Becky was doing this like “oh I just want to wait before marriage” completely of her own volition? She’s more than once expressed a hope that Dina will become so massively horny that she pressures Becky into it.
I’m pretty sure her unhealthy religious teachings about sex are the only reason Becky has been resisting sex with Dina so far.
Yeah I know, but give Becky some credit. It couldn’t have been easy for her to deal with the realization she was a lesbian. “One step at a time” and all that.
The funny thing about this is that, Becky has actually very explicitly confirmed this is true numerous times now in the comic, and that’s WHY I think that their relationship is going to be just fine. Like, Becky may have a lot of messy conflicting emotions about this, but since she is AWARE of that conflict and actively trying to work around it via honest communication and collaborative problem-solving with Dina, I’m not too worried about it; in fact, I don’t think I can even really call it “unhealthy” anymore!
Sexuality is weird, and oftentimes our brains can create associations around it that we don’t like, and/or that we feel are acting as obstacles to our happiness. But they don’t actually have to just be obstacles; if you’re honest and accept them, they just become KINKS, and there’s literally an entire culture out there dedicated solely to exploring the beauty of the infinite world of kinks, and helping people incorporate it into their lives in a healthy way!
That’s less a hot take more the explicit text
Dina continues to be peak representation for my asexuality specifically.
It is friggin insane to see my exact thoughts, feelings, and framings on the page almost every time her asexuality is discussed. It feels like Willis is reaching directly into my brain. I kind of really want to know where he’s doing his research, because I don’t resonate with a lot of the ace community discourse I run into but this is perfect.
“Yeah, no shit” – every single organism in the entire universe, simultaneously, when learning Becky is a bottom.
I’m sure there are a few amoebas on a distant planet somewhere that are surprised to hear that she’s a bottom.
Nice to see everybody is happy.
Becky’s new favorite dinosaur is the Dommasaurus
Or a Domiceiomimus.
Why am I getting a mental image of Dina riding Becky (like a horse) while Becky is wearing one of those Dino pajamas…
Amateur: “Dom Dina”
Connoisseur: “Pred Dina”
# of things Dina found sexy about Backy: 0
# of things Becky found sexy about Dina; 2,44- Let me get back to you
The fact that Dina’s pupil’s are glowing white and horizontal during panel 4 is absolutely terrifying – especially in that panel’s wider context.
I dunno, that looks like sexual attraction right there
Gosh, Becky! Maybe the REAL sexual attraction was the BDSM dynamic we made along the way!
(https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WorthlessTreasureTwist)
Wait crap I should have put a content warning above the TV Tropes link! Beware, people! Clicking on that link may lead to TV Tropes addiction!
too late, I am just now returning after 12 hours
My current theory is that we will find out Dina is some form of ace.
Then we might learn Danny is bisexual. I’ve had an inkling about that.
Might we learn that Carla is trans, too? Just a hunch I’ve had.
I kinda have a feeling Ethan might be gay too
High probability of Ruth liking girls.
Oh, so you mean she’s a lesbian.
She’s had a boyfriend, so the girl thing is just a phase.
Can she like both? Is there even a word for that?
I think the word is “hoterossexual”. Because you have eros, romantic attraction, to anyone who’s hot?
Dina’s going to show up in a three piece suit one day and Becky is going to break down into her base elements like a horny periodic table crash dummy
Ahhh
After days of conflict, we can finally have healing
I know, I’m absolutely livid.
I was hoping so hard that Becky would say the wrong thing and drag Dina into the Faith-Off. I am forced to consider the nightmarish possibility that this is just going to be an entire month of Dina and Becky having a delightful time with mutual healthy understanding and zero negative repercussions.
Lmao
Honestly i was so happy when i saw Becky here. She has no problems with not having turned Dina on and is just happy they had an enjoyable experience together. Its So sweet. These two are gonna be just fine
Uh, yeah. Healing. Or at the very least, less scolding.
Panel 4 is a REALLY college-y way to say “I get off on being in control”
SuBecky and Domina, oh yeah.
No upstairs nasty? So no third base?
(Is that third base? I hear it can differ place to place and like I’m not even American. So.)
1B- kissing
2B- boobs
3B- touching downstairs
all the way ( I never heard ‘home run’) is heteronormative penis in vagina; obv this metaphor needs updating
Ah: thanks! Yeah it’s a very limited view of sex, even keeping it within heterosexuality honestly. Like is oral sex really just hardcore third base? Seems like it’d be just as big a deal as a home run even if pregnancy is impossible.
Huh. I thought it was:
1B – Kissing/making out
2B – Boobs/Crotch, but touching only
3B – Oral sex
HR/All the way – Intercourse
Granted, I’m not American so growing up my circle of friends never used that metaphor. We tended to be way more direct. XD
I don’t think anybody agrees on any of the bases other than that there’s a clear progression and that “all the way” is sex-sex-sex-sexytimes.
The clear definitive explanation of the base system.
I ponder if Dina would appreciate this particular comic strip.
(Though she may cross out fursuits for dino-wear).
Clever girl
Abd… buuuuuuh… huuuuhhhh… wow. Has it gotten hot in here or why am I sweating?
Honestly it seems like if anyone took on the huge task of doing a comic dub, 50 percent of Becky’s blushing expressions should have the old internet dial up sound as she registers what was said by Dina and I love that.
So Dina is a dom confirmed
Not sure about the whole “sexual repression is a product of trauma” thing. I mean, sure, Becky has religion to back up her choice, but plenty of Gen-Z folks are waiting before their first sexual experience these days.
When & where I was growing up, it was considered rare to reach 16 (the legal age of consent in my home state) before your 1st sexual experience. These days, many folks are waiting until well into their 20s to explore sexual intimacy.
I also know plenty of non-ace/allosexual Gen-X-ers and Millenials who were sexually active when younger but now choose to refrain from sexual intercourse, even within the context of committed long-term safe relationships. “Loss of libido” isn’t necessarily a psychological symptom, at any age — it can just be the way one’s life is.
It’s just a personal choice, and choices evolve over time with different upbringings. Choosing to refrain, or to wait until one is mature enough to handle the emotional overwhelm that comes with sex, isn’t necessarily just a symptom of something. Abstinence can be a rational choice, even if you choose to rationalize it with religion.
Sorry, I know that’s kind of a “Thank you, Captain Obvious” observation. I just wanted to stand up for Team Becky, that it’s OK for Becky to be uncomfortable with sex, no matter what her stated reasons.
It doesn’t have to be and it’s okay for anyone to be uncomfortably with sex for their own reasons, but Becky’s reasons are clearly trauma from her religious upbringing. As are Joyce’s hangups, for that matter.
Ohoho, is Dina discovering a D/s fetish? It’s entirely within the bounds of possibility, as I have known a few people who either prefer to keep their sex and kink entirely separate, or who are ace, but nonetheless find the sensations and mindspace of BDSM to be extremely cathatic/satisfying.