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Tweak says, "Why are there so many RPs?"

mysteryfan (mysteryfan) wrote in scans_daily,
@ 2009-11-11 14:24:00

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char: batgirl/oracle/barbara gordon, char: batman/dick grayson, creator: sandu florea, creator: tony daniel, title: batman

Spoiler: Batman #693

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mysteryfan
2009-11-14 11:38 pm UTC (link)

I'd say in this case, what you deem 'other people's excesses' are the reason she has this dress on. I don't think it's about whether the reader personally finds the dress itself tasteful or not. Obviously, taste is subjective. The thing about the story, though, is that she's in disguise at a party where everyone's in similar attire. And Helena acknowledges this herself. She's dressed exactly right for the part she's playing.

The reason I asked if you'd read the whole comic is that the dress and decision of the dress and other related clothing points are addressed in the story--beyond these few selected scans.

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da_reap
2009-11-15 02:06 am UTC (link)

I'm sure they are. I'm also sure that the artist decided to go ahead and have EVERYONE at that party dress in tastelessly over-revealing outfits, for just such an argument. But as that's equivalent to hiding a cobra inside a snake pit, I don't think it signifies.

Consider if you had an entire society party drawn by Jim Balent. There would be fabric enough for approximately one person's tasteful outfit spread across twenty-five women, and you know it. Does the sheer number of uberboobed skimpily-dressed females make it appropriate dress for a society party?

Don't think so.

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	mysteryfan 2009-11-15 02:29 am UTC (link)
	Hmm. 'And you know it' and 'Don't think so' are, in my opinion, not appropriate or helpful to this discussion. Especially the 'And you know it'. Nobody else in this entire discussion feels the need to tell another person something so over the top. It makes me disinclined to have any further discussion with you. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	da_reap 2009-11-15 03:12 am UTC (link)
	Fair enough. (In fact, if it was anyone other than Jim '< a href="http://www.the-isb.com/?p=980">Your Vagina Is Haunted!</a>' Balent, I'd probably agree.) Good luck, and good day. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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