Bloody liberals...

So, Dominic Deegan is one web comic that I keep up with daily. Used to be my favorite, but there are others now (And DD just hasn't been as good lately). So, the current story arc is... okay, I don't know what the current story arc is. It's all a bit confusing. But for the past three days or so, the main event has been Dominic and Luna finally ripping their clothes off for sex.

My reaction was an eyeroll, and a mutter of "Well lovely. Here we go again." One of the things I loved about this comic was that Dom and Luna could be in love without it having to be a sexual relationship. It was a good mix. Neither one of them was very "OMG wait until you're married!" which kept the liberals happy, but they also weren't "OMG get your clothes off!" which kept the conservatives happy. But now they're all "Oh yay, we had sex", telling everyone all about their night, and it's getting ridiculous. But I can back off. It isn't my comic.

My problem was that I checked what other people were saying about the comic, which always gets me miffed. It's a liberal comic, with liberal readers. As said before, any different political views make me fighting mad. BUT... the only thing that gets me more mad than a group of liberals, are a group of liberals that feel everyone has to listen to their opinion, but they don't have to listen to anyone else's.

One person posted a message saying that she (he?) was sad that Dom and Luna hadn't waited until their wedding, and that she had always liked that they hadn't slept with each other. Basically what I just said. I think there were one or two messages saying "right on." The rest were that group of liberals that can't listen to anyone else's opinions.

They pounced on the poster and went totally liberal on her (him?). "Dude, update your world view. Nobody waits until they're married anymore." (I do.) "That's not a healthy world view. So you think it's okay to marry someone, then screw them and divorce them?" (She [he?] didn't say that. Chances are, if she's in favor of waiting for marriage, she's not in favor of divorce.) "Oh come on. Marraige is just a stupid ceremony. Sex is a commitment. Which is more important? A ceremony or commitment?" (Right. Because no one has ever left someone after sleeping with them. As soon as they have sex, it's a lifetime commitment, eh? Both are equally important. If you're not committed, then there won't be a wedding. If there's no wedding, then you can't know your partner is committed to you at all.)

No thanks. When I meet the right person, I want to know that he is committed enough to WAIT. But that isn't what got me miffed. It's-- Gah. It's that people are so egotistical (well that was hypocritic) that they feel they don't have to listen to what anyone else says (do what I say, not what I do). It's always the same thing. One person posts an opinion. AN OPINION. "Well, this comic made me sad, because I wish they had waited." And everyone pounces on the opportunity to lash out and say "You're an idiot for thinking that way." Those are the ones I hate. If they would take the side of "Well, I disagree, but okay." then that would be fine. They can state their opinion, and they can also listen.

It's time for Rio's Quote Theater.
If you don't feel you have to hear my opinion, I don't feel I have to hear yours.
-Tari

Nowhere does it say free speech is carte blanche to be a jerk. And don't cheapen real free speech by hijacking an honourable concept bought dearly with people's lives just to get a little spotlight. Spotlights run hot, and they can burn.
-Karen Traviss