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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | In this comic, [[White Hat]], [[Cueball]], and [[Ponytail]] can be seen having a conversation about relationships. White Hat expresses the | + | {{incomplete|Created by a RELATIONSHIP WITH A JOB IN FINE ARTS - Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} |
+ | In this comic, [[White Hat]], [[Cueball]], and [[Ponytail]] can be seen having a conversation about relationships. In the second frame, White Hat is saying that relationships are a job in of itself and need constant work. An off-frame voice expresses wary and unsure news. In the third frame, White Hat is saying that relationships are “a challenge that feels overwhelming” and create a crushing burden. Again, Cueball voices confusion and disagreement. Finally, in the last frame, he says that relationships are “a gruelling ordeal”. Hearing all of this “relationship advice”, Cueball and Ponytail ask who he’s trying to convince and if he’s ok. White Hat manically yells out that he’s ok, making his point moot, as his behaviour is clearly NOT ok. The joke is that even though White Hat is giving relationship advice, his advice is actually negative and isn’t helping the couple feel better. Perhaps White Hat is even having trouble in his own relationship, which would explain why he seems to be describing relationships in general so pessimistically. There’s also a possibility that White Hat is {{w|aromantic}}, meaning that he doesn’t experience love and may have a negative outlook on romance. Seeing Randall’s negative thoughts on Valentine’s Day, it may not be a coincidence that this comic was released only 9 days before the holiday. | ||
− | + | When someone is in an abusive relationship, they may struggle to see that the relationship is abusive. There are various reasons this may occur (e.g. {{w| Traumatic bonding}}) but does not change the fact that the relationship is abusive. If someone is in a situation like this, they may need help from friends or professional counselors to see the situation they are in. | |
− | + | The title text explains that when a person's advice sounds overtly negative, or otherwise seemingly too specific to their own personal difficulties in life, then that person may not be the most qualified to give that advice. Perhaps the person in this position is more so giving advice as a way to project their own feelings about their circumstances rather than actually providing helpful information. In this comic, this sentiment is seemingly applied to White Hat, whose "relationship advice" may be much more personal than such advice should reasonably be, and the reader is thus warned to take advice like this with a grain of salt. | |
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:[White Hat, Cueball and Ponytail are walking. White Hat has his palm out.] | :[White Hat, Cueball and Ponytail are walking. White Hat has his palm out.] | ||
:White Hat: What you have to remember is, relationships aren't easy. | :White Hat: What you have to remember is, relationships aren't easy. |