Friday, January 18 2008: Visibility

[Bocaj Claw]

Thinking on it, with my mighty brain, although the rumors passed around by the other kids might be reassuring what with the "she took the mighty bully down a notch or pi" its not going to help her case that she was just defending herself.

Maybe Jeremy's injured pride might intervene to stop the rumors though however.

[GeorgiaCoyote]

I Thought so. You don't have any idea how hard it is to be a teacher. just ask my next-door neighbor.

Trust me...I know how tough it is. My mother was a public school teacher. She eventually had to leave that profession and become a college professor. The stress was literally gonna kill her. This day and age the students rule and they are not disciplined at home pretty much. But if they get bad grades or act out...it's always the teacher's fault according to the dead-beat parents. I'm sorry that sorta struck a cord with me. To get on topic, I must say seeing Millie in tears takes some getting use too. I can understand her frustration though. It does seem like the most seemingly invisible students get visible when they act out. Very nice job with capturing her emotions D.C.

[Baconsticks]

Whaaaaat, are you saying you DON'T want her to rule the world or something?? Oh boy, you're in for it now. When she succeeds in global domination, I just know she'll get even with you for THAT kind of attitude.

I know the world's only known counter. Pray to god I don't ever need to use it here.

[Baconsticks]

Whaaaaat, are you saying you DON'T want her to rule the world or something?? Oh boy, you're in for it now. When she succeeds in global domination, I just know she'll get even with you for THAT kind of attitude.

I know the world's only known counter. Pray to god I don't ever need to use it here.

[The Vanishing Hitchhiker]

YOU MUST TELL ME WHAT THAT PINK THING IS. IT WAS FUNNY.

Na nanana nana nana na Katamari Damacy. In which you, the Prince, under orders of your father, the King of All Cosmos, attempt to make stars and planets and such, by rolling around a brightly colored ball that stuff sticks to. By the end of the second game, you may have rolled up even your own parents in your relentless quest for conglomeration. Fun times. The second game is the best in my opinion.

Anyway, back to the hopping and crying.

[Baconsticks]

YOU MUST TELL ME WHAT THAT PINK THING IS. IT WAS FUNNY.

Na nanana nana nana na Katamari Damacy. In which you, the Prince, under orders of your father, the King of All Cosmos, attempt to make stars and planets and such, by rolling around a brightly colored ball that stuff sticks to. By the end of the second game, you may have rolled up even your own parents in your relentless quest for conglomeration. Fun times. The second game is the best in my opinion.

Anyway, back to the hopping and crying.

WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Goes the katamari

[Lig]

Man that sucks for Millie. The system just isn't really designed well. It always seems to work in favor of the popular crowd.

[rabid_fox]

I was so frustrated by this strip that I registered.

I actually feel let down as a reader to see this go down the 'all authority fails the needy' road again. For the first time in a long while, I'd felt like Ozy and Millie was really going to sock it to me and leave me intellectually and emotionally winded but instead, I'm (as someone said earlier in this topic) irritated.

I just feel that Simpson created a real opportunity to lift Ozy and Millie to a new level of narrative and chose against taking that chance.

[MandoAndy]

I actually feel let down as a reader to see this go down the 'all authority fails the needy' road again.

Nah, I must respectfully disagree with you. The storyline isn't even finished yet - we still don't know how this will end. DC has thrown us curveballs in the past, and he may do it again. Besides, I don't see how a teacher misinterpreting a schoolyard fight, and sending the innocent student to detention is necessarily sending the "ALL AUTHORITY FAILS THE NEEDY" message. We all know this sort of thing happens every day in schools all over the world. David has every right to tell a realistic story about it.

Well, actually, David has the right to do whatever he dang well pleases with the strip. We all get to read it for free, so whatever he chooses to do with the series, I won't complain. =)

...and by the way, welcome to the forums. Apparently you get a flamethrower when you first sign up, but I was never issued mine... *is angry and without fire and angry*

[Tom Flapwell]

I'm not going to be too mad at Ms. Sorkowitz for being lawful-neutral. It's probably a key to her tenure. But you know, seeing her exercise this kind of power brings to mind the term "kangaroo court."

YOU MUST TELL ME WHAT THAT PINK THING IS. IT WAS FUNNY.

Na nanana nana nana na Katamari Damacy.

Oh, I thought it was a giant Bumble Ball. Like the babby toy.

[Svix]

Nah, I must respectfully disagree with you. The storyline isn't even finished yet - we still don't know how this will end. DC has thrown us curveballs in the past, and he may do it again. Besides, I don't see how a teacher misinterpreting a schoolyard fight, and sending the innocent student to detention is necessarily sending the "ALL AUTHORITY FAILS THE NEEDY" message. We all know this sort of thing happens every day in schools all over the world. David has every right to tell a realistic story about it.

I just dislike the sudden transition from the end of breaking point to enforcement, whereby a truly pivotal point in the strips history turns into the instant appearance of a teacher who must have looked within a couple of seconds to spot the punch and not the push. Also, I'm surprised how Millie seems to be perfectly normal and able to speak up considering the end of the previous strip.

[Glenn565]

I just feel that Simpson created a real opportunity to lift Ozy and Millie to a new level of narrative and chose against taking that chance.

This. There is not enough Lime in the world for this statement, it is that true.

[MandoAndy]

I just dislike the sudden transition from the end of breaking point to enforcement, whereby a truly pivotal point in the strips history turns into the instant appearance of a teacher who must have looked within a couple of seconds to spot the punch and not the push.

I kind of understand your point, and I know you're entitled to your opinion, but I'm not sure why the teacher intervening denies this strip it's potential "pivotal point" in the series's history. The events of "Breaking Point" still happened - there's still time for the consequences of those actions to be fully realized - just because Ms. Sorkowitz decided to intervene at that moment and drag Millie away doesn't kill all of the emotional momentum. At least, it doesn't for me.

Oh yeah, and by the way, we KNOW the teachers turn a blind eye to the actions of kids like Jeremy who, in their opinion, are just acting like "healthy red-blooded American kids". Whether or not Ms. Sorkowitz actually saw Jeremy harass Millie probably wouldn't change a thing. I do feel like the teachers would probably look for any excuse to throw an independent, intelligent, non-conformist kid like Millie in detention.

Also, I'm surprised how Millie seems to be perfectly normal and able to speak up considering the end of the previous strip.

Meh, I'd chalk that up to Millie's age. When I was ten, I could go through 12 emotions in about a 5 minute time-span.

...still do, actually. Hmm. Maybe I should get that checked out sometime.

[GamemasterAnthony]

Show of hands here, folks...

How many people think Millie's mom is going to sue?

[Glenn565]

I just dislike the sudden transition from the end of breaking point to enforcement, whereby a truly pivotal point in the strips history turns into the instant appearance of a teacher who must have looked within a couple of seconds to spot the punch and not the push.

I kind of understand your point, and I know you're entitled to your opinion, but I'm not sure why the teacher intervening denies this strip it's potential "pivotal point" in the series's history. The events of "Breaking Point" still happened - there's still time for the consequences of those actions to be fully realized - just because Ms. Sorkowitz decided to intervene at that moment and drag Millie away doesn't kill all of the emotional momentum. At least, it doesn't for me.

While true, there is still time to make a comeback, it is nowhere near its potential.

Seriously. There could have been so mush more to this plot line and Ms. Sorkowitz just about killed all of its momentum.