Comments on: awesome! http://dykestowatchoutfor.com/awesome News about Alison Bechdel's comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For, and her graphic novel Fun Home Sun, 21 Mar 2010 12:55:14 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Marcia http://dykestowatchoutfor.com/awesome#comment-156420 Marcia Sat, 26 Apr 2008 18:35:25 +0000 http://dykestowatchoutfor.com/awesome#comment-156420 Pronography. They keep using that word. I don't think it means what they think it means. Pronography. They keep using that word. I don’t think it means what they think it means.

]]> By: Robert Triptow http://dykestowatchoutfor.com/awesome#comment-151782 Robert Triptow Thu, 17 Apr 2008 07:19:52 +0000 http://dykestowatchoutfor.com/awesome#comment-151782 Hi, Alison-- I hope no one minds me saying here that I'm astonished by this post. I'm dying laughing! Because, you know, I am from Yewtahr myself. Not only that, but the very first cartoons I ever drew were in my notebooks while attending classes in that exact same English department of the University of Utah. They're criticizing you when they produced ME?! Oh, the tales I could tell...! Hi, Alison– I hope no one minds me saying here that I’m astonished by this post. I’m dying laughing! Because, you know, I am from Yewtahr myself. Not only that, but the very first cartoons I ever drew were in my notebooks while attending classes in that exact same English department of the University of Utah. They’re criticizing you when they produced ME?! Oh, the tales I could tell…!

]]> By: JaymeBright http://dykestowatchoutfor.com/awesome#comment-151103 JaymeBright Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:24:11 +0000 http://dykestowatchoutfor.com/awesome#comment-151103 Yeah, controversy works well for Ann Coulter, undeservably so, seething plagarist that she is, and now I hope and imagine that your successes will increase as well. It's only fair. I know I'm intrigued. Yeah, controversy works well for Ann Coulter, undeservably so, seething plagarist that she is, and now I hope and imagine that your successes will increase as well. It’s only fair. I know I’m intrigued.

]]> By: HULK http://dykestowatchoutfor.com/awesome#comment-148439 HULK Thu, 10 Apr 2008 02:18:46 +0000 http://dykestowatchoutfor.com/awesome#comment-148439 I'm buying this TOMORROW. Just 'cause I live in Canada and nobody can stop me. And I'm leaving it around where my son can read it, too. And after that I'm buying up Judy Blume and will leave THAT around for my son to read! I feel positively giddy at the thought of all this subversive material! I'm spoiling for a fight... I’m buying this TOMORROW. Just ’cause I live in Canada and nobody can stop me. And I’m leaving it around where my son can read it, too. And after that I’m buying up Judy Blume and will leave THAT around for my son to read! I feel positively giddy at the thought of all this subversive material!

I’m spoiling for a fight…

]]> By: Les http://dykestowatchoutfor.com/awesome#comment-146116 Les Sun, 06 Apr 2008 01:55:00 +0000 http://dykestowatchoutfor.com/awesome#comment-146116 I want to register a complaint! My copy of the book did not contain any centerfolds and was clearly missing several pages. Where's my pron? I want to register a complaint! My copy of the book did not contain any centerfolds and was clearly missing several pages. Where’s my pron?

]]> By: Andrea http://dykestowatchoutfor.com/awesome#comment-145193 Andrea Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:23:57 +0000 http://dykestowatchoutfor.com/awesome#comment-145193 My first thought after reading this book was "Beautiful. Wish there were more like it." My first thought after reading this book was “Beautiful. Wish there were more like it.”

]]> By: Jeanne http://dykestowatchoutfor.com/awesome#comment-145156 Jeanne Thu, 03 Apr 2008 22:06:01 +0000 http://dykestowatchoutfor.com/awesome#comment-145156 I'm just thrilled that Fun Home is already being taught at the university level. That it is being called pornagraphy makes me giddy in knowing how many I personally sold out of my comic book store! Does that make me an official smut peddler now? Woo! I’m just thrilled that Fun Home is already being taught at the university level. That it is being called pornagraphy makes me giddy in knowing how many I personally sold out of my comic book store! Does that make me an official smut peddler now? Woo!

]]> By: Mo http://dykestowatchoutfor.com/awesome#comment-145150 Mo Thu, 03 Apr 2008 21:52:58 +0000 http://dykestowatchoutfor.com/awesome#comment-145150 It would be wonderful to send these folks some real pornography. Pornography is all about substituting people's sexuality for their totality. Kind of the opposite of "Fun Home" IMO. It would be wonderful to send these folks some real pornography. Pornography is all about substituting people’s sexuality for their totality. Kind of the opposite of “Fun Home” IMO.

]]> By: tls http://dykestowatchoutfor.com/awesome#comment-145095 tls Thu, 03 Apr 2008 19:28:58 +0000 http://dykestowatchoutfor.com/awesome#comment-145095 Congrats Alison, Hope this increases book sales astronomically! Fun House is one of my all-time favorites. I'm gonna go read it again right now...especially the 'good' parts! Congrats Alison,

Hope this increases book sales astronomically! Fun House is one of my all-time favorites. I’m gonna go read it again right now…especially the ‘good’ parts!

]]> By: Jimmi http://dykestowatchoutfor.com/awesome#comment-143466 Jimmi Wed, 02 Apr 2008 03:55:00 +0000 http://dykestowatchoutfor.com/awesome#comment-143466 where to start..... (huge sigh) well I'm taking time out of my BFA finals crunch to make this response so I better make it count. First of all Alison I think you are absolutely amazing, even though your DTWOF comic is about queer women I find that it has a universal appeal and speaks to all sorts of people. Personally I know it helped me out a lot as a queer kid, to be able to have something empowering and humorous that I could look to for inspiration and strength in my difficult adolescent years. As for the graphic novel I must confess that I haven't had an opportunity to read it entirely as I'm up to my ears in art crap to do but I have skimmed it in the past and what I read I did very much like. The whole controversy is rather sad actually, to think that something as silly as whether or not something is pornographic should enter into mind of someone when analyzing something for a class is beyond me. I mean to protest reading anything is ridiculous but to not read something because you disagree with its morals is to take away your own power of understanding and close off yourself to half the argument. I suppose that is the whole point for them but how do you expect to grow if you don't inspect your own limitations and occasionally break them? Is heteronormativity so much more important than self growth? I've read to bible, front to back, cover to cover and guess what? While I understand the belief system I reject the mainstream judeo christian understanding of christ and that was only from learning my scriptures like a good little catholic. Maybe examining your repulsion to something will only strengthen your bond in christ or maybe you will make some different choices, just learn to think for yourself. I know I'm preaching to the choir here but maybe some of those turkeys will read this! where to start….. (huge sigh) well I’m taking time out of my BFA finals crunch to make this response so I better make it count. First of all Alison I think you are absolutely amazing, even though your DTWOF comic is about queer women I find that it has a universal appeal and speaks to all sorts of people. Personally I know it helped me out a lot as a queer kid, to be able to have something empowering and humorous that I could look to for inspiration and strength in my difficult adolescent years. As for the graphic novel I must confess that I haven’t had an opportunity to read it entirely as I’m up to my ears in art crap to do but I have skimmed it in the past and what I read I did very much like. The whole controversy is rather sad actually, to think that something as silly as whether or not something is pornographic should enter into mind of someone when analyzing something for a class is beyond me. I mean to protest reading anything is ridiculous but to not read something because you disagree with its morals is to take away your own power of understanding and close off yourself to half the argument. I suppose that is the whole point for them but how do you expect to grow if you don’t inspect your own limitations and occasionally break them? Is heteronormativity so much more important than self growth? I’ve read to bible, front to back, cover to cover and guess what? While I understand the belief system I reject the mainstream judeo christian understanding of christ and that was only from learning my scriptures like a good little catholic. Maybe examining your repulsion to something will only strengthen your bond in christ or maybe you will make some different choices, just learn to think for yourself. I know I’m preaching to the choir here but maybe some of those turkeys will read this!

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