Being that this comic is about seven pages, I’m actually mildly surprised by the amount of attention it’s attracted already. I’m enjoying the comments coming in, especially on the most recent pages. The chats I wrote were loosely based on conversations I’d had in real life (with a sarcastic and humorous take of course). I can remember being a teenager and struggling with who I like. I didn’t have anyone to talk to in real life about it, so I saw the internet as a way to talk to other people like me. The problem with that, and I’d imagine it’s probably a universally female problem with the internet, is teenage girls tend to attract weird and creepy guys. If you say you’re bi or lesbian, some guys just think it means you’re kinky.  Or that bi girls will do anyone because they like both. Or that lesbian girls regularly have orgies with each other as soon as a camera turns on. The IM chats in this comic are supposed to be something that any girl can relate to, especially les and bi girls. Because I’m sure we’ve all encountered that one guy on IM at some point of our internet lives.

Also the “marketable skill” comment on page 7 was made out of sarcasm to all this. Like anything else that can be remotely related to sexuality, lesbianism is definitely one that is exploited.