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Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for February 20, 2015
Transcript:
Calvin: "I no longer wish to be call a "boy" Hobbes: "Isn't that what you are?" Calvin: "Yes, but I find that term demeaning and sexist" Hobbes: "What do you want to be called then?" Calvin: "A "Chromosomally advantaged youth" Hobbes: "That may not catch on"
BE THIS GUY about 10 years ago
That sure isnāt sexist.
phylum about 10 years ago
I donāt know how calvin can understand the word cromosomally and not advantaged
bluram about 10 years ago
Why should Calvin even care as long as heās called on time for supper?
nikolatasche about 10 years ago
Nice
WCLamb about 10 years ago
āAs to being āpolitically correctā that is a misuse of that term. Totally has nothing to do with politics.āāGeorge Orwell had it right. Itās called doublespeak. And we didnāt learn the lesson when we could see what was coming, because of it.
GrimmaTheNome about 10 years ago
Whether āpoliticallyā correct or not, Calvin seems to be a bit scientifically incorrect, with his stunted little Y chromosome and only one full-sized X ;-) .
At least heās only likely to be called a āboyā till heās about 20.
Pteranodon about 10 years ago
Folks, and I mean each of us, please keep the tone civil. Mr. Watterson frequently includes social commentary in his humor, and if we ignore the āhumorā part, we are missing the main point ā spreading laughter and smiles.
Aaron Saltzer about 10 years ago
How about āConceded Bratā? Lol
stamps about 10 years ago
Actually, the Y chromosome is but a shadow of the X, so it is more correct to say that males are chromosomally challenged.
BarBaraPrz about 10 years ago
I say chromosomally DAMAGEDā¦ one of his Xs broke a legā¦
hamon about 10 years ago
Sadly this is no longer a joke in some circles. Arenāt there 14 different āgendersā now?
thoallan about 10 years ago
Itās really quite shocking to me that there are commenters on here that donāt seem to see the humor of this strip. Why would they be drawn to C&H, I wonder, if this type of humor grated on them?
dflak about 10 years ago
Dear Sir and/or madam as the case may be,
Susie Derkins :D about 10 years ago
Good thing you wonāt be thinking about transgendering.
nikolatasche about 10 years ago
Cool Comic
jim_pem about 10 years ago
These days it seems that whatever you choose to say to strangers to be respectful you are likely to offend someone. Why even bother? If people are too thin-skinned to recognized that you are trying to be respectful and they angrily turn and nit-pick your choice of how to express your attempts, you might as well not even bother trying to be respectful. Why not be guilty of what you are going to be accused of anyway? Political correctness, it seems, yields a society where no one can be truly successful at being respectful.
yangeldf about 10 years ago
the word āadvantagedā might be a trigger word for feminists too
yangeldf about 10 years ago
the word āadvantagedā might be a trigger word for feminists too
Number Three about 10 years ago
When I was 19, I thought about referring to myself as a āwomanā instead of a āgirlā as soon as I turned 20.Now Iām 20, I still donāt feel right being referred to as a woman. Guess Iāll grow up when Iām ready!xxx
nikolatasche about 10 years ago
I like this one
nikolatasche about 10 years ago
another good one :)