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 almost 10 years ago
That sure isn’t sexist.
phylum almost 10 years ago
I don’t know how calvin can understand the word cromosomally and not advantaged
bluram almost 10 years ago
Why should Calvin even care as long as he’s called on time for supper?
nikolatasche almost 10 years ago
Nice
WCLamb almost 10 years ago
“As to being “politically correct” that is a misuse of that term. Totally has nothing to do with politics.”—George Orwell had it right. It’s called doublespeak. And we didn’t learn the lesson when we could see what was coming, because of it.
GrimmaTheNome almost 10 years ago
Whether ‘politically’ 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 he’s only likely to be called a ‘boy’ till he’s about 20.
Pteranodon almost 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 “humor” part, we are missing the main point — spreading laughter and smiles.
Aaron Saltzer almost 10 years ago
How about “Conceded Brat”? Lol
stamps almost 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 almost 10 years ago
I say chromosomally DAMAGED… one of his Xs broke a leg…
hamon almost 10 years ago
Sadly this is no longer a joke in some circles. Aren’t there 14 different “genders” now?
thoallan almost 10 years ago
It’s really quite shocking to me that there are commenters on here that don’t 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 almost 10 years ago
Dear Sir and/or madam as the case may be,
Susie Derkins :D almost 10 years ago
Good thing you won’t be thinking about transgendering.
nikolatasche almost 10 years ago
Cool Comic
jim_pem almost 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 almost 10 years ago
the word “advantaged” might be a trigger word for feminists too
yangeldf almost 10 years ago
the word “advantaged” might be a trigger word for feminists too
Number Three almost 10 years ago
When I was 19, I thought about referring to myself as a ‘woman’ instead of a ‘girl’ as soon as I turned 20.Now I’m 20, I still don’t feel right being referred to as a woman. Guess I’ll grow up when I’m ready!xxx
nikolatasche almost 10 years ago
I like this one
nikolatasche almost 10 years ago
another good one :)