Sigh, I miss the days when comics could poke fun at silly pop culture stuff instead of having to spend all of their energy pointing out all the ways we’re endlessly trying to hate each other.
The american white nationalist hate group Boogaloo Boys took its name from the subtitle to the 80s dance movie, Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo. White nationalists in general took the “ok” hand gesture that trumpdump routinely made with his tiny hands as a symbol to communicate to each other. They and other conservatives adopt “Let’s go Brandon” as a catchphrase to mean “F&%# Joe Biden”. And anti-Asian sentiment is spread by conservatives after the COVID pandemic started, largely thanks to ex-presdeedent butt-baby trump.
So what am I saying? Well, if white nationalists take “Everybody Wang Chung Tonight” as a code phrase to plan attacks on Asian citizens at night, I wouldn’t be surprised.
Back to the… uh, more recent future…. A nice science-take on linguistic relativity from a few days back (courtesy SMBC): https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/prescriptive
Is this anything like the over-used and totally annoying catch phrase that popped up sometime in late 2020 and is now only used by true losers: “Rigged Election”??
JudasPeckerwood over 2 years ago
I never saw this one before and it is sublime.
danketaz Premium Member over 2 years ago
Shouldn’t there be a small revival due to its use in a off-topic commercial and/or minor hit animated movie?
GreggW Premium Member over 2 years ago
Apparently “wang chung” is Mandarin for “yellow bell”. Hmmm…
some idiot from R'lyeh Premium Member over 2 years ago
Cool.
NeedaChuckle Premium Member over 2 years ago
All that and a bag of chips!!
bbenoit over 2 years ago
Sigh, I miss the days when comics could poke fun at silly pop culture stuff instead of having to spend all of their energy pointing out all the ways we’re endlessly trying to hate each other.
Decepticomic over 2 years ago
The american white nationalist hate group Boogaloo Boys took its name from the subtitle to the 80s dance movie, Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo. White nationalists in general took the “ok” hand gesture that trumpdump routinely made with his tiny hands as a symbol to communicate to each other. They and other conservatives adopt “Let’s go Brandon” as a catchphrase to mean “F&%# Joe Biden”. And anti-Asian sentiment is spread by conservatives after the COVID pandemic started, largely thanks to ex-presdeedent butt-baby trump.
So what am I saying? Well, if white nationalists take “Everybody Wang Chung Tonight” as a code phrase to plan attacks on Asian citizens at night, I wouldn’t be surprised.
Broacher over 2 years ago
Back to the… uh, more recent future…. A nice science-take on linguistic relativity from a few days back (courtesy SMBC): https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/prescriptive
Masterskrain over 2 years ago
Is this anything like the over-used and totally annoying catch phrase that popped up sometime in late 2020 and is now only used by true losers: “Rigged Election”??
Crash7 over 2 years ago
I always wondered how Connie Chung felt about this song.
braindead Premium Member over 2 years ago
Epic!
ChessPirate over 2 years ago
I sat on my Wang Chung and it hurt! ☺
willie_mctell over 2 years ago
I remember “dude” from the ’60s as well as “bro.” Both have a long history of reappearance.
mwksix over 2 years ago
I really Wang Chunged when I read this…
fritzoid Premium Member over 2 years ago
I’d buy that for a dollar!
tarnsman over 2 years ago
This reminds me of a similar cartoon about the different meanings over time of the phrase “Don’t tase me, Bro”.
bakana over 2 years ago
The correct phrase is “Sit on it and Spin!”.
Kip Williams over 2 years ago
But will it be funny when stalled wits repeat it daily in comments?
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] over 2 years ago
Look up a real martial art called “Wing Chun” created by a woman.
AndrewSihler over 2 years ago
I believe wang-chung is legal, now. Among consenting adults. (It always was legal if you did it by yourself.)
ars731 over 2 years ago
Brutal!
rokkinrobin531 over 2 years ago
Let’s Go Brandon?