2010-12-26
Original: 2010-12-26 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1:
Narration (caption): In the study of evolution, there is a concept called "sexually antagonistic selection." The idea is that some genes benefit one sex over the other.
Younger man: Why do I have man-boobs?
Older bearded man: Because you're just a mule for genetic code. But hey, your mom is HOT!
Panel 2:
Narration (caption): For example, a woman with a powerful jaw, which hurts her chances to reproduce. But, if she does reproduce, she has very high quality sons.
(A woman with a strong jaw is shown; a yellow arrow points from her to three smiling, attractive shirtless men.)
Panel 3:
Narration (caption): Thus, even science confirms that redhaired men have it worse than anyone.
Older man with glasses: Not only are you ugly, but if you ever have daughters, everyone will want to nail them!
(A red-haired man looks dejected.)
Votey:
Red-haired man: Even you?
Older man (off-panel): Especially me!
Narration (caption): In the study of evolution, there is a concept called "sexually antagonistic selection." The idea is that some genes benefit one sex over the other.
Younger man: Why do I have man-boobs?
Older bearded man: Because you're just a mule for genetic code. But hey, your mom is HOT!
Panel 2:
Narration (caption): For example, a woman with a powerful jaw, which hurts her chances to reproduce. But, if she does reproduce, she has very high quality sons.
(A woman with a strong jaw is shown; a yellow arrow points from her to three smiling, attractive shirtless men.)
Panel 3:
Narration (caption): Thus, even science confirms that redhaired men have it worse than anyone.
Older man with glasses: Not only are you ugly, but if you ever have daughters, everyone will want to nail them!
(A red-haired man looks dejected.)
Votey:
Red-haired man: Even you?
Older man (off-panel): Especially me!
Alt text
A three-panel SMBC comic explaining "sexually antagonistic selection," where genes that benefit one sex harm the other. Panel 1: a young man asks an older bearded man why he has man-boobs; the older man replies that he's just a mule for genetic code, "but hey, your mom is HOT!" Panel 2: a caption describes a woman with a powerful jaw that hurts her own reproductive chances but gives her very high quality sons; a strong-jawed woman is shown with a yellow arrow pointing to three smiling attractive shirtless men. Panel 3: a caption concludes that science confirms redhaired men have it worse than anyone; a glasses-wearing older man tells a dejected red-haired man, "Not only are you ugly, but if you ever have daughters, everyone will want to nail them!" Votey: a close-up of the red-haired man asking "Even you?" and the older man replying off-panel, "Especially me!"
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.