2011-02-23
Original: 2011-02-23 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1:
Man with orange/red hair: "Okay, let's settle this once and for all. 'I'm offended' does not equal 'It's offensive.'"
Panel 2:
Caption banner: "I'm offended" is when something upsets you.
A woman holding an open book: "Ugh. I really don't like this guy's portrayal of gender."
Panel 3:
Caption banner: "It's offensive" is when you claim everyone is upset by it.
A man in a green shirt: "Ugh! This book is so offensive, we need to stop considering its viewpoint!"
Panel 4:
Caption banner: "I'm offended" happens to everyone.
A woman reading a green book (thinking): "Blah. I hate abortion jokes. No more of this author."
A woman reading a blue book (thinking): "Ugh. I hate 'Family Circus.' Barely any abortion jokes!"
Panel 5:
Caption banner: "It's offensive" has no agreed upon standard.
A balding man in a green suit: "Nipples are offensive! They must be stopped!"
A woman with orange hair in a yellow top: "Seriously. If you're not breast feeding-"
The man (interrupting): "Aah! Aah! You said 'breast!'"
Panel 6:
Caption banner: "I'm offended" starts arguments.
An older bald man with glasses, pointing: "I'm offended by your religion."
The orange-haired woman: "That offends me, but my savior, Lord Racist Satan, says we can talk about it."
Panel 7:
Caption banner: "It's offensive" ends them.
A blonde person (off-side): "Disagreement is offensive!"
A man in a green shirt: "No it's not."
The blonde person: "Are you TRYING to upset everyone?!"
Votey:
A caption box (no character shown): "Yes, this comic expresses my views. I'm the woman reading 'Family Circus.'"
Man with orange/red hair: "Okay, let's settle this once and for all. 'I'm offended' does not equal 'It's offensive.'"
Panel 2:
Caption banner: "I'm offended" is when something upsets you.
A woman holding an open book: "Ugh. I really don't like this guy's portrayal of gender."
Panel 3:
Caption banner: "It's offensive" is when you claim everyone is upset by it.
A man in a green shirt: "Ugh! This book is so offensive, we need to stop considering its viewpoint!"
Panel 4:
Caption banner: "I'm offended" happens to everyone.
A woman reading a green book (thinking): "Blah. I hate abortion jokes. No more of this author."
A woman reading a blue book (thinking): "Ugh. I hate 'Family Circus.' Barely any abortion jokes!"
Panel 5:
Caption banner: "It's offensive" has no agreed upon standard.
A balding man in a green suit: "Nipples are offensive! They must be stopped!"
A woman with orange hair in a yellow top: "Seriously. If you're not breast feeding-"
The man (interrupting): "Aah! Aah! You said 'breast!'"
Panel 6:
Caption banner: "I'm offended" starts arguments.
An older bald man with glasses, pointing: "I'm offended by your religion."
The orange-haired woman: "That offends me, but my savior, Lord Racist Satan, says we can talk about it."
Panel 7:
Caption banner: "It's offensive" ends them.
A blonde person (off-side): "Disagreement is offensive!"
A man in a green shirt: "No it's not."
The blonde person: "Are you TRYING to upset everyone?!"
Votey:
A caption box (no character shown): "Yes, this comic expresses my views. I'm the woman reading 'Family Circus.'"
Alt text
A tall seven-panel SMBC comic arguing that '"I'm offended" does not equal "It's offensive."' A red-haired man states this thesis up front. Each following panel has a red caption banner stating a rule, illustrated by a small scene. (1) '"I'm offended" is when something upsets you' — a woman with a book mildly dislikes the author's portrayal of gender. (2) '"It's offensive" is when you claim everyone is upset by it' — a man demands the book's viewpoint be silenced. (3) '"I'm offended" happens to everyone' — two women think hostile thoughts, one hating abortion jokes, the other hating 'Family Circus' for having too few. (4) '"It's offensive" has no agreed upon standard' — a man calls nipples offensive and recoils at hearing the word 'breast.' (5) '"I'm offended" starts arguments' — an old man is offended by a woman's religion; she replies her savior 'Lord Racist Satan' permits discussion. (6) '"It's offensive" ends them' — a person shouts 'Disagreement is offensive!' and 'Are you TRYING to upset everyone?!' to shut down a calm dissenter. Votey: a plain caption reads 'Yes, this comic expresses my views. I'm the woman reading "Family Circus."' — the author wryly admitting he is exactly the offended-by-nothing reader the comic mocked.
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.