villains
Original: villains on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1 (caption over a man with spiky flame-like blond hair, gritting his teeth):
The word "villain" comes from the Latin "villanus," which means "farmhand."
Panel 2 (caption over the man, now gesturing/pointing angrily):
Similar to the word "vulgar," villain won't even come close to referring to commoners. To being an insult!
You're worse than the people who do my laundry! You're worse than the people who cook my food!
Panel 3 (silhouetted figures walking against an orange sky):
Now, I am not opposed to farmers or anything.
Panel 4 (a man in a suit at a podium, speaking; a large hand-lettered sign):
But can we please insist that politicians do this when talking about hardworking villains?
Sign: THIS NATION MUST SUPPORT ITS HARDWORKING SUPERVILLAINS!
Votey:
(Close-up of the man speaking, with a speech bubble)
SUPERVILLAINS ARE THE BACKBONE OF AMERICA!
The word "villain" comes from the Latin "villanus," which means "farmhand."
Panel 2 (caption over the man, now gesturing/pointing angrily):
Similar to the word "vulgar," villain won't even come close to referring to commoners. To being an insult!
You're worse than the people who do my laundry! You're worse than the people who cook my food!
Panel 3 (silhouetted figures walking against an orange sky):
Now, I am not opposed to farmers or anything.
Panel 4 (a man in a suit at a podium, speaking; a large hand-lettered sign):
But can we please insist that politicians do this when talking about hardworking villains?
Sign: THIS NATION MUST SUPPORT ITS HARDWORKING SUPERVILLAINS!
Votey:
(Close-up of the man speaking, with a speech bubble)
SUPERVILLAINS ARE THE BACKBONE OF AMERICA!
Alt text
A four-panel comic playing on the etymology of "villain." Panel 1: caption over an angry man with spiky, flame-like blond hair reads that the word "villain" comes from the Latin "villanus," meaning "farmhand." Panel 2: the man gestures furiously, complaining that the word, like "vulgar," went from referring to commoners to being an insult, ranting "You're worse than the people who do my laundry! You're worse than the people who cook my food!" Panel 3: silhouetted figures walk against an orange sky as a caption clarifies, "Now, I am not opposed to farmers or anything." Panel 4: a man in a suit stands at a podium beside a hand-lettered sign reading "THIS NATION MUST SUPPORT ITS HARDWORKING SUPERVILLAINS!" while the caption asks that politicians please speak this way about hardworking villains. Votey: a close-up of the suited speaker declaring, "SUPERVILLAINS ARE THE BACKBONE OF AMERICA!"
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.