reverse-victorianism
Original: reverse-victorianism on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1:
Man with brown hair: ARE... ARE YOU WEARING AN UPSIDE-DOWN TOPHAT?
Man wearing the upside-down tophat: I'M A REVERSE VICTORIAN.
Panel 2:
Reverse Victorian: IN THE VICTORIAN ERA, PEOPLE ACTED POLITE AND MODEST IN PUBLIC, ONLY EXPRESSING THEIR REAL FEELINGS IN PRIVATE.
Panel 3:
Reverse Victorian: I EXPRESS EXTREME OPINIONS ONLINE, BUT I'M ACTUALLY QUITE BORING AND COMPLACENT IF YOU MEET ME IN PERSON.
Panel 4:
Man with brown hair: WOW. OKAY.
Panel 5:
Man with brown hair: SO, WHATCHA DOING TODAY?
Panel 6:
Reverse Victorian (now seen from behind, seated at a computer whose screen reads "EAT SHIT"): OH, JUST TAKING IT EASY.
Votey:
I AWAIT YOUR CORRECTIONS, VICTORIANA ENTHUSIASTS.
Man with brown hair: ARE... ARE YOU WEARING AN UPSIDE-DOWN TOPHAT?
Man wearing the upside-down tophat: I'M A REVERSE VICTORIAN.
Panel 2:
Reverse Victorian: IN THE VICTORIAN ERA, PEOPLE ACTED POLITE AND MODEST IN PUBLIC, ONLY EXPRESSING THEIR REAL FEELINGS IN PRIVATE.
Panel 3:
Reverse Victorian: I EXPRESS EXTREME OPINIONS ONLINE, BUT I'M ACTUALLY QUITE BORING AND COMPLACENT IF YOU MEET ME IN PERSON.
Panel 4:
Man with brown hair: WOW. OKAY.
Panel 5:
Man with brown hair: SO, WHATCHA DOING TODAY?
Panel 6:
Reverse Victorian (now seen from behind, seated at a computer whose screen reads "EAT SHIT"): OH, JUST TAKING IT EASY.
Votey:
I AWAIT YOUR CORRECTIONS, VICTORIANA ENTHUSIASTS.
Alt text
A six-panel comic. A brown-haired man talks with another man who wears a black tophat turned upside-down on his head. The brown-haired man asks, "Are... are you wearing an upside-down tophat?" The other replies, "I'm a reverse Victorian." He explains: "In the Victorian era, people acted polite and modest in public, only expressing their real feelings in private. I express extreme opinions online, but I'm actually quite boring and complacent if you meet me in person." The brown-haired man responds flatly, "Wow. Okay." Then asks, "So, whatcha doing today?" The reverse Victorian, shown from behind sitting at a computer, says "Oh, just taking it easy" while his monitor displays the words "EAT SHIT" in large type. Votey (a single extra panel): handwritten text reads, "I await your corrections, Victoriana enthusiasts."
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.