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Panel 1: A man with dark hair, sitting and gesturing, speaks to a woman with reddish hair.
Man: "I don't know why all these women care if you say 'postman.'"
Woman: "Absolutely."
Panel 2: The man continues, holding forth.
Man: "The 'man' in postman is from the Old English 'manni' which can mean man or just person. If you really want to linguistically imply that the default human state is maleness, you should always say postWER."
Panel 3: The woman stands and points accusingly at the man, who recoils.
Woman: "Do better, sexists!"
Man: "Well, what I meant was-"
Panel 4: A mail carrier wearing a cap arrives at a mailbox in the background as the man and woman look over.
Woman: "Oh look, the postWIF is here!"
Votey:
A close-up of the man's face, looking dismayed, with a speech bubble.
Man: "Aw wif, it's all bills!"
Man: "I don't know why all these women care if you say 'postman.'"
Woman: "Absolutely."
Panel 2: The man continues, holding forth.
Man: "The 'man' in postman is from the Old English 'manni' which can mean man or just person. If you really want to linguistically imply that the default human state is maleness, you should always say postWER."
Panel 3: The woman stands and points accusingly at the man, who recoils.
Woman: "Do better, sexists!"
Man: "Well, what I meant was-"
Panel 4: A mail carrier wearing a cap arrives at a mailbox in the background as the man and woman look over.
Woman: "Oh look, the postWIF is here!"
Votey:
A close-up of the man's face, looking dismayed, with a speech bubble.
Man: "Aw wif, it's all bills!"
Alt text
A four-panel SMBC comic. Panel 1: A seated dark-haired man tells a red-haired woman, "I don't know why all these women care if you say 'postman,'" and she replies, "Absolutely." Panel 2: The man explains that the 'man' in postman comes from Old English 'manni,' meaning man or person, and argues that to truly imply the default human is male, you should always say "postWER." Panel 3: The woman stands and points at him angrily, shouting "Do better, sexists!" while he sputters, "Well, what I meant was-". Panel 4: A mail carrier in a cap arrives at a mailbox, and the woman says, "Oh look, the postWIF is here!" turning his own Old English gendered-suffix logic (wer = man, wif = woman) back on him. Votey aftercomic: a close-up of the dismayed man's face as he says, "Aw wif, it's all bills!"
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.