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[–] Alteon@lemmy.world 16 points 2 hours ago (3 children)

I love seeing these comics. You can always count on like 20 white males showing up asking how this is funny, that it's a strawman, that pizzacake is terrible, blah blah blah.

The simple thing is, they are comics that give a flavor of the times. Males ARE acting this way. Is it a caricature of a scenario, sure, but that's what a fucking comic is. Does it have to be "funny" in order to be a comic? No, there are political comics everywhere. Why does pizzacake only get this sort of ire? Is it because she's calling out white males on the absurdity of their actions, and they don't like it?

My advice? Chill TF out bros. It's a comic. If you don't like it, maybe you should talk to your buddies when they start acting like Andrew Taint's mouthpiece. Toxic masculinity is a real issue. Sorry that it takes a fucking pizzacake comic to discuss it...

[–] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 1 points 38 minutes ago

As a white male, I'm not going to disagree with you on any of this.

Related to the content: personally I like opinionated, loud mouthed women. I don't classify myself as a "high value" male or anything. I mean, who the fuck is that arrogant? I'm not poor, but I'm certainly not rich. I'm much closer to being poor than I am to being rich.... But that doesn't say much.

In any case, the content is funny. It's an exaggeration of the kind of reaction that people tend to have to dickwads sharing their unsolicited opinions with strangers who don't care what you think.

I love that it is shining a big fat spotlight on the shitty behaviors that self proclaimed "high value men" think is ok. It's not ok. Stop it. Get some help.

It's shameful to share a gender with these degenerates. I am ashamed of my gender because people like the one depicted in the comic, exist. And they're not a trivial amount either. There's a good number of them, and it's fucking embarrassing.

To anyone butthurt about the contents of the comic: first, relax, it's a joke. Second, how about you treat everyone like they're a fucking human being? Instead of putting people into little boxes like "high value" or "male" or "female" or whatever, how about you throw all that bullshit out and just see humans. Regardless of race, gender, preferences, religion, anatomical features, disabilities..... They're all human beings deserving of some measure of respect. And don't give me any shit about "respect is earned"... Fuck you. You need to have a basic level of respect before you can prove yourself as someone deserving of respect; otherwise any action you take will be seen as the feeble flailings of someone nobody cares about to earn some kind of clout.

Everyone should be given a base level of respect until they prove that the respect granted to them for being a human in our society, isn't deserved.

For everyone else who may still be reading and didn't get butthurt by a comic: stay frosty.

[–] Catchmeifyoucan@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

It's only funny in a very cringe way.

[–] Zoomboingding@lemmy.world 6 points 1 hour ago

The description that resonates with me is that you agree with what she says but cringe at how she says it. I think it really comes down to the fact that the comics are never deeper than surface level. I'd enjoy them if my takeaway was ever more than "well, yeah..."

[–] rabber@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

I read all the comments and I still don't understand what makes this comic interesting

[–] Alteon@lemmy.world 4 points 2 hours ago

It's a political statement. Guys are talking this way. Sure it's a caricature, but that doesn't make the statement less meaningful. Toxic masculinity is just that...it's toxic AF, and while I may not think she has the funniest comic ever, it's a good way to showcase the absurdity of our current times.

[–] Habitforming@lemmy.world 6 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

I had hoped to escape seeing low-effort Pizzacake comics on the front page when I left reddit for good.

[–] rabber@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

I don't even understand what the joke is or if there even is one

[–] harmsy@lemmy.world 8 points 2 hours ago

I guess melodramatic sarcasm isn't for everyone. I got a nice little chuckle out of it.

[–] musubibreakfast@lemm.ee 0 points 2 hours ago

There's no joke, are you familiar with clapter?

[–] CheeseToastie@lazysoci.al 24 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

This made me chuckle out loud thanks for sharing! Do you mind if I share it in !Witchesvspatriarchy@lemmy.ca

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 3 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

That is a very strange place.

[–] CheeseToastie@lazysoci.al 5 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Don't make me cast a spell on you...

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 1 points 2 hours ago

Can you cast fireball?

[–] Poxlox@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

According to these commenters and bingo cards anyone who criticized this artist is an incel. To me she just makes mid borderline lame/cringe comics. Was happy not seeing her stuff after leaving Reddit lo and behold shes back with comics denoting imaginary scenarios without any punchlines. Go ahead and check a bingo square and call me an incel her work sucks.

[–] TempermentalAnomaly@lemmy.world 0 points 44 minutes ago

Neg me daddy.

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