Poo. Well, try this link instead

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/fun/zi...?date=20060725

(you might have to do a refresh to get it to load the image).

Replace "Jeiwsh" with "gay" and "cheap" with "lame" and you've got the comic strip.

GD, just wondering if you think that the last panel (that you don't quote) is making fun of that kind of speech. At least that's how I read it.

Here's a link that might work.

Interesting. Hmm, Steve and I had a discussion about the very same thing in another thread...
:D

I thought that at first, and expected the strip to take the issue and run with it, showing its offensiveness. But it didn't go anywhere, it was a one-shot strip and comes across to me as, "Haha, isn't it funny that he meant 'lame'." All the last panel says is that it might be confusing, not that it's offensive.

I read it as "isn't it funny that he has no clue why the guy 'misinterpreted' what he said." So I'm reading the intent of the strip a bit differently than you are.

Trying to find a bright side to the strip, 'Zits' has a gay character? Cool. :)

I wrote the creator of 'For Better or for Worse' once when she introduced a gay character to the strip. I told her it would be nice to see the character get married to his partner on her strip. She actually wrote back and said she may just do that in the future. I thought that was pretty neat.
:)

Again, if the strip had continued the thread, I would agree. But as a one-shot, I think it comes across as just, "Isn't funny that he doesn't understand." Whereas I don't think my version would be thought of as humorous in any way. Maybe I'm reading too much into it, I dunno, but it bugged me.

Actually, speaking as a Gay, I'm not offended at all. I hear this use of the word more often than I'd like, and point it out more often than I'd like. I think by gently chiding Jeremy's ignorant use of the word, the strip will probably cause more people to think twice before appearing ignorant themselves. Who knows, a few of them may actually ask their coworkers not to use the word.

Thanks for having our back, GD. Now, could you please roll over, it's hot.

Well, I don't find it funny ha ha but funny ironic. And that would be true of your version as well.

Totally. We should make GD an honorary girthy gay. :)