We’re Not Allowed To Say The Word “Woman” Anymore!
September 11th, 2022 Barry Posted in Becky Hawkins collaborations, LGBT cartoons | No Comments »
A cartoon by me and Becky Hawkins.
“But Mother” cried the Abbot. “If I’m not permitted to support these cartoons on Patreon, then there is no purpose to my life, and if it gets out there’s no purpose to my life, then the peasants will surely revolt and come for me with the rakes and torches, and–” But then the Abbot heard the crash of the front gates being smashed open.
TRANSCRIPT OF CARTOON
This cartoon has four panels. Each panel shows the same two women chatting in what appears to be a breakroom/kitchenette at a workplace; there’s a fridge, and a coffee pot, a little round table with a couple of cheap plastic chairs, and an OSHA poster.
The first woman, who I’ll call DRESS, has below-the-shoulder blonde hair tied back loosely. She’s wearing a green dress with boots and is seated at the table, eating a sandwich. The second woman, who I’ll call JACKET (get it? “Dress Jacket”? This is high quality entertainment here!) has white hair, which is in a cool-looking style that’s short on the backs and sides and spikey in front. She’s wearing a green shirt, matching gray jacket and pants, and black clogs.
PANEL 1
DRESS is seated and eating her sandwich as JACKET walks into the break room, carrying a red coffee mug. Both women are smiling and look friendly.
DRESS: There you are!
JACKET: Sorry, had to go to the women’s room.
PANEL 2
Jacket has walked to the counter and is pouring herself a cup of coffee. Dress turns to face Jacket as she speaks.
JACKET: So what new stories are you guys putting out this week?
DRESS: Well, there’s my piece on “ten up-and-coming young women in publishing”…
PANEL 3
Dress continues to talk as Jacket moves to take a seat at the table.
DRESS: Julie’s got an essay on ways backsliding LGBTQ rights are a threat to women’s rights… There’s a piece on Black women leaders petitioning the President…
PANEL 4
Jacket suddenly explodes in over-the-top anger, waving her arms high, tossing her coffee mug into the air, flipping the table. Dress flinches back, surprised.
DRESS: And there’s Alice’s story about prosecutors targeting pregnant people – YIPES!
JACKET (yelling): “Pregnant people”? So we’re not even allowed to say “women” anymore?!?
