Sheeple!
March 5th, 2023 Barry Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
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It occurs to me that maybe not all of my readers are so immersed in online right-wing culture that they’re familiar with the word “sheeple.” So, just in case: Merriam-Webster defines sheeple as “people who are docile, compliant, or easily influenced: people likened to sheep.”
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Writer, artist, and comics scholar Frank M. Young, who colors around one-fourth of these cartoons (this one included) agreed to write a few words about his coloring process. Check it out on Patreon!
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TRANSCRIPT OF CARTOON
This cartoon has four panels. The setting is a bar; there’s a bar counter, patrons, framed pictures on the wall, a big window with the word “BAR” painted on it (it looks backwards, because we’re seeing it from the inside). For those who look closely at the little details, we can see that the people in the framed pictures are characters from The Muppet Show: Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Beaker, and the Swedish Chef.
PANEL ONE
A red-headed man holding a beer is sitting at the bar ranting to a woman at the bar on his right. He’s dressed casually, in a ringer t-shirt. He doesn’t see that behind him, a man is walking up. The man is an anthropomorphic sheep, wearing a collared shirt and necktie with the collar unbuttoned and the necktie pulled down a bit, The Sheep speaks angrily, holding up an objecting forefinger.
REDHEAD: SHEEPLE! Liberals are SHEEPLE! They’re AFRAID to think for themselves!
SHEEPLE: HEY!
PANEL TWO
The redheaded man has turned to face the sheeple, and pulls back in total surprise. The sheeple continues to chew him out angrily.
REDHEAD: Oh! Um…
SHEEPLE: Stop spreading STEREOTYPES about SHEEPLE! I think whatever I want.
PANEL THREE
In a close-up shot of the sheeple, which was ridiculously fun for me to draw, abnd Frank told me it was fun for him to color too, the sheeple looks soulful and sad, rubbing his head with one palm.
SHEEPLE: It’s so EXHAUSTING, hearing the same bigoted NONSENSE about sheeple every day…
PANEL FOUR
The redheaded man is frantically apologizing. The Sheeple seems less mad – he’s no longer yelling – but he still looks angry, crossing his arms as he talks to the man.
The sheeple doesn’t see that, behind him, a chicken woman has approached. She’s wearing a dress with a pattern of eggs on it, and looks angry, with her arms akimbo.
REDHEAD: I didn’t MEAN–
SHEEPLE: Just because I’m a SHEEPLE doesn’t make me a CHICKEN!
CHICKEN: HEY NOW!
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