Believing (Some) Women
June 20th, 2023 Barry Posted in Social Justice | No Comments »
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This comic was drawn by a new collaborator, Kelly Lawrence.
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TRANSCRIPT OF CARTOON
This cartoon has four panels. Each of the panel shows two young women in an outdoor area with trees and a paved walking path – maybe a college quad.
One woman, standing behind the table, holds a megaphone and is speaking out to the world in general. She has neck-length hair, fashionably choppy, and is wearing a blue hoodie over jeans and a gray shirt. (I’ll call her “HOODIE”.) Her table is surrounded by banners saying “real men don’t buy women” and “sex work is violence against women”; her table has stacks of pamphlets, as well as a thermos and some pens, and a little pop-up sign which says “prostitution is rape.” (Nice detail work from Kelly!).
The other woman is walking past in the first panel. She has her hair in a high ponytail, is wearing jeans and a pink t shirt, and is carrying a small purse. (I’ll call her “PONYTAIL.”)
PANEL 1
Hoodie is talking with conviction into her megaphone, throwing a fist into the air. Ponytail is walking by.
HOODIE (loudly): WE MUST ALWAYS BELIEVE WOMEN!
PANEL 2
Ponytail’s attention has been drawn, and she pauses and turns to face Hoodie.
HOODIE (loudly): WE MUST ALWAYS LISTEN TO WOMEN!
PANEL 3
Hoodie continues shouting with her megaphone, looking even more passionate. Ponytail, excited by what she’s hearing, holds her hands up and speaks to Hoodie.
HOODIE (loudly): BELIEVING WOMEN AND LISTENING TO WOMEN… THAT’S THE ESSENCE OF FEMINISM!
PONYTAIL: Yes! Exactly!
PANEL 4
Hoodie has swung her megaphone around and is yelling through it, right into Ponytail’s face; Ponytail winces back, looking surprised and annoyed.
PONYTAIL: I’m a sex worker and–
HOODIE (loudly): NOT WOMEN LIKE YOU.
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