scans_daily: Gabby's Playhouse: Discussing Sexism on the Internet

KILLJOY CANUCK (

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@ 2010-10-29 02:40 pm UTC

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medium: webcomic, trigger warning: misogyny/sexism

Gabby's Playhouse: Discussing Sexism on the Internet

So, recently Kate Beaton made some comments on Twitter about how sometimes guys that like her work will respond with comments she finds creepy/uncomfortable/offensive.

Gabby's Playhouse then did a webcomic entitled "How Every Single Discussion About Sexism and Woman-Type Stuff on the Internet (and real life) Has Ever Happened And Ever Will Happen, Always, Forever, Until the Earth Finally Falls Into The Sun. (Or until the patriarchy is finally dismantled.)"

Comic by Gabbysplayhouse.com

[Source.]

I don't quite get that last panel, but the rest of it is kinda recognizable.

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	no subject valtyr 2010-10-29 07:22 pm UTC (link)
	I like this in and of itself is sexist by catagorizing all men on the same boat of being insensitive dicks. Where in the comic does it say 'the insensitive dicks depicted here represent all men'? (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent) (Thread) (Hide 92 comments) (Show 92 comments)

	no subject laddical 2010-10-29 07:26 pm UTC (link)
	The sweeping generalization that this is how every conversation on sexism ever goes and the blank faces filled only with gender symbols while dividing the two factions along strictly gender lines goes a long way to giving that impression. (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent) (Thread) (Hide 91 comments) (Show 91 comments)

	no subject nezchan 2010-10-29 07:28 pm UTC (link)
	This, for some strange reason, reminds me of how every public discussion of women's issues ends up with someone, without a trace of irony, bemoaning, "But...the poor men!" Just sayin'. (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent) (Thread) (Hide 9 comments) (Show 9 comments)

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laddical
2010-10-29 07:41 pm UTC (link)

Huh. I... I don't see any self-pity or gender-pity in my statement. Merely a response to the question of why someone might interpret this comic as saying all men are insensitive dicks. In this comic, all women are right and all men are wrong; there is no cross-over wherein some women support the male blogger and some men support the female artist. Where there is no specificity, only generalization, it's not hard to get the idea that "the insensitive dicks depicted here represent all men."

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halialkers
2010-10-29 07:44 pm UTC (link)

Look at it again. It's referring to a person that the writer of the post doesn't know from Adam saying "that comment's worth fucking you for". She objects, rightly. A sexist circlejerk ensues and all the sexists rally to support each other. It's not referring to the people who would not say such a thing, but the people who rally to defend the ones who do, of which that's something a bit too common in our society as it is.

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	no subject laddical 2010-10-29 07:46 pm UTC (link)
	And I believe you are correct. But the risk associated with art like this is that some people will focus on something and take away something that wasn't the author's intent, and I was trying to explain why someone might read it that way. (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent) (Thread) (Expand) (Hide 6 comments) (Show 6 comments)

	no subject airawyn 2010-10-29 07:29 pm UTC (link)
	Wow, you guys are doing a fabulous job of convincing me that not all men are sexist dicks. (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent) (Thread) (Hide 67 comments) (Show 67 comments)

	no subject airawyn 2010-10-29 07:47 pm UTC (link)
	How often a day do you fear for your physical safety because you're in the presence of a strange woman? (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent) (Thread) (Expand) (Hide 41 comments) (Show 41 comments)

	no subject valtyr 2010-10-29 07:57 pm UTC (link)
	followed by all men following a I AM SPARTICUS call to ignorance. all men WHERE. (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

	no subject airawyn 2010-10-29 07:59 pm UTC (link)
	You know what, I'm not going to argue with you. If you really give a shit, go here and do some reading: http://www.derailingfordummies.com/ (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

	no subject recognitions 2010-10-29 08:39 pm UTC (link)
	Dude, you're so far beyond proving the comic author's point for them. (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

	no subject icon_uk 2010-10-29 08:09 pm UTC (link)
	But my dick is sexist... it only reacts to cute guys! :) (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent) (Thread) (Hide 15 comments) (Show 15 comments)

	no subject laddical 2010-10-29 08:13 pm UTC (link)
	Here. Have a fresh baked internet. (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

	no subject greenmask 2010-10-29 08:16 pm UTC (link)
	Also cute-ist. You're a villain. (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent) (Thread) (Expand) (Hide 11 comments) (Show 11 comments)

	no subject airawyn 2010-10-29 08:51 pm UTC (link)
	Yeah, but your dick likes tied-up guy Robins. I have no disagreements there. (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent) (Thread) (Expand) (Hide 1 comment) (Show 1 comment)

	no subject thebigapricot 2010-10-29 07:36 pm UTC (link)
	Boo fucking hoo. It's not about every conversation on sexism. It's specifically about internet conversations go. And um, hello kettle - you're black. (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent) (Thread) (Hide 6 comments) (Show 6 comments)

	no subject laddical 2010-10-29 07:44 pm UTC (link)
	Pardon me for leaving out an adjective. Also: this is not my point of view. It is a specific response to a specific question. A devil's advocate, if you will. (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent) (Thread) (Hide 5 comments) (Show 5 comments)

	no subject gargoylekitty 2010-10-29 08:18 pm UTC (link)
	The devil doesn't need advocates. Stop. (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent) (Thread) (Expand) (Hide 3 comments) (Show 3 comments)

	no subject laddical 2010-10-29 07:42 pm UTC (link)
	Where did I get indignant? You asked a question; I responded with why some people might see it that way. (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent) (Thread) (Hide 3 comments) (Show 3 comments)

	no subject halialkers 2010-10-29 07:37 pm UTC (link)
	All generalizations are false. You do realize this is, technically speaking, proving the point that the comic itself made? The comment in reference to it is rather inappropriate and in real life might well lead to drama llamas of a potentially very nasty sort. (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

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