Because they compact revelations into a glance. This one’s called “How it Works”:
This comic is more eloquent than any treatise I can write on the power of stereotypes (and of sexism in particular). I’m thinking of how many times someone’s annoyed me with their going 45mph down the 405. As I pass them, I glance angrily at who’s driving, and on those occasions that they’re elderly drivers, I feel some kind of perverse rush at having my own ageism confirmed (obviously, I need to work against this bias).
Lest any of you doubt xkcd’s feminist cred, here’s the middle panel from another strip:
Ok, so that reads more like a blog post. But generally, comic strips contain pithy epiphanies into reality.
2 responses so far ↓
1 Rich // Feb 18, 2008 at 6:34 pm
Thanks to xJane, I’ve turned into a Sinfest Junkie. Some real gems there!
2 xJane // Feb 18, 2008 at 7:30 pm
muahaha! My work here is done.
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