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[–] Alteon@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (9 children)

I love seeing these comics. You can always count on like 20 white males showing up asking how this is funny, that it's a strawman, that pizzacake is terrible, blah blah blah.

The simple thing is, they are comics that give a flavor of the times. Males ARE acting this way. Is it a caricature of a scenario, sure, but that's what a fucking comic is. Does it have to be "funny" in order to be a comic? No, there are political comics everywhere. Why does pizzacake only get this sort of ire? Is it because she's calling out white males on the absurdity of their actions, and they don't like it?

My advice? Chill TF out bros. It's a comic. If you don't like it, maybe you should talk to your buddies when they start acting like Andrew Taint's mouthpiece. Toxic masculinity is a real issue. Sorry that it takes a fucking pizzacake comic to discuss it...

[–] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca -1 points 2 months ago (2 children)

As a white male, I'm not going to disagree with you on any of this.

Related to the content: personally I like opinionated, loud mouthed women. I don't classify myself as a "high value" male or anything. I mean, who the fuck is that arrogant? I'm not poor, but I'm certainly not rich. I'm much closer to being poor than I am to being rich.... But that doesn't say much.

In any case, the content is funny. It's an exaggeration of the kind of reaction that people tend to have to dickwads sharing their unsolicited opinions with strangers who don't care what you think.

I love that it is shining a big fat spotlight on the shitty behaviors that self proclaimed "high value men" think is ok. It's not ok. Stop it. Get some help.

It's shameful to share a gender with these degenerates. I am ashamed of my gender because people like the one depicted in the comic, exist. And they're not a trivial amount either. There's a good number of them, and it's fucking embarrassing.

To anyone butthurt about the contents of the comic: first, relax, it's a joke. Second, how about you treat everyone like they're a fucking human being? Instead of putting people into little boxes like "high value" or "male" or "female" or whatever, how about you throw all that bullshit out and just see humans. Regardless of race, gender, preferences, religion, anatomical features, disabilities..... They're all human beings deserving of some measure of respect. And don't give me any shit about "respect is earned"... Fuck you. You need to have a basic level of respect before you can prove yourself as someone deserving of respect; otherwise any action you take will be seen as the feeble flailings of someone nobody cares about to earn some kind of clout.

Everyone should be given a base level of respect until they prove that the respect granted to them for being a human in our society, isn't deserved.

For everyone else who may still be reading and didn't get butthurt by a comic: stay frosty.

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[–] openrev0lt@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 2 months ago

Thanks for that but also crazy that you have to explain it. Guess it’s needed.

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[–] DontMakeMoreBabies@piefed.social 0 points 2 months ago (11 children)

Wow, some folks need to remember that online life isn't real life...

Please, go touch some grass before you scare some normie by talking about your favorite/most-hated web comic.

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[–] admin@lemmy.today 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

At first, I thought people were exaggerating by calling her comics a strawman, as the situation mentioned in the comic above happens too commonly.

I did a little digging and found this deleted thread.

https://archive.is/xfVPD

To my surprise she turned out exactly like people she seems to be calling out.

Edit: added url

Edit 2: She didn't respond and went radio silent on people who shared their experience and called her out.

Edit 3 : Found this in the same thread

lol, this feels like the convo in a nutshell…

Alice: “Bob, I’ll bet you could never imagine what it would feel like if X happened to you.”

Bob: “Actually X has happened to me.”

Alice: “Jesus fucking Christ, Bob! Not everything’s about you!”

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[–] Strawberry@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 2 months ago (13 children)

Who is pizzacake and why do so many commenters dislike them?

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social -1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (7 children)

From the comments, it seems the artist herself isn't well liked.

From knowing nothing about the artist, but having seen a huge bulk of these comics: Maybe they're incels. 🤷🏻‍♂️ These do tend to be about toxic masculinity and just bad male behavior in general. It's like seeing a Republican hating someone because that someone they hate calls out Republican bullshit. Considering the vagueness of the hate expressed in the thread, I am leaning toward this being the actual case.

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[–] RedStrider@lemmy.world -1 points 2 months ago

lemmy users when they see a lukewarm webcomic (they can just block the community)

[–] CheeseToastie@lazysoci.al -1 points 2 months ago

This made me chuckle out loud thanks for sharing! Do you mind if I share it in !Witchesvspatriarchy@lemmy.ca

[–] uniquethrowagay@feddit.org -1 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Turns out, lemmy has a massive misogyny problem going on ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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[–] Spot@startrek.website -1 points 2 months ago (7 children)

Crazy how many folks can't scroll past something they aren't interested in. And not thoughtful critiques. Just whining really. Their delicate eyes witnessed it, thus they were compelled to come make a comment.

I don't think I'd ever find it appropriate to whine in the comments of a user's post, over a post breaking no rules. I have, and would... just scroll by.

I don't see "No Pizza Cake" in the rules... why would someone think it would just never show up?

[–] abbotsbury@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

And not thoughtful critiques. Just whining really

So just scroll past it if you don't like it?

[–] Spot@startrek.website -1 points 2 months ago (1 children)
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[–] I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world -1 points 2 months ago (5 children)

I think it's basically internet law at this point, if Pizzacake is posted, cranky men must make it known that they find her (and her comics) cRinGe and mEdiOcRe and also she's a mAnHaTer (dontchaknow).

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