This just goes to show that being a great artist does not also make someone a good writer.
What's more offensive than the sexism is the fact that these jokes would have been tired in the 1970s; so they're pretty much ancient today. Blondie&Dagwood did all these gags decades ago (and they pulled it off MUCH better)
Also, while I have no problem with a man writing a comic about the trials of being the only penis in the family, it bothers me that none of the comics have any heart to them. Good dads tend to be very sweet on their daughters (especially when they're very young). And it's a bit weird and disturbing that this cutesy, Disney-style comic is all bitterness and no heart. It makes it very hard to like and/or relate to the main character.
So it's okay for Disney animators to be racist and all the rest of it but god forbid if they're sexist? What is it with people and Disney? OMG DISNEY is magical and special and are never ever ever bad amirite?
My Outnumbered stripext_2984232January 27 2015, 14:56:19 UTC
Cat, and all, I'm sorry that this particular gag was offensive to so many. I want you to know, I deleted it. It was one of my first 5 or 10 strips I wrote and drew of Outnumbered, so I was finding my feeling a bit as far as writing, humor, and level of sensibility goes. I did show this particular strip to my wife and she was not offended by it. I pass all my strips by her to see if I've gone over the line. If you read my Outnumbered comic strip regularly I think you'll see I usually show the father (Mark) as kind of a screw up more than anything. Because men are, more times than not. We need our significant others in our lives to complete us (mentally:) and my wife would be the first to tell you that. At any rate, I know this is an old post, but I thought I'd finally write back and let you know I deleted this strip- it wasn't one of my favorites for many reasons, but it is a subject matter that is just not very funny to most of our population. Thanks. -Tom Bancroft
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What's more offensive than the sexism is the fact that these jokes would have been tired in the 1970s; so they're pretty much ancient today. Blondie&Dagwood did all these gags decades ago (and they pulled it off MUCH better)
Also, while I have no problem with a man writing a comic about the trials of being the only penis in the family, it bothers me that none of the comics have any heart to them. Good dads tend to be very sweet on their daughters (especially when they're very young). And it's a bit weird and disturbing that this cutesy, Disney-style comic is all bitterness and no heart. It makes it very hard to like and/or relate to the main character.
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What is it with people and Disney? OMG DISNEY is magical and special and are never ever ever bad amirite?
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