From what I understand, Charles Schultz actually struggled with depression much of his life, so it’s probably not too surprising.
Don’t break your arm, patting yourself on the back for judging something from 1958 with today’s standards. Good grief.
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Some people cannot take a joke.
Sometimes all you got is your imaginary air force.
Use it or lose it.
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Because when I think of someone who’s unambiguously benefited from the patriarchy, it’s Charlie Brown who springs to mind?
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Violet seems to have some of her own issues:
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Lucy is really the only mentally healthy one.
Such bravery, such ferocity, such pride. Thank you, Lucy, for showing me my life’s mission!
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Oh, Sparky. We still love you though…
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In Heinlein’s Stranger in a Strange Land the alienated hero Mike from Mars has an epiphany at the zoo. He watches a bigger monkey steal food from a smaller monkey, and then the smaller monkey goes and beats up an even smaller monkey to make itself feel better. Mike watches this and bursts out laughing. He says
Lesson: The essence of really hilarious humor is sadism and misfortune.
Of course, Heinlein had his own issues, so the lesson is debatable…
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Haven’t read the thread yet, but I hope someone’s pointed out by now that this strip doesn’t actually mean Charlie’s a misogynist: Charlie could simply be pointing out the social realities of 1958.
Still, judging by the expression on Violet’s face, it kinda looks like Charles Schultz was a misogynist.
The question is if he started that way, or ended that way based on how they keep handling him.
I say he’s pointing out the social realities of kids in any era- they are quite often completely horrible to each other, and use whatever tools are most obviously handy to commit their emotional violence.
(whoops, posted as reply to wrong person)
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Well, yeah, but the comment would be almost meaningless in a society with no arbitrary costs of being female.
How who kept handling him? Women?
I think it’s possible that we’re overlooking the real villain here…
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Perfect reaction gif. I award you all my internet points for the day.
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