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> I wish we had more watersons running things in all forms of media. The world needs Watersons now more than ever. And Calvins and Hobbeses.
by rbanffy 5mo ago
> I wish we had more watersons running things in all forms of media.
The world needs Watersons now more than ever. And Calvins and Hobbeses.
- mapontosevenths 5mo agoThe world has no place for men like Waterson, and it is precisely when the world leaves no place for them that men like him are most necessary.
- iamtedd 5mo agoOnly men?
- mapontosevenths 5mo agoWomen who dress like Marlene Dietrich are also acceptable, but that's where I draw the line. More seriously, I should have capitalized the "M" to make clear that it was Men, as in Mankind, but this is the internet in 2026 and most people are only semi-literate. I'm not certain it would have helped. Especially if someone wants to be offended. You just can't stop them if that was their goal going into it.
- iamtedd 5mo agoThere is a gender-indeterminate alternative: people. Using "man" to refer to all people stopped being popular last century.
- mapontosevenths 5mo agoPopularity and correctness are unrelated concepts. The word "Men" was gender neutral long before it became masculine, and Armstrong did not take "one giant leap for peoplekind".