Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Wait what...?

comics for dirty geezers and classy ladies






When I started to read the Tits and Clits comics I did not realize they were authored by women. They seemed pretty scandalous at first. I thought, who could be the intended audience? but after settling into the theme and getting over the fact that they were explicitly sexual, I came to realize they were fairly real stories that could be entertaining and even comical in a clean way. By real I mean they were not like the Young Romance comics where the women were objectified and the scenarios were pretty ridiculous at times (evidence of the minds of the male authors behind them). These comics, as explicit as they are, seem more real than the Young Romance comics, they are about things that aren't talked about and that if they were talked about they would probably not be talked about seriously. My first year of college I attended Simmons College in Boston, an all women's school. There I learned that talking about certain subjects can be serious and carefree in an all-female environment. Seeing that the authors of these comics are all female, it made sense to me how they have a genuine voice without judgement or condescendence. It was almost refreshing to see this subject matter presented in comic form, in such a simple and carefree way. Even though at first glance they might seem crazy and overly sexual, the stories can potentially be relatable and fairly entertaining to many readers of all genders and sexual orientations.


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