SO I dug a bit and the original is from a comic called Literally where he pokes fun of the word literally being used as its own antonym instead of figuratively.
Specifically he mocks a quote from some dead bigot.
Comment on Conservative values
Rusty@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
Is The Oatmeal (the creator of this comic) a right winger? Everything I know about him is saying otherwise.
Having never met the dude but as an expert on webcomics i can authoritatively say no they are not.
What good is all that studying if you can’t stick up for the allies too
Kewlio250@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
No, he publicly stated this was a alteration of his work www.facebook.com/share/1Dww8fX5ZM/
PhoenixDog@lemmy.world 1 day ago
The Oatmeal comic was still created as a reaction to an incredibly homophobic comment from an extreme right winger before he died.
So even though it’s an alteration, it’s still exactly how the comic was originally designed.
samus12345@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Original:
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blitzen@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
I get what you’re saying, but there’s something funny about your comment that is basically saying “even though it’s different, it’s the same.”
PhoenixDog@lemmy.world 1 day ago
The Gayroller of Theseus.