It's not manliness, it's oldness. Not everything is a gender issue. Although I'm sure there's some subtext about the patriarchy and rape culture you could parse from this single panel.
I used to work in Toys R Us in the video game/electronics section. One day I'm talking to a mother about favorite old games, and when he hears the word "cartridge" her kid asks "Like my GameBoy game?". He had a Phat DS with a Spongebob game or something in it, and shows me. I say "No, we're talking about a bigger one." Kid says "THEY MADE THEM BIGGER THAN THIS?!"
Suffice to say, I didn't feel exactly young at that moment...hilarious as the kid's reaction was.
My 6 and 9 year olds are really into Minecraft. They have posters on the wall for it and even have a foam sword. It's kind of funny as an old timer because the graphics look like crap just like they used to when I was young.
GUYS. STOP INNOVATING. SOMEONE IS FEELING LIKE LESS OF A MAN.
ReplyDeleteIt's not manliness, it's oldness. Not everything is a gender issue. Although I'm sure there's some subtext about the patriarchy and rape culture you could parse from this single panel.
DeleteSometimes new things are just stupid.
ReplyDeleteOld things too.
DeleteI used to work in Toys R Us in the video game/electronics section. One day I'm talking to a mother about favorite old games, and when he hears the word "cartridge" her kid asks "Like my GameBoy game?". He had a Phat DS with a Spongebob game or something in it, and shows me. I say "No, we're talking about a bigger one." Kid says "THEY MADE THEM BIGGER THAN THIS?!"
ReplyDeleteSuffice to say, I didn't feel exactly young at that moment...hilarious as the kid's reaction was.
The Neo-Geo would make this kid's head explode.
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Everybody should stop making anything. We're done.
ReplyDeleteIt's not all bad. You get to shake your cane at all those awful kids as they step on your lawn, and curse their stupid fashions.
ReplyDeleteMy 6 and 9 year olds are really into Minecraft. They have posters on the wall for it and even have a foam sword. It's kind of funny as an old timer because the graphics look like crap just like they used to when I was young.
ReplyDeleteDig, dig dig, dig, digging Minecraft style.
ReplyDelete(that's actually a thing)
me too brother, me too
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