• Anyolduser@lemmynsfw.com
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      5 months ago

      Yes, I’m sure your mother really has her finger on the pulse of nerd pop culture when it comes to nomenclature.

      “I asked my mommy” isn’t exactly a compelling argument.

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        5 months ago

        Comics aren’t nerd anything, they’ve been mainstream since the 1930s, honey. And a large number of them haven’t been comical, although there are plenty which are. This one may be modern but it’s nothing really new. The same story could have played out in a hetero relationship between supportive adults as far back as my mother’s era. I wasn’t using her as an authority, just a representative of the populace. And to note that only a little child thinks comics have to be funny. This one may be modern but the story here isn’t all that new. It’s personal and fresh to the author, and I’m happy for them that their life is working out so well, but the plotline is straight out of a 1950s romance comic.