The Adventures of Gyno-Star

There were many thoughtful and entertaining Twitter droppings from the world of webcomics this week, but I’ve decided to highlight an outstanding tweet which touches upon one of my favorite topics…

“Let me explain feminism to you.” -dudes

— Justin Pierce (@justinpie) June 14, 2012

In the course of exploring the wilds of the internet, I’ve encountered vehement objection to the concept and aims of feminism. And the objections almost always come from some dude who is also eager to explain what feminists believe, so he can then elucidate how wrong they are.

*sigh*

This isn’t to say that dudes can’t be feminists or feminist allies. Quite the contrary! They can and should. Just, whatever your gender, if you’re not a feminist, then you should let those who are feminists speak for themselves.

Justin Pierce is the creator of the very, very funny Wonderella. Read his comic and follow his Twitter, and you shall not regret it.

Webcomic creators are funny people — both funny peculiar and funny ha-ha. I thought it would be amusing to feature some outstanding tweets from the weird and creative world of webcomickers.

This week’s (inaugural edition) tweet comes from @ObscureGent, co-creator of the Obscure Gentlemen.

When people say In N Out is overrated I want to go back in time and punch their great grandmothers in the vagina.

— Obscure James (@ObscureGent) May 31, 2012

I’ve never encountered anyone who said that In-N-Out is overrated, but if I ever did I would KILL THEM. I also don’t quite understand the desire to punish that hypothetical person’s great grandmother, but then again on some level it must be her fault.

Thanks for amusing me with your tweet, James! Now everyone go and follow James on Twitter.

Gyno-Star reader and feminist activist Rebecca Bowlin made this TOTALLY AWESOME poster for the United Against the War on Women rally in Santa Fe, NM on April 28, 2012.

Click here to see some photos of the poster in action.

And here’s the story from the local news station… Yes, they edited out the word “Gyno!” So where they quote Rebecca as saying, “This is (the) star,” what she actually said was, “This is Gyno-Star” (of course!).

Thanks to all the people who showed up for UAWOW rallies all over the country, and special thanks to Rebecca Bowlin for letting Gyno-Star join the protest.