Steve & Squirrel #198: Slurred Speech

Author: somnambulist

Date: March 12, 2007

by somnambulist
3-12-07
* http://www.stripcreator.com/ comics/somnambulist/386269
My previous comic* pointed out the fine line people have to walk in the fascist system of "political correctness."
Although I don't condone hatred, I also believe that it is very dangerous to permit discourse to be arbitrarily limited whenever someone feels bad.
The punch line of my last comic was designed to point out that context is important. I'm from New England; here, "wicked retahded" is common slang.
Here's another example, closer to the imaginary line: should the slang term "fag hag" be considered unacceptable in every context?
I concur that it is somewhat crude, and perhaps a replacement should be found...
...but all of the new euphemisms I can think of kinda sound a little gay.