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1. 

   I think it is just about him being hypocritical – at once willing to speak without regard to the sensitivities of others but still being sensitive himself.

2. 

   Yup, Cream of Wheat has it. “I can say what I want about others, but watch what you say about ME.” Not particularly funny; and I agree, Bill, it’s quite out of character.

3. 

   It’s what Cream of Wheat and Susan -O said.

   It could be funny if it was delivered right. Maybe a verbal biff to the head. Calvin and Hobbs could have pulled it off. But Calvin wasn’t a****** averse.

   I don’t know the characters well enough. Is there a person it *wouldn’t* be out of character for?

4. 

   Totally agree, he’s declaring that he wants to say/do whatever he wants but is not willing to accept it from others in return. That is a major problem in society today.

5. 

   As for the “Neanderthal” name drop: Neanderthals are one of the few ethnic groups left who won’t take offense at their name being used as a slur.

   Ten thousand years ago, that might not have been the case, so you could say that Neanderthals’ attitudes have evolved a bit since then.

6. 

   J-L: Well said. And I’m stealing it for my quotes file.

7. 

   J-L — unfortunately… now that I’ve discovered that I probably DO have a couple percent Neanderthal DNA, I DO kind of take that personally. So, yeah. Now even THAT’S gone.

8. 

   Yes, the point is that people who complain about “political correctness” and call others “snowflakes” are actually the thinnest-skinned, most easily offended people there are,

9. 

   ‘I don’t know the characters well enough. Is there a person it *wouldn’t* be out of character for?’

   Of the named characters, the only one I wouldn’t find it entirely jarring is Mr Rod, Baldo’s boss. Even him, it wouldn’t be a great fit, but it wouldn’t be so far outside his characterization as for pretty much anyone else. (The only way to make it really fit in this series would be to use one of the random anglo assholes Baldo occasionally crosses paths with.)

10. 

    The main “correctness” issue I’m aware of for Neanderthals is whether to pronounce the -th- as in English spelling (as a theta) or as an aspirated hard /t/ as from the German basis of the name, and as has become more usual in Anglo-American phone circles in recent years. (From people wanting to be scientific?)

11. 

    Nope, typo for Anglophone

12. 

    ‘The only way to make it really fit in this series would be to use one of the random anglo assholes Baldo occasionally crosses paths with.’

    Billy, I believe, is the name of the one that Baldo runs across most frequently. I think he is supposed to be a student at Baldo’s school. His former co-worker Joey fits that profile to a lesser extent, though he was more of a Latino-ignorant slacker than an overt bigot like Billy.

13. 

    I learned about political correctness one day when I was driving to a store to buy something. The sky was threatening and I wanted to park close to the door, but the only free spots were the designated handicapped spots. So I asked myself, “Self, am I being politically incorrect for wanting to take advantage of a handicapped spot?” And Self answered and said “Nah, it just means you’re a lazy ass.” I haven’t had that temptation since.

14. 

    What I don’t understand about this comic is what are they watching that evoked such a response, and what happened to the remote or set top box that is in panel 2 and nowhere else.

15. 

    How do you keep a set top box on top of a modern TV?

16. 

    @ MiB – Easy: duct tape.
    P.S. This solution does not work for cats who like to sleep on top of the TV.

17. 

    This reminds me of the Geico caveman.