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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | [[Hairy]] offers [[Cueball]] some | + | [[Hairy]] offers [[Cueball]] some beer from his fridge, and Cueball takes the opportunity to suggest that people should admit that beer tastes bad and stop pretending to like it. Hairy berates Cueball for making such an affirmation, and Cueball, having failed to break the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5S1d3cNge24&t=47m34s mutual knowledge barrier], consents to drink it and pretend to like it to preserve social cohesion and what he perceives to be a mass delusion. |
− | + | The comic implies that beer doesn't actually taste good, and instead fits the definition of an {{w|acquired taste}}, with most people initially pretending to like beer to conform to social norms, and later {{w|Internalisation (sociology)|internalizing}} this belief to prevent {{w|cognitive dissonance}}. The theory is that this dissonance is perpetuated by advertising and {{w|peer pressure}}, which present beer as a naturally pleasant beverage. [[Cueball]] agrees to do his part to maintain that image, having been criticized when he tried to {{w|The Emperor's New Clothes|bring up the truth}}. Cueball fails to empathize with [[Hairy]]. He has failed to build an accurate cognitive model as he assumes that Hairy is also only pretending to like beer. | |
− | + | The title text {{w|sarcastic|sarcastically}} expands on this. | |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
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:Hairy: Dude, if you don't like it, don't drink it. | :Hairy: Dude, if you don't like it, don't drink it. | ||
:Cueball: No, no, gotta do my part! Mmmmm!!! | :Cueball: No, no, gotta do my part! Mmmmm!!! | ||
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+ | ==Trivia== | ||
+ | The [http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2014/10/01/352771618/from-kale-to-pale-ale-a-love-of-bitter-may-be-in-your-genes like or dislike] of certain tastes, such a beer, may have a [http://news.psu.edu/story/327406/2014/09/23/research/research-shows-alcohol-sensations-influenced-genes genetic background]. But it's also linked to the culture and evolution of your ancestors. | ||
{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring Hairy]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Hairy]] | ||
[[Category:Sarcasm]] | [[Category:Sarcasm]] | ||
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