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<p>Johndoe: </p> <hr /> <div>{{comic<br /> | number = 1735<br /> | date = September 19, 2016<br /> | title = Fashion Police and Grammar Police<br /> | image = fashion_police_and_grammar_police.png<br /> | titletext = * Mad about jorts<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> {{incomplete|Needs more added to the explanation.}}<br /> In this comic, two groups of protesters are presented, with one group representing the &quot;fashion police&quot;, and the other representing &quot;grammar&quot; police. They are both groups of people who make fun of others by saying or wearing something that doesn't meet their criteria of &quot;good&quot;. Grammar police are people who are &quot;sticklers&quot; to grammar rules and get mad or contradictory if someone uses grammar incorrectly in a sentence. Fashion police are people who make fun of others by wearing clothing that is mismatched or straight-up &quot;ugly&quot; to them. The comic explains how both groups are similar to each other.<br /> <br /> The comic concludes with an incorrect assertion that these are literally the same people, when in actuality they merely exhibit the same traits. This is something the Grammar police would be quick to point out.<br /> <br /> A &quot;jort&quot; is a pair of shorts made from a pair of jeans.<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> [Two aggressive-looking groups of people. One holding signs with a X through Croc shoe and labelled &quot;Fashion Police&quot;, and one holding signs with &quot;Their, They're, There&quot; written on them and labeled &quot;Grammar Police&quot;.]&lt;br&gt;<br /> - Judgmental and Smug&lt;br&gt;<br /> - Angry about something deeply arbitrary&lt;br&gt;<br /> - Strong opinions backed by style guides&lt;br&gt;<br /> - Appreciate that the way that you're interpreted &lt;i&gt;is&lt;/i&gt; your responsibility&lt;br&gt;<br /> - Understand that there's no way to &quot;opt out&quot; of sending messages by how you present yourself, and attempts to do so send strong messages of their own&lt;br&gt;<br /> - To seem cool and casual, pretend to ignore them while understanding them very well&lt;br&gt;<br /> - Vindictive about things that are often uncomfortably transparent proxies for race or social class&lt;br&gt;<br /> - Fun to cheer on until one of them disagrees with you&lt;br&gt;<br /> I just realized that these are literally the same people<br /> {{comic discussion}}</div>

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