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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
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− | + | In popular culture women are sometimes said to go for jerks instead of {{w|nice guys}}, as in modern reinterpretations of the baseball quote {{w|Nice_guy#The_.22nice_guys_finish_last.22_view|nice guys finish last}}. The guy on the left in this picture is presumably frustrated and complaining because he has just been rejected by a girl, and thinks it's because he's the "nice guy" type. However, though this guy just might be a jerk, there are many other reasons why a woman might reject a guy who isn't a jerk. Cueball may be trying to tell this guy that there are many, more complicated, reasons. His sarcastic remark implies that saying "women don't like nice guys" and presuming to know what women "really want" is actually showing a rejection of that woman's agency, which might be the real reason she rejected him. In fact, it fits with one of the negative connotations of "nice guy": one who does not express his true feelings and/or is {{w|Passive-aggressive behavior|passive-aggressive}}. | |
− | The | + | The title text continues the "conversation", with Cueball implying that he believes that the first guy is bad at taking hints, offering a "crash course" in hint taking, with Cueball outright saying that he is trying to end the conversation while the first guys continues to follow him. |
− | + | See also the concept of "negging" as used in [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1027 xkcd: Pickup Artist]: <em>you belittle chicks to undermine their self-confidence so they'll be more vulnerable and seek your approval</em>. | |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[Cueball is walking, and a | + | :[Cueball is walking, and a guy is following him.] |
:Guy: Women ''say'' they want nice guys, but what they ''really'' want are— | :Guy: Women ''say'' they want nice guys, but what they ''really'' want are— | ||
− | :Cueball: —Guys who respond to rejection by belittling their judgment and self-awareness? | + | :Cueball: —Guys who respond to rejection by belittling their judgment and self-awareness? If so, don't worry— you'll be ''fine.'' |
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
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