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Color pen-and-ink cartoon of a heavyset man with a mustache in a red cap, blue shirt and black tactical vest, with a rifle slung over his shoulder. His speech bubble reads: "I use toxic masculinity to deny my bi-curios thoughts, hide my low self-esteem, shame, and lack of interpersonal skills. My greatest fear is that the absence of an external enemy to direct my frustration will lead me down a path of…

Toxic Masculinity Cartoon Confesses Its Greatest Fear

A 2020 political cartoon in which an armed man in a red cap admits toxic masculinity masks his insecurity. It's a sharp, shareable piece of political humor with no real Xennial nostalgia hook.

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Color pen-and-ink cartoon of a heavyset man with a mustache in a red cap, blue shirt and black tactical vest, with a rifle slung over his shoulder. His speech bubble reads: "I use toxic masculinity to deny my bi-curios thoughts, hide my low self-esteem, shame, and lack of interpersonal skills. My greatest fear is that the absence of an external enemy to direct my frustration will lead me down a path of…

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Hand-drawn cluster of nine staring eyeballs in gray looping rings on a yellow legal pad page. Speech bubble: "It looks like you are afraid. Be not afraid." Two buttons: "I am afraid" and "I am not afraid". Cartoon of a person with light hair slumped face-down on a table, exhausted, while a huge bucket dumps a stream of lemons onto them. A hand juicer and piles of lemons sit on the table, and rows of jars, jugs and bottles of lemonade fill the right side. Signature: Will Santino. Hand-painted ink and watercolor illustration of a green bullfrog against a black background. A speech bubble reads: "YOU ARE NOT ALONE IN THIS ABYSSAL DARKNESS. I AM HERE, AND WE SHALL FACE THE CHASM AS BROTHERS." A small white signature sits in the lower left corner. A 3-by-4 grid of twelve black-and-white Calvin and Hobbes panels of Calvin, numbered 1 to 12, under the heading "How are you feeling on this Calvin scale?" Calvin goes from calm in a winter hat (1), to grinning, wide-eyed, plotting, sulking, caped and snarling, and running in panic, to a furious scowl (12). Vintage-style infographic titled "12 Signs You Are an Empath" with pen-and-ink drawings. Text: Frequent need for solitude. Always looking to help those in need. Excellent listener. You are very intuitive. Internalising other people's emotions. Strong belief in humanity. Always looking for answers. Natural born truth detector. Love of nature & animals. People, even strangers, want to tell you their problems.… Hand-drawn black ink doodle of smiling cells, germs and microbes surrounded by small hearts, with handwritten text: "whenever you feel sad just remember that there are billions of cells in your body and all they care about is you." A "3 YEARS AGO" memory label appears at top left.

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