Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for August 01, 2017

Rat is dressed like one of those people who say offensive things.

I hope he isn’t offended by my saying that.

He looks like the Monopoly guy; let’s run over him with the little car.

Mr. Peanut Brain

Goat, grab Rat’s bat and smack him one.

look at dRUMPf TURDies….they’re easily offended at accurate descriptions of themselves.

There are also green apples but there is no green race.

It is not enough to be easily offended. It should also be profitable, that’s how the pro’s do it.

Rat: the ultimate ‘limousine liberal’.

It’s gotten so bad that some people are OFFENDED by the phrase “Happy Holidays.”

Now, Rat! Stop offending us gentlemen!

That’s the world today. It’s getting to the point where you’d offend someone by simply saying “hello”, and if you don’t, they’ll still be offended.

Shouldn’t Rat be dressed like a college student?

There are easily-offended people, and then there are offensive comics.

Unoffend or be condemned — that’s the truth!

LMAO!

I like chocolates! I’ve just offended hundreds of people!

Did Rat steal the hat from the Comics censor? Oh wait, I’ve offended him! Which one, I’m not sure, but SOMEONE will be offended! Come to think of it, I’m gonna go for broke! TRUMP IS A RUSSIAN SPY, A PERVERT WHO WANTS TO SLEEP WITH HIS OWN DAUGHTER, AND A THIEF!! So there!!

A truly novel concept, Rat as SJW. And sure enough, he aims to be offended for fun and profit.

Doesn´t rat know he needs to wear a pink beanie then? SJW people don´t wear a top hat and monocle.

First you convince others that you’re offended, they feel they MUST take you seriously or else, then you cash in!

A departure from puns to brilliantly sum up modern American political culture. Kudos, Mr. Pastis!

Do these peanuts taste a little off to you?

I thought the word “apple” was the Native American equivalent of calling a black person an “oreo” – i.e. white on the inside (not a compliment).

I’m offended at his monocled stereotyping of the rich.

I hope you get caught in a rat-trap and fed to eagles.

Is THAT offensive enough for you?

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Such a sad statement of our world today. Too many people are looking for an excuse to be offended while too many people are taking too much pleasure in offending. The world is certainly circling the bowl.

As a fan of Mr Peanut, I am offended by Rat’s cheap parody. I am also offended by Cartoon-Boy for creating this offensive comic strip.

If Rat wants to be Easily Offended Guy, he will have to take a number and stand in line. He does not stand out in the mob of SJWs.

Does Pastis live near UC Berkley?

The latest example of this from Canada is the offence taken by Indigenous activists to a Star Trek and Borg fan’s ASIMIL8 license plate. The province took away his license plate based on two complaints, and now the case is going to court.

I think Rat needs a snowflake costume!

Of course it would be ridiculous to claim “apples are red” is racist code for Native Americans. On the other hand, “redskin”, for instance, is not merely code but an actual racist term, like “whitey”. My point being that while there are a few people who do take offense at things for no good reason, that doesn’t mean all objections to particular uses of language are illegitimate. Also, many of those who, like Rat, mock others for being easily offended are themselves easily offended by other things. For instance, many of those who mock liberals as “snowflakes” get all bent out of shape by anything they perceive as attacking the current occupant of the White House, as a number of the comments on the “Rat as president” PBS strips clearly illustrate.

True story: On a certain auto racing website, there is a forum called “Trash or Be Trashed”, which has a thread called " Post your most offensive MEME NSFW". As you can imagine, its filled with the most vile racist / misogynistic / anti-Liberal / anti-LBGT screeds you can image. However don’t you dare post anything against whites / cops / or Trump, or there will be literal death threats.

How do you un-offend someone, with a compliment?