I’m so happy that unicorns are no longer a gender stereotype.
I love unicorns like crazy and I’m a 34 year old guy.
Boys liking unicorns just wouldn’t go over well with most parents around where I live.
Lots of people around me are rigid and tend to be old fashioned far right rural families who don’t accept anything different or new.
These kinds of people would fear and wrongly believe that a boy or man liking a unicorn might mean he is queer or he should be seen more like a child rather than a man.
Unicorns do not mean any of those things and people need to not assume something so foolishly extreme.
A unicorn is depicted as a horse with a horn.
Just having that horn alone makes it something for girls only.
Boys here are allowed to have plain hornless horses at the most because then they can pretend to be cowboys and such.
a unicorn is just a unicorn and it doesn’t mean someone is less of a man and it’s not to be taken as a symbol of anything.
if I were not allowed to have unicorns in my life, I would have never made it.
my first unicorn toy was a purple plush unicorn at Toys R Us long ago and what I liked most about it was that the hairs were fiber optic and lit up.
That was the first time I ever saw fiber optic material.
and then there was another unicorn toy I had.
I have one thing to say to those guarded and foolishly insecure parents who try to say what toys are appropriate or not.
If a boy wants to play with dolls and such, consider that he is learning about what it’s like to be a father and take care of women and children.
The same as I heard if a girl wants to play with trucks, bulldozer and train sets, there are a large number of women who get into mechanical engineering and become construction contractors or train conductors.
so really no toy is going to make your child turn out one way or another, that’s a whole entirely different issue.
It’s true though, Phoebe’s story has her throwing a rock at a unicorn! :P
But to be totally fair, I could totally see Dana having chosen to start off the comic the way it did for Kyle too. Heck, it wouldn’t surprise me to find out that Kyle’s story was “Plan B” for the comic’s opening arc, had she not gone with the beginning we know now instead.
It is interesting that the other Marigold didn’t mind initiating interaction with an unknown human. And he probably wasn’t in dire need if he expected a bus soon. Was she thinking, “Hmm, looks suitable for warming my back”?
“You ARE a human, are you not?” / “Yeah.” / “You DO need a ride, do you not?” / “Yeah.” / “As long as you do not take me for granted, you may ride me.” / “Uh……thanks.” / “Good. As long as we understand each other.” / “Uh, don’t you want to know my name?” / “THAT comes later.” / “Okay.”
Averagemoe 9 months ago
He didn’t say that was the first time they met.
codycab 9 months ago
“I accidentally hit Marigold with a rock.” Sounds like fun, right?
Antiyonder 9 months ago
What happened with Phoebe is a miracle and she was you to flippin acknowledge it!
mccollunsky 9 months ago
A simple story, sometimes that’s all you need.
weshorse 9 months ago
I’m so happy that unicorns are no longer a gender stereotype.
I love unicorns like crazy and I’m a 34 year old guy.
Boys liking unicorns just wouldn’t go over well with most parents around where I live.
Lots of people around me are rigid and tend to be old fashioned far right rural families who don’t accept anything different or new.
These kinds of people would fear and wrongly believe that a boy or man liking a unicorn might mean he is queer or he should be seen more like a child rather than a man.
Unicorns do not mean any of those things and people need to not assume something so foolishly extreme.
A unicorn is depicted as a horse with a horn.
Just having that horn alone makes it something for girls only.
Boys here are allowed to have plain hornless horses at the most because then they can pretend to be cowboys and such.
a unicorn is just a unicorn and it doesn’t mean someone is less of a man and it’s not to be taken as a symbol of anything.
if I were not allowed to have unicorns in my life, I would have never made it.
my first unicorn toy was a purple plush unicorn at Toys R Us long ago and what I liked most about it was that the hairs were fiber optic and lit up.
That was the first time I ever saw fiber optic material.
and then there was another unicorn toy I had.
I have one thing to say to those guarded and foolishly insecure parents who try to say what toys are appropriate or not.
If a boy wants to play with dolls and such, consider that he is learning about what it’s like to be a father and take care of women and children.
The same as I heard if a girl wants to play with trucks, bulldozer and train sets, there are a large number of women who get into mechanical engineering and become construction contractors or train conductors.
so really no toy is going to make your child turn out one way or another, that’s a whole entirely different issue.
ShadowBeast Premium Member 9 months ago
Yeah, she threw a rock at her Unicorn.
Wizard of Ahz-no relation 9 months ago
judging by the stories it seems like marigold is much nicer than marigold
Decepticomic 9 months ago
Mmm. I dunno… Why did she offer him a lift over anyone else?
Joseph comicinthestrip 9 months ago
This is Kyle.
Kyle met a unicorn by chance.
He doesn’t care about how interesting his story is.
He doesn’t use her as a trophy.
Be like Kyle.
scyphi26 9 months ago
It’s true though, Phoebe’s story has her throwing a rock at a unicorn! :P
But to be totally fair, I could totally see Dana having chosen to start off the comic the way it did for Kyle too. Heck, it wouldn’t surprise me to find out that Kyle’s story was “Plan B” for the comic’s opening arc, had she not gone with the beginning we know now instead.
Brilliant_Birdie 9 months ago
Sometimes, the best friendships come from the most casual conversations!
Maswartz 9 months ago
Why does this boy look like he’s from a different comic?
Stephen Gilberg 9 months ago
It is interesting that the other Marigold didn’t mind initiating interaction with an unknown human. And he probably wasn’t in dire need if he expected a bus soon. Was she thinking, “Hmm, looks suitable for warming my back”?
bgrauman 9 months ago
“You ARE a human, are you not?” / “Yeah.” / “You DO need a ride, do you not?” / “Yeah.” / “As long as you do not take me for granted, you may ride me.” / “Uh……thanks.” / “Good. As long as we understand each other.” / “Uh, don’t you want to know my name?” / “THAT comes later.” / “Okay.”