Episode 266: The Invisible Man
You guys! Today marks the three year anniversary of my first ever online Gyno-Star cartoon! Isn’t that crazy? Hard to believe it’s been that long. I want to take this opportunity to thank all of you who’ve supported this endeavor in big and small ways over that time. Gyno-Star is a labor of love (for sure), but it’s you awesome readers who really make all the effort worthwhile. So thank you!!! Keep reading — there’s plenty more to come. Here’s to many more years of feminist ass-kicking, fighting the forces of evil and male chauvinism!
You guys rock! I less than three ALL OF YOU.
<3,
Rebecca
Congratulations on three years!
And why does this guy remind me of Mr Cellophane from Chicago.
Thanks! And I guess he is a bit like that character… and I always loved that number.
You’re welcome, and I enjoyed Chicago 🙂 I often feel like people never notice me
Careful how you turn, dude. Instant Karma’s gonna get ya.
Congrats on the three year mark!
I don’t think any man has ever had the guts to have this conversation with me. The really weak, wussy guys who pull this kind of foolishness don’t like to hang around me for some reason. I think it’s because I scare the hell out of them. So far that has served me well.
Thanks! I think, truthfully, most guys who think this way just keep it inside or let it out online. But it makes a funnier joke if he expresses it aloud, so…
This actually has me thinking of a certain coworker who is after me. She is, shall we say, unattractive in every way, self-centered, and annoys everyone around her, but seems to think she has no faults and is well liked by others. (Who are being two faced like me in order to keep it a civil working environment, which unfortunately feeds her mistaken beliefs. I personally am also afraid she might try to commit suicide if confronted, as she suffers from mental illness when she isn’t putting down everyone else who happens to be better than her in all ways. I’m not sure anyone else cares about that part, but I’m soft-hearted.)
I’m too much of a nice guy to out and out tell her what I really think of her and have settled on ignoring her and giving short and simple monotone remarks in response to anything she says, but that doesn’t seem to be working very well…
To clarify, in case it isn’t clear: I see a great similarity in the way the above character acts and she acts. They both seem self-centered and ignore the problems they have created in their own heads while blaming an outside source for said problems.
I find that telling people what you think of them rarely works. It’s not easy for anyone to hear that they’re not liked. On the other hand, it can be constructive to tell people what you think of their *behavior.* Anyway, this used to work for me as a teacher (and many of the kids could be self-centered and annoying, believe me). I’d say things like, “When you do A, it causes B problem for me. Do you think you could do C instead?” The idea is to focus on the specific action that’s a problem, not the person or her character. And then focus on how it negatively impacts you, and also give a clear option for how the person could correct it. I don’t know if that’s applicable to your situation at all, but my heart goes out to you. Self-obsessed people abound and they can be incredibly frustrating to deal with!
nerrrrd rrrrage. Does she become a supervillaness? Can he pull off a harley quinn to her joker?
Not exactly where I was planning to go with it… but now I’m thinking I might have to change plans! lol
I know i’m supposed to identify with him, but I cannot help identifying with her. Shes stuck in the friend zone. He’s chasing fantasy and she is offering something tangible. Grow up Nerrrd Raage!
Same thought here. She has no place aside his obsession. Poor thing.
happy anniversary!
Thank you!
Happy anniversary!
Thanks!
To the very slightest degree, I can see where he’s coming from. I suffer from some form of what can only be described as flirt-blindness, which means that any form of romantic attention must break through the twinned barriers of obliviousness and rationalisation before I will notice and accept it as an actual thing. When combined with an entitled attitude which expects every attractive women you see to reciprocate your attraction, even if you’ve never met or interacted before in the history of ever, I can see this becoming a serious problem. These guys who whine that nobody notices them, spinning it as intentional ignorance, then proceed to fail to notice those around them… damn, but they make us awkwardly shy nerdboys look bad. Get a grip, guys, and some emotional peripheral vision.
Panel 4 has me waiting for his ultimate justified royal beatdown!
Do you know what this Lovely Girl needs to do right about now? Knock that boy in his barely existent sack, take that Triforce away from him and give it to someone who actually lives up to the hero it represents and deserves a girl like her in their life.
Too much? If so I’m sorry, but I’ve met enough people who are real life versions of this to be VERY sick of if it and have a very low tolerance for such behavior.
I get a slight Smeagol impression of this guy in panel 3.