Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 17th July 2015

Dilbert//9589, first published 11 years ago on Friday 17th July 2015

Double Standard

Tags

language, women, men, curse, cursing, swearing, swear, yelling, fair, fairness, equality, double-standard

Official transcript

Alice: There's a double-standard. Men can shout and curse and no one blinks. But if I say one stern word to someone, they call me "emotional."

Dilbert: I've seen you make men cry during meetings. Alice: Only the wusses.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THERE'S A DOUBLE- STANDARD. MEN CAN SHOUT AND CURSE AND NO ONE BLINKS.

BUT IF I SAY ONE STERN WORD TO SOMEONE, THEY CALL ME "EMOTIONAL." I'VE SEEN YOU MAKE MEN CRY DURING MEETINGS.

ONLY THE WUSSES.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Emotional Outburst"

Summary:

The comic strip features a conversation between two characters, one of whom is a woman with an exaggerated hairstyle. The woman is upset and says she's only seen men cry during meetings, to which the other character responds that there's a double standard where men can shout and curse without consequences, but if they say one stern word to someone, they're labeled as "emotional." The woman then reveals that she's been seen making men cry during meetings, implying that she's been able to express her emotions in a way that's acceptable for women but not for men. The comic strip pokes fun at the societal expectations placed on men and women when it comes to emotional expression.

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