Johnny the Mediocre Human

Comics from Duke in the '90s

Johnny the Mediocre Human

Comics from Duke in the '90s

Semester 7 of College

Spring '99

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#350. Chatty Ben bugs Jay

January 25, 1999

BEN: Hey Jay! How's it goin'? It's me, Ben! You're taking AAS 149, too?
JAY: Oh, hey, Ben. Yeah, you know, social science requirement.

BEN: This RULES! We can do all our group projects together, form a weekly discussion group...
JAY: Mmm, hmm, great.

BEN: SAY, who would you say was the brightest new black politician of the 90's? My knee-jerk response would be Jesse Jackson, Jr., but one could make a case for Carol Moseley-Braun.
JAY: Mmm...

JAY: Ben, I don't WANNA be RUDE, but I'm trying to do the crossword, and it's very difficult to tune you AND the professor out.
BEN: Now, I've prepared this simple diorama to demonstrate my point...

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#351. Jay disappoints Ben

January 26, 1999

BEN: So, "Jay", that short for something, like Jason, but you just say "J"?
JAY: Nope, nope. It's just my name. Jay.

BEN: Hey, I just got that Tupac CD, it's=
JAY: Don't like rap.

BEN: Which-
JAY: Don't like Chris Rock, never saw Boyz 'N the Hood, rented Malcolm X once but I fell asleep. Sorry.

BEN: (sigh)

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#352. He’s at least making an effort

January 27, 1999

WINSTON: Well, Jay, at least he's making an effort...
JAY: To do WHAT, Winston? To assume things about my interests cuz I'm BLACK?

WINSTON: Well, at least he means well. His heart's in the right place...
JAY: I dunno, maybe you're right. Maybe I'm overreacting.

SOUND: Knock! Knock!
JAY: I'll get it...

BEN: Merry belated Kwanzaa!!
JAY: AAAAAA!!

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#353. Winston’s a double major

January 28, 1999

WINSTON: Hey Johnny, I didn't know you took philosophy of religion.
JOHNNY: Hey Winston, yeah, general requirements. How 'bout you?

WINSTON: I'm a philosophy/history double major.
JOHNNY: Really? Cool.

WINSTON: Yes, Johnny, just becaues I'm BLACK doesn't mean I have an easy schedule.

JOHNNY: Yes... because... I obviously... IMPLIED that... somehow.
WINSTON: Oh... you THOUGHT ABOUT implying it...

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#354. White philosophers

January 29, 1999

WINSTON: Well, here we go again. Another class where we only learn about WHITE people.
JOHNNY: Oh, come ON, Winston. It just HAPPENS that most of the really famous philosophers were WHITE.

WINSTON: They're only FAMOUS because they're the ones who are taught every year! If you systematically ignore someone, they won't gain much ACCEPTANCE, will they?
JOHNNY: YEAH?! WELL, that's a good POINT!!

JOHNNY: That wasn't the STRONG comeback I'd hoped it would be....
WINSTON: Oh, no, it was CRUSHING. My back's against the wall...

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