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[Rabbi_Vole]

I wonder if anyone has called out Mr. James Davis on his decades of fat shaming and perpetuating obese stereotypes. We're all lazy, unproductive, undisciplined assholes according to the fine folks at Paws Inc.

How many children have been bullied thanks to this monster? How many kids have developed eating disorders and perhaps killed themselves thanks to the ignorance and hate spewed by the pen of this asshole?

We've found a way to obliterate the confederate flag.. I think we've found our next crusade. We need to find a way to ban all Garfield literature, merchandise and miscellaneous paraphernalia from all bookstores and especially those Scholastic book catalogues pushed on our elementary school children ever other month.

 

[Velcro Fly]

He's just a sarcastic orange cat that loves lasagna.

 

[The Real Abed]

Okay.

 

[cajunator]

Dude, its about a cat.

 

[robotzombie]

you arent really all that good at this thing you try to do

 

[Seraphis Cain]

 

[Couleurs]

Yeah and let's not forget how Garfield's hatred of Mondays is a subtle form of racism!!

 

[Regiruler]

It's garfield, try not to read too much into it.

 

[Dishwalla]

He's making fun of fat cats, it's like a political commentary. You know, the fat cat beats up on the common man, aka Jon. Hell even Odie is a common man subject to his torment. And Nermal? He's the competition, he's got to be eliminated in any way possible.

 

[Balphon]

This is a joke about how Garfield was specifically constructed to be as inoffensive as possible, right?

I can't tell.

 

[Hatty]

Is this a joke?

 

[Exr]

you arent really all that good at this thing you try to do

Hahahaha thread was worth it for this

 

[DonMigs85]

 

[HomerSimpson-Man]

What in the hell? I don't know how to take this, I'll just say this, fat cats are really cute!

 

[DontBeThatGuy]

I used to write my own Garfield stories in like 2nd grade. My teacher loved that shit.

 

[Joe Shlabotnik]

you arent really all that good at this thing you try to do

dang

 

[DrFunk]

Lol, OP can't be serious about *Garfield*

 

[Paper Sparrow]

lazy, unproductive, undisciplined assholes.

Pretty sure these are all cat traits. I should know.

 

[Rabbi_Vole]

He's just a sarcastic orange cat that loves lasagna.

Just an innocent sarcastic cat, eh? EVERY compilation title is a fat joke/ insult.

This is what the children are reading:

Garfield At Large: His First Book
Garfield Gains Weight: His Second Book
Garfield Bigger Than Life: His Third Book
Garfield Weighs In: His Fourth Book
Garfield Takes the Cake: His Fifth Book
Garfield Eats His Heart Out: His Sixth Book
Garfield Sits Around the House: His Seventh Book
Garfield Tips the Scales: His Eighth Book
Garfield Loses His Feet: His Ninth Book
Garfield Makes It Big: His 10th Book
Garfield Rolls On: His 11th Book
Garfield Out to Lunch: His 12th Book
Garfield Food for Thought: His 13th Book
Garfield Swallows His Pride: His 14th Book
Garfield World Wide: His 15th Book
Garfield Rounds Out: His 16th Book
Garfield Chews the Fat: His 17th Book
Garfield Goes to Waist: His 18th Book
Garfield Hangs Out: His 19th Book
Garfield Takes Up Space: His 20th Book
Garfield Says a Mouthful: His 21st Book
Garfield By the Pound: His 22nd Book
Garfield Keeps His Chins Up: His 23rd Book
Garfield Takes His Licks: His 24th Book
Garfield Hits the Big Time: His 25th Book
Garfield Pulls His Weight: His 26th Book
Garfield Dishes It Out: His 27th Book
Garfield Life in the Fat Lane: His 28th Book
Garfield Tons of Fun: His 29th Book
Garfield Bigger and Better: His 30th Book
Garfield Hams It Up: His 31st Book
Garfield Thinks Big: His 32nd Book
Garfield Throws His Weight Around: His 33rd Book
Garfield Life to the Fullest: His 34th Book
Garfield Feeds the Kitty: His 35th Book
Garfield Hogs the Spotlight: His 36th Book

And so on.. You get the gist.

 

[Vyer]

man, I really loved Garfield as a kid

 

[thesoapster]

 

[Loxley]

Uh...there are a number of legitimate reasons to criticize Jim Davis, not sure if this is one of them.

 

[hockeypuck]

The hyponatremia must be getting worse.

 

[Chichikov]

Not sure if serious, but it give me a chance to post lasagna cat agai...

Okay.

Dammit!

Oh fuck it, mine is more relvant anyway -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wFnNB6ra3o

Not only fat shaming, but promoting purse hate.

 

[KefkaPalazzo]

Just an innocent sarcastic cat, eh? EVERY compilation title is a fat joke/ insult.

This is what the children are reading:

Garfield At Large: His First Book
Garfield Gains Weight: His Second Book
Garfield Bigger Than Life: His Third Book
Garfield Weighs In: His Fourth Book
Garfield Takes the Cake: His Fifth Book
Garfield Eats His Heart Out: His Sixth Book
Garfield Sits Around the House: His Seventh Book
Garfield Tips the Scales: His Eighth Book
Garfield Loses His Feet: His Ninth Book
Garfield Makes It Big: His 10th Book
Garfield Rolls On: His 11th Book
Garfield Out to Lunch: His 12th Book
Garfield Food for Thought: His 13th Book
Garfield Swallows His Pride: His 14th Book
Garfield World Wide: His 15th Book
Garfield Rounds Out: His 16th Book
Garfield Chews the Fat: His 17th Book
Garfield Goes to Waist: His 18th Book
Garfield Hangs Out: His 19th Book
Garfield Takes Up Space: His 20th Book
Garfield Says a Mouthful: His 21st Book
Garfield By the Pound: His 22nd Book
Garfield Keeps His Chins Up: His 23rd Book
Garfield Takes His Licks: His 24th Book
Garfield Hits the Big Time: His 25th Book
Garfield Pulls His Weight: His 26th Book
Garfield Dishes It Out: His 27th Book
Garfield Life in the Fat Lane: His 28th Book
Garfield Tons of Fun: His 29th Book
Garfield Bigger and Better: His 30th Book
Garfield Hams It Up: His 31st Book
Garfield Thinks Big: His 32nd Book
Garfield Throws His Weight Around: His 33rd Book
Garfield Life to the Fullest: His 34th Book
Garfield Feeds the Kitty: His 35th Book
Garfield Hogs the Spotlight: His 36th Book

And so on.. You get the gist.

I really need to request some of those from my local library. I haven't read them in years, thanks OP.

 

[Randolph Freelander]

You're lucky that GAF doesn't allow us to do bad thread shaming.

 

[SubScorpianZero]

I see little difference between drug addicts and obese people. just different vices.

But for whatever reason, you don't see the term drug shaming anywhere.

 

[SonicMegaDrive]

I loved Garfield when I was a kid. I always looked forward to those CBS specials each holiday.

 

[Jarrod38]

I really need to request some of those from my local library. I haven't read them in years, thanks OP.

One of the branches I used to work at those books were always checked out. Maybe twice a year we would have to get replacement copies of the usage they get.

 

[DUFFMCWALIN]

man, I really loved Garfield as a kid

So did I. It's not a high brow strip but I don't mind going back and reading old strips. It's not as good as Calvin and hobbes doe.

 

[The Real Abed]

Has Davis ever commented on Lasagna Cat like he did Garfield Minus Garfield? It's a shame Lasagna Cat never got any more episodes. They were pretty good and there's just so many strips they could cover. Plus they'd be easy to film. (And probably difficult to edit and find ideas for so I guess I answered my own question.)

 

[120v]

IMO people choose to be fat and werent born that way. that said i think fats should be able to marry

 

[injurai]

Just an innocent sarcastic cat, eh? EVERY compilation title is a fat joke/ insult.

This is what the children are reading:

Garfield At Large: His First Book
Garfield Gains Weight: His Second Book
Garfield Bigger Than Life: His Third Book
Garfield Weighs In: His Fourth Book
Garfield Takes the Cake: His Fifth Book
Garfield Eats His Heart Out: His Sixth Book
Garfield Sits Around the House: His Seventh Book
Garfield Tips the Scales: His Eighth Book
Garfield Loses His Feet: His Ninth Book
Garfield Makes It Big: His 10th Book
Garfield Rolls On: His 11th Book
Garfield Out to Lunch: His 12th Book
Garfield Food for Thought: His 13th Book
Garfield Swallows His Pride: His 14th Book
Garfield World Wide: His 15th Book
Garfield Rounds Out: His 16th Book
Garfield Chews the Fat: His 17th Book
Garfield Goes to Waist: His 18th Book
Garfield Hangs Out: His 19th Book
Garfield Takes Up Space: His 20th Book
Garfield Says a Mouthful: His 21st Book
Garfield By the Pound: His 22nd Book
Garfield Keeps His Chins Up: His 23rd Book
Garfield Takes His Licks: His 24th Book
Garfield Hits the Big Time: His 25th Book
Garfield Pulls His Weight: His 26th Book
Garfield Dishes It Out: His 27th Book
Garfield Life in the Fat Lane: His 28th Book
Garfield Tons of Fun: His 29th Book
Garfield Bigger and Better: His 30th Book
Garfield Hams It Up: His 31st Book
Garfield Thinks Big: His 32nd Book
Garfield Throws His Weight Around: His 33rd Book
Garfield Life to the Fullest: His 34th Book
Garfield Feeds the Kitty: His 35th Book
Garfield Hogs the Spotlight: His 36th Book

And so on.. You get the gist.

Rank S Shitlord.

Jim Davis is beach body ready.

 

[Lys Skygge]

I love Garfield! Its my second favorite just below Calvin & Hobbes.

 

[Jpop]

Uhhh....

 

[Blargonaut]

dibs on OP's Atlantis tag

 

[HUELEN10]

Good enough excuse to post this.

 

[Like the hat?]

This will never not be funny to me.
https://youtu.be/ySGtniX4QrU

 

[BatDan]

... What even is this?
Oh, check out Square Root of Minus Garfield. Daily edits of various Garfield comics.

 

[Captain Pants]

How many children have been bullied thanks to this monster? How many kids have developed eating disorders and perhaps killed themselves thanks to the ignorance and hate spewed by the pen of this asshole?

What in the blue fuck?! Every now and then I read something that is so far out of line with how I view the world that I feel it has to be a joke. Has Garfield given you suicidal thoughts?

 

[DontBeThatGuy]

IMO people choose to be fat and werent born that way. that said i think fats should be able to marry

Whoa now.

 

[Ganzlinger]

Just an innocent sarcastic cat, eh? EVERY compilation title is a fat joke/ insult.

This is what the children are reading:

Garfield At Large: His First Book
Garfield Gains Weight: His Second Book
Garfield Bigger Than Life: His Third Book
Garfield Weighs In: His Fourth Book
Garfield Takes the Cake: His Fifth Book
Garfield Eats His Heart Out: His Sixth Book
Garfield Sits Around the House: His Seventh Book
Garfield Tips the Scales: His Eighth Book
Garfield Loses His Feet: His Ninth Book
Garfield Makes It Big: His 10th Book
Garfield Rolls On: His 11th Book
Garfield Out to Lunch: His 12th Book
Garfield Food for Thought: His 13th Book
Garfield Swallows His Pride: His 14th Book
Garfield World Wide: His 15th Book
Garfield Rounds Out: His 16th Book
Garfield Chews the Fat: His 17th Book
Garfield Goes to Waist: His 18th Book
Garfield Hangs Out: His 19th Book
Garfield Takes Up Space: His 20th Book
Garfield Says a Mouthful: His 21st Book
Garfield By the Pound: His 22nd Book
Garfield Keeps His Chins Up: His 23rd Book
Garfield Takes His Licks: His 24th Book
Garfield Hits the Big Time: His 25th Book
Garfield Pulls His Weight: His 26th Book
Garfield Dishes It Out: His 27th Book
Garfield Life in the Fat Lane: His 28th Book
Garfield Tons of Fun: His 29th Book
Garfield Bigger and Better: His 30th Book
Garfield Hams It Up: His 31st Book
Garfield Thinks Big: His 32nd Book
Garfield Throws His Weight Around: His 33rd Book
Garfield Life to the Fullest: His 34th Book
Garfield Feeds the Kitty: His 35th Book
Garfield Hogs the Spotlight: His 36th Book

And so on.. You get the gist.

Seriously, fat shaming is bad, OP. But I really don't think that applies to Jim Davis. Garfield is actually a very well received and beloved character. People associate him more with gormandize than obesity.

 

[kess]

IMO people choose to be fat and werent born that way. that said i think fats should be able to marry

 

[CarpeDeezNutz]

You're lucky that GAF doesn't allow us to do bad thread shaming.

What's the thread backfire thread for?

 

[FrontierWhiskey]

garfielf

 

[Nickle]

I don't know how you fail to mention how Jon Arbuckle is a symbol for anti-semitism.

 

[Rabbi_Vole]

I don't know how you fail to mention how Jon Arbuckle is a symbol for anti-semitism.

How so?

 

[Skunkers]

What in the blue fuck?! Every now and then I read something that is so far out of line with how I view the world that I feel it has to be a joke. Has Garfield given you suicidal thoughts?

Yep. *sigh*

Yep, yep, yep.

In the name of political correctness, Garfield is now a beacon of hate and fat shaming. =p

 

[BUNTING1243]

Joke post? Joke post.

 

[ClayKavalier]

Just an innocent sarcastic cat, eh? EVERY compilation title is a fat joke/ insult.

This is what the children are reading:


Garfield Loses His Feet: His Ninth Book

Damn, beetus finally got him.