2012-09-03
Explanation
This comic personifies a woman'''s uterus as an antagonistic character in a conflict about pregnancy. In the first panels, a woman is going about her day when someone asks, "Say, are you pregnant?" Before she can answer "No," her uterus (depicted as a large red organ with a face) interrupts and enthusiastically claims "Yes I am, yes I am, yes." The man then pleads with the uterus, saying "Aah! Uterus! You gotta believe me, I'''m sooo pregnant!" but the uterus responds with threats: "Lies! I guess since there'''s no fetus to keep me company, I'''m gonna throw another week long party for one!" The final panel shows the couple on a couch with the man saying "And that'''s what the next 50 years will be like" while the woman screams "Nooooo."
The comic is a humorous dramatization of the menstrual cycle, personifying the uterus as a vindictive entity that throws painful "parties" (menstrual periods) when it discovers there is no pregnancy. The uterus is portrayed as desperately wanting to be pregnant and punishing its owner when it is not. The "week long party for one" is a euphemism for a menstrual period with cramps and discomfort. The man'''s summary that "this is what the next 50 years will be like" refers to the decades of monthly cycles a woman experiences throughout her reproductive years.
The votey panel shows the anthropomorphized uterus by itself, raising its fists and yelling "RAAA!" This reinforces the comic'''s portrayal of the uterus as an angry, rampaging character with a mind of its own, doubling down on the absurd personification that drives the main comic'''s humor.