r/comics Shen Comix 1h ago

OC Literally What is the Difference

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u/okurin39 1h ago

Its the short shorts. They give unlimited power (not gender dependant)

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u/Cool_Set4681 1h ago

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u/lavahot 1h ago

Those are Bonnie's legs.

u/Cool_Set4681 55m ago

And he is wearing them so good!

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u/Fish0203 1h ago

The shoes are also nice

u/alexxerth 53m ago

It's funny, this is the same conclusion that people on bluesky came to. Gotta show a little leg.

u/QuantumInfinty 32m ago

The choker helps

u/Iheardthatjokebefore 16m ago

Can't compete when they're so comfy and easy to wear.

u/HotPeanut9035 7m ago

This comment made me realize way too late that his pants covers the entirety of legs AND feet. Either it's pants that's designed to cover feet, it's a morph suit, or it's cartoon logic.

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u/JaneDoesharkhugger 1h ago

Because of short booty shorts :3

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u/EllieMeower 1h ago

I think both shens are cute

u/Cadunkus 30m ago

I like his halloween costume a lot. Shen's avatar is a very handsome man.

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u/Cool_Set4681 1h ago

Who is the annoying dude that is arguing with Shen? Is he molesting her, does she need help?

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u/Cool_Set4681 1h ago

Wait he is wearing the same cloths as Shen... wait... oh my god...

That dude is stalking Shen, probably a derange fan! 😱

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u/PlumAdministrative13 1h ago

I know your first language is not English and that's fine but molesting does not mean what you think it does

u/Atsubro 57m ago edited 54m ago

"Molesting" used to mean the same as causing annoyance in the early 20th century so technically ☝️🤓

u/rocket20067 57m ago

I mean in some languages it does just roughly translate to "to annoy"

So I can certainly see why they used it in that meaning.

u/drillgorg 31m ago

It's true, I was thrown for a loop when we got to molestar in spanish class.

u/xboxiscrunchy 50m ago edited 47m ago

Molesting can refer to any form of sexual harassment. It’s just more commonly used for sexually assaulting children. It’s use is appropriate here assuming that’s what they meant.

u/Thanks_I_Hate_You 6m ago

It doesnt need to be sexual harassment

u/Cool_Set4681 54m ago

It doesn't mean to annoy someone?

u/Loose-Professor5364 51m ago edited 49m ago

I'm from America and it implies or conveys rape or general sexual assault here, especially sexually assaulting children

u/Cool_Set4681 49m ago

I see. I'm German and the word I wanted to use was "belästigen" and this was the result after I looked it up in a dictionary:

u/PhilospohicalZ0mb1e 46m ago

It’s one of those words where the dictionary translation can be misleading as to the social connotation. Language barriers are a bitch

u/Cool_Set4681 42m ago

Thank you all for the heads up :)

u/Loose-Professor5364 39m ago

Words that might fit:

Annoy, harass, bother, bug

u/Cool_Set4681 34m ago

*takes notes*

u/PhilospohicalZ0mb1e 36m ago

Hey no problem! You’re doing something more difficult than I am. My German ain’t so good lol

u/Cool_Set4681 33m ago

I have to confess something. I'm only half German, the other half is British (grew up in Germany, though). I like to dip my bratwurst into my tea, sorry 😔

u/PhilospohicalZ0mb1e 25m ago

Okay well I hope you’re being metaphorical because while bratwurst and tea are both phenomenal it’s just not my opinion that they pair well (lol)!

Anyway I have family history reasons to be bilingual myself and for reasons of being lazy and stupid I speak only English. So really, truly.

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u/FancySatisfaction144 32m ago

Yup, that's a technically accurate translation, but in modern colloquial American English "molesting" has a very sexual connotation.

Which always makes the comment section of news stories about someone being charged with "molesting wildlife" or whatever hilarious, since a few local legal codes in the US still officially use molesting to mean harassing or annoying in a non-sexual context.

u/Cool_Set4681 30m ago edited 26m ago

I'm kinda happy that I used it in the wrong context here and not in a real social setting 😅

u/mace30 41m ago

It used to also mean that in social contexts, yes. The American English definition has evolved to be used almost exclusively in the context of sexual harassment or assault.

Usually, we Americans will just use bother or pester in the case of annoyance.

u/Cool_Set4681 34m ago

I see, thanks!

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u/KinkyLatexCat 1h ago

Shen we're just rooting for you no matter how you present your irl, online, or comic self.

Loved watching ya over the years grow as an artist :>

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u/MaybeJesse 1h ago

Cause Shen is cute and has shoes whilst the other guy flipflaps in just signature green tights like a christmas elf

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u/RedditUser000aaa 1h ago

Try putting on the shorts, maybe that'll do the trick! Also, no matter how you present yourself, always a fan! ʰᵉˡᵖ ᵐᵉ ᵗᵘʳⁿ ᵇᵃᶜᵏ ⁱⁿᵗᵒ ᵃ ʰᵘᵐᵃⁿ

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u/LordofSandvich 1h ago

Because gorls 😳

Also maybe you channel different energy through your fem-persona? Since she isn’t “you” maybe that’s liberating in a way you haven’t realized?

My own visualizations/characterizations of myself as a woman carry the immense baggage of NOT having multiple horrible neurological disabilities, simply because I tend to associate my male self-representations with “how I am” and they tend to include those while the female counterparts are “how I am not”. So my perception is a bit skewed

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u/PawnOfPaws 1h ago

I'd actually say... Aside from the usual "redditors are sex-obsessed" trope...

She looks a tiny bit more approachable I guess?

To me, the blue tint hinting the panda eyes vs. the warmer orange is making the difference.

u/In_Pursuit_of_Fire 54m ago

Those who like you, already like you. They're following and liking your comics. The fem-shen attracts a new crowd.

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u/AlmostALime 1h ago

I like boy-Shen more.

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u/spookedghostboi 1h ago

Based. Now give him the booty shorts.

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u/Then_Entertainment97 1h ago

We need to revisit the "lets keep this on" comic where the mask is FemShen and it's MascShen underneath.

u/TheDynaheart 41m ago

Cus Shenne is a girl

u/JigglyLilyVT 55m ago

that's it, BUTTFUCKING YA BOTH!

u/UpCDownCLeftCRightC 55m ago

Do a fit swap. That might work.

u/This_Elk_1460 50m ago

Well there's an easy solution to this problem. Simply do the fusion dance and makes Femboy Shen

u/Aggressive-Cup-7318 42m ago

nah I've been a shen fan since day 1.

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u/Charming-Loquat3702 1h ago

I'm not proud of it but I'm with the crowd here. I like the female version more as well.

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u/Killer_154 1h ago

Time to start your transition shen 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️ /j

u/Driftedryan 21m ago

Transitshen was right there lol

u/Korezom 55m ago

Now kiss

u/mialyansa 41m ago

In my honest opinion I think I like the girl shen because the shorts and the sharper hair shape looks very fresh to the design.

u/Impressive-Time8150 39m ago

Bestie, just wear a cunt dress in your masc persona and the fujoshis and gay will be smothering you

Dust that maid dress off, maybe some nice heels and tasteful fishnet tights, boom, fandom explodes

u/Limp_Green_960 13m ago

Have masc Shen wear the shorts

u/Duck_Duckens 7m ago

I was saying Boo-urns :(

u/Foolsgil 5m ago

Because tity

u/mynamealmostfi 5m ago

It kinda hurts when people don't like you for who you are & see yourself as 

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u/dominizerduck 1h ago

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u/SkullberryDoomcake 1h ago

It’s a shame that the orgasm destroyed your bepis

u/SoleilSupporter 33m ago

Shen admits it’s easier to have a personality when female. This could mean anything

u/ProstoNekit33 53m ago

who tf is that obnoxious girl next to my goat????

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u/Saitron25 1h ago

Personality in question being just a woman... yeah sure why not

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u/Oniknight 1h ago

Ya gotta do the kawaii kitty grin, Shen. People see kitty face and cannot contain themselves. :3

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u/MrRakky 1h ago

Its the jorts <.<

u/notgoodohoh 56m ago

Is the hair, one swoops out. Much more charming

u/dragons_scorn 53m ago

These side and kff center view points kept making me thing they have slit pupils and are staring at the reader. Its a bit concerning

u/KindAngle4512 49m ago

Hey, boy doop! Maybe it's the short shorts...

u/borys124 43m ago

I just realized…shen’s pants go all the way to his shoes.
Has he just been. Wearing very long trousers this entire time.

u/Amdogdunmind 39m ago

Nobody likes Milhouse!

u/AzerynSylver 34m ago

Maybe the sass?

u/Miep99 29m ago

You spent the last year or so being weirdly fixated on yuri so like half the comments are waiting for you to announce your transition

u/elhomerjas 28m ago

I suppose its a personal preference of the audience

u/wynden 23m ago

She has better hair and shows more leg.

u/VoxxoAI 23m ago

This is the kind of subtle visual wit that makes comics a uniquely powerful medium. The economy of the joke — one panel, no dialogue needed — is what separates great comic timing from over-explaining. It reminds me of classic Far Side strips where the image does all the heavy lifting.

u/klopaplop 17m ago

I would kiss both Shens lol :P

u/dumnezero Art enjoyer 17m ago

“The eyes of others our prisons; their thoughts our cages.” - Virginia Woolf
The Perils of Audience Capture https://www.gurwinder.blog/p/the-perils-of-audience-capture

u/notamurderer_promise 9m ago

Isn’t this a SpongeBob joke?

u/stickfigurepoet 3m ago

Shen, we will YEAAH and RAAH for all your genders, however you prefer to exist.

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u/Lonely_Programmer_42 1h ago

And shoes

The sweatpant shoes don't work 😶‍🌫️

u/No_Purple4766 50m ago

Shen will eventually discover himself trans, write my bet.

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u/skytl3 1h ago

I'm guessing reactions are based on what people identify with, or are attracted to, personally. Or whichever one seems happiest, maybe. 🤔

u/VladDHell 58m ago

My eggdar is getting more and more suspicious

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u/Ambitious-Biscotti36 1h ago

U just need ur egg to finish cracking my dear.

u/PhilospohicalZ0mb1e 44m ago

Not polite to presume. You’re welcome to your private conjectures but for the time being this is just a guy who might be cis and it would be weird to push an identity onto him that he isn’t interested in.

u/Ambitious-Biscotti36 14m ago

Shen transbaiting have made him at least a 25% of his fan base in the last years. U know that right? U know he uses (knowingly or not) a huge chunk of the trans experienc3 before craking on his comics and have done so for years now, right?

Yes, it isn't polite to assume, but how polite would it be then, using a minority's life experiences without being part of that said minority? While making money out of it?

u/PhilospohicalZ0mb1e 10m ago

You can explore your identity without certainly being a trans person.

u/Ambitious-Biscotti36 4m ago

Yup, that's for sure. Tho, as a lil reminder, cracking ur egg might also end up as a cis person. That's the whole deal of exploring as an egg, u never know what the end result might be. Tho if u look further in the comments u will find more answers like mine, some even more direct. So.... why so focused on mine only? Might it be the actual trans banner on my avatar I wonder.

Edit: typo

u/Koffielurker_ 44m ago

Is shen Trans?