Panel 1
(Image of Lupita Nyong’o on the cover of a magazine, whose skin has obviously been lightened with editing)
Panel 2
(Two friends, both visibly of color, putting filters over a selfie. One is super excited, whereas the other isn’t so sure.)
Friend A: Check out this filter! You look sooo good!
Friend B: I look washed out…
Panel 3
(A gay character lies still while their lover holds their hand, crying. The heart monitor flat-lines.)
Lover: (sobs)
Panel 4
(A kid holds onto their parent’s clothes, in tears.)
Kid: But you can’t like boys! You’ll die!!
Panel 5
(A masculine Black actor holds a bag of “drugz,” pointing a gun.)
Off Screen: Hands up!
Black Actor: No!
Panel 6
(Several articles lay over each other, including pieces with a Black man’s mugshot and a photo of an officer at a witness stand. Snippets of headlines read “…Lives Matter,” “Shooting…Man Dead,” “Man, 25…Dead After…With Officer,” and “Officer Who…Describes Man… As ‘A Demon’”)
Panel 7
(A caricature of a fat person standing on a globe, which is visibly yielding under the person’s weight.)
Caption: The obesity epidemic goes global.
Panel 8
(A doctor is addressing a patient in their office.)
Doctor: Losing weight should lower your blood pressure, then we’ll see how your headaches are doing.
Patient: Okay…
Caption: (An arrow points towards the patient’s head.) Actually a blood clot.
Panel 9
(Image of a terrorist Halloween costume in amongst traditional [read: white] costumes like superheroes and princesses)
Panel 10
(Image from an article showing a charred and damaged mosque)
Caption: Mosque burned on anniversary of 9/11, day before Islamic holiday.
Panel 11
(An actor is shocked, wearing a matronly outfit and holding a gray wig with a bun.)
Off Screen: Dad!?
Panel 12
(Two people are looking over resumes at a desk.)
Person A: Alright, so Gary and Maria are out… What about Natasha?
Person B: What, Mrs. Doubtfire? We couldn’t have that at the front desk!
Panel 13
(Inspirational-styled video of baby hearing for the first time with a cochlear implant)
Caption: A miracle!! Baby hears mother for the first time!
Panel 14
(A deaf person is texting with a hearing friend over lunch, rolling their eyes at their friend’s response.)
Hearing Friend: But why wouldn’t you want an implant? You could hear again!
Panel 15
(A video of a somber mother being interviewed)
Caption: “Autism Tore Our Family…”
Mother: I sacrificed everything for her… I had dreams of a happy family, but then my husband left…
Panel 16
(Snapshot of an article with a photo of a young boy.)
Caption: Mother arrested for death of autistic son.
Panel 17
(Borderline person points a gun at themself while a person tries to talk them down.)
Officer: Nancy, please… you don’t want to hurt yourself, it’s just the borderline talking…
Person: You don’t know me!!
Panel 18
(Two patients overhearing psych ward nurses talking. One scoffs.)
Nurse: She’s so unreasonable! I bet she’s borderline.
Panel 19
(A doctor monologues, stroking their chin.)
Doctor: It’s not “just” a low sex drive, she also has headaches and fatigue… It must be lupus!
Panel 20
(Asexual person sitting in a theater with their movie companion, arms crossed and frowning.)
Companion: Shouldn’t you see a doctor if you don’t want to have sex?
Asexual Person: Gee, never heard that one before.
Panel 21
(A long panel containing the caption runs along the entire bottom of the comic like a banner.)
Caption: It’s never “just” entertainment!
