Today in Inappropriate Comics

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This week, the comic strip "Zits" (about a teenager named Jeremy, often featuring his girlfriend Sara and their hormone-fueled relationship) is parodying the comic strip "Love Is..." (saccharine sweet platitudes about love featuring a romantic couple drawn to look like naked eight year olds; it's not usually as creepy as it sounds). I completely approve in principle, since "Love Is..." absolutely deserves to be parodied.

But, oh my word. The creators are drawing Jeremy and Sara to look like naked eight year olds, which already feels really uncomfortable in the context of their usual barely-concealed lust. But they've outdone themselves: today's installment is mind-bogglingly inappropriate for a family newspaper.