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When the protagonists wind up face-to-face with their older selves, the torrent of insults and blunt observations they deliver is nothing short of ruthless. As in the comics, characters like KJ and Tiffany call out her offensive behavior, but they also offer a thoughtful explanation of how homophobia and xenophobia are hurtful. As the stereotypically racist “white trash” character, Mac also uses slurs and believes in regressive concepts that were “accepted” in the ‘80s and would have likely been repeated in her conservative household. Mac drops F-bombs on the fly because she, like most tweens, thinks they’re cool. Sensitive subjects are tackled realistically and given their fair do, while the script grasps the vernacular of your typical 12-year-olds. Vaughan and Chiang, along with Stephanie Folsom and Fola Goke-Pariola - clearly understood the assignment. AmazonĪll of that gravitas and nuance is still there, and it’s done superbly well. Ali Wong meets her younger time-traveling self in Paper Girls.
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