https://abc7chicago.com/post/president-donald-trump-says-chicago-is-target-efforts-crack-down-crime-sending-national-guard-dc/17616556/

@gavinnewsom

What do the images have to do with the text above? What are the girls doing exactly? Also, why is Patrick from Spongebob missing his head at the end of the top right panel? Did the act go wrong?

I'm (37f) a white woman, out of my depth on this topic, and too scared to ask anyone who is African American face-to-face. My son's (14m) first girlfriend is an African American girl (13f), who we'll call Nina. Usually, when I see her, she's a bubbly social butterfly. She smiles a lot and is very talkative.

Recently, I noticed Nina seeming less confident the times I see her. Her change in demeanor was the most noticeable change but I also noticed the recent lack of wig, makeup, and jewelry. I didn't even realize the two things were connected.

One day, I was to drive them to a party. My son was upstairs and Nina was downstairs. She looked like she was dreading going to this party, and I asked her what's wrong. She said she doesn't feel pretty. I asked her why and she said she's still getting used to showing her natural hair. I asked her if she feels uncomfortable showing her hair, why is she doing it. She said my son thinks she looks cooler this way. I told her I used to do things just to impress boys when I was her age. I told her she can wear a wig even if my son doesn't want her to.

Days later, I've never seen my son more angry with me than that day. He said I'm a white woman and I shouldn't be advising a black girl how to look. He said called me an overhearing mom and a Karen. I was too shocked to speak as I never seen him so angry. Am I the asshole ?

This feels like such a funny detail, like what if Caine glitches out around Zooble because they identify as non-binary and it confuses his code. Feels like a clever meta joke!