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little miss corporate

July 20, 2008 3 Comments

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For father’s day, my girls gave me a bright yellow t-shirt that says "Mr. Perfect."  I felt pretty darn special.  The next day, I took them to the park and saw a couple guys wearing "Mr. Perfect" t-shirts.  "Wait a minute," I thought defensively, "I thought I was Mr. Perfect."

Suddenly, I started noticing the Mr. Men / Little Miss shirts all over the place, proclaiming all sorts of personality traits: grumpy, happy, naughty, etc. 

It made me think of the corporate world, where there is a whole other set of personality traits.  So, I thought I’d put a few of the worst offenders into a cartoon, in the spirit of the original Roger Hargreaves style.

It makes me want to make up mock t-shirts to wear around the office.

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  1. Lukas says

    July 27, 2008 at 10:46 am

    U.S. army goes green

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  2. lorraine says

    August 29, 2008 at 7:56 am

    How come the females are “Little Miss” something and the males are “Mr” something? Last time I checked it was the 21st century.
    – I suppose sign me, Little Miss Politically Correct.

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  3. Tom Fishburne says

    August 29, 2008 at 1:37 pm

    I’m parodying a classic children’s book series called “Mr Men/Little Miss”: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Men. They were first written in 1971, but have been making a cultural resurgence lately (like the movie, “Little Miss Sunshine”). Just as those books highlight character traits in humankind, I wanted to highlight character traits in the business world. I hear Lorraine’s point on political correctness, but I want people to get the reference. Somehow I don’t think people would connect a “Little Miss/Little Master” or “Mrs. Women/Mr. Men” to the original books I’m using to parody. Plus, my cartoon isn’t intended to be a commentary on gender identity – it’s a cartoon on corporate character traits.

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