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 The "State of California" wording is a reference to {{w|California Proposition 65 (1986)|California Proposition 65}} which requires specific products to have labels reading "This product contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm." California is also known for being a state with a government unusually willing to try out new policy ideas.
-Something like this happened with the "Tea" app, which went down in flames.
+Something like this happened with the {{w|Tea (app)|"Tea" app}}, in which women could [https://www.dazeddigital.com/life-culture/article/68302/1/tea-the-new-app-where-women-anonymously-review-men use the app to anonymously exchange information] on men that they were currently dating or had dated in the past. Among other controversies, in 2025, the app [https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/tea-app-sued-for-millions-in-class-action-lawsuit-after-massive-data-breach-3235569/ suffered several data breaches] that exposed user identities (including government IDs) and direct messages.
 The title text lists a few "{{w|douchebag}}" warning signals that the woman should have observed.

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	The "State of California" wording is a reference to {{w\|California Proposition 65 (1986)\|California Proposition 65}} which requires specific products to have labels reading "This product contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm." California is also known for being a state with a government unusually willing to try out new policy ideas.		The "State of California" wording is a reference to {{w\|California Proposition 65 (1986)\|California Proposition 65}} which requires specific products to have labels reading "This product contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm." California is also known for being a state with a government unusually willing to try out new policy ideas.
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		+	Something like this happened with the "Tea" app, which went down in flames.

	The title text lists a few "{{w\|douchebag}}" warning signals that the woman should have observed.		The title text lists a few "{{w\|douchebag}}" warning signals that the woman should have observed.

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 In the last panel, we see such a notification being given to a woman at a date. One interpretation of this comic could be that the bearded man is not, in fact, a douchebag, but Cueball is calling him one because he is attracted to her, and thus wants to separate them.
-The "State of California" wording is a reference to {{w|California_Proposition_65_(1986)|California Proposition 65}} which requires specific products to have labels reading "This product contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm." California is also known for being a state with a government unusually willing to try out new policy ideas.
+The "State of California" wording is a reference to {{w|California Proposition 65 (1986)|California Proposition 65}} which requires specific products to have labels reading "This product contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm." California is also known for being a state with a government unusually willing to try out new policy ideas.
 The title text lists a few "{{w|douchebag}}" warning signals that the woman should have observed.
-{{w|Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer}} were known for making shallow parody movies which were notoriously negatively received; some of their movies, including {{w|Epic_Movie|Epic Movie}} and {{w|Disaster_Movie|Disaster Movie}}, are considered to be among the worst movies ever made. That the woman can be charged $20 without her prior consent indicates that this is in fact a government service, as this could be done through the power to tax.
+{{w|Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer}} were known for making shallow parody movies which were notoriously negatively received; some of their movies, including ''{{w|Epic Movie}}'' and ''{{w|Disaster Movie}}'', are considered to be among the worst movies ever made. That the woman can be charged $20 without her prior consent indicates that this is in fact a government service, as this could be done through the power to tax.
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 ==Explanation==
-[[Cueball]] has been betrayed by his girlfriend, and later found out that he's not the first one she betrayed. He thinks that the society should provide a service that collects reports about such notorious liars, warning future dates about their true nature.
+[[Cueball]] has been betrayed by his girlfriend, and later found out that he's not the first one she betrayed. He thinks that society should provide a service that collects reports about such notorious liars, warning future dates about their true nature.
-Cueball's friend, [[White Hat]], is concerned about the matter of personal integrity, comparing this proposed service to {{w|Sex offender registration|sex offender registries}}. Cueball, though, thinks that there are certain governments who would have no problem with personal integrity infringement.
+Cueball's friend, [[White Hat]], is concerned about the accuracy of the information, comparing this proposed service to {{w|Sex offender registration|sex offender registries}}, presumably suggesting that people would not want to operate such a database because of the risk of civil liability for defamation from inaccurate information, or simply that innocent people would be harmed if it was inaccurate. Cueball responds by suggesting that, if such a database could not be operated as a profitable business, a state's government might be willing to operate it because of the benefits to society.
-In the last panel, we see such a notification being given to a woman at a date. One interpretation of this comic could be that the bearded man is not, in fact, a douchebag, but Cueball is calling him one because he likes her, and thus wants to separate them.
+In the last panel, we see such a notification being given to a woman at a date. One interpretation of this comic could be that the bearded man is not, in fact, a douchebag, but Cueball is calling him one because he is attracted to her, and thus wants to separate them.
-The "State of California" dialog is a reference to {{w|California_Proposition_65_(1986)|California Proposition 65}} which requires specific products to state: "This product contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm." California is also known to be one of the states where liberal experimentation would occur.
+The "State of California" wording is a reference to {{w|California_Proposition_65_(1986)|California Proposition 65}} which requires specific products to have labels reading "This product contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm." California is also known for being a state with a government unusually willing to try out new policy ideas.
-The title text mentions a few "{{w|douchebag}}" warning signals that the woman should have observed, for instance his interest in the infamous filmmaker duo {{w|Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer}}, known for making shallow parody movies that are notorious for how universally negatively they are recieved, with some of their movies, including {{w|Epic_Movie|Epic Movie}} and {{w|Disaster_Movie|Disaster Movie}}, considered to be among the worst movies ever made.
+The title text lists a few "{{w|douchebag}}" warning signals that the woman should have observed.
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 The "State of California" dialog is a reference to {{w|California_Proposition_65_(1986)|California Proposition 65}} which requires specific products to state: "This product contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm." California is also known to be one of the states where liberal experimentation would occur.
-The title text mentions a few "{{w|douchebag}}" warning signals that the woman should have observed, for instance his interest in the infamous filmmaker duo {{w|Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer}}, known for making shallow parody movies.
+The title text mentions a few "{{w|douchebag}}" warning signals that the woman should have observed, for instance his interest in the infamous filmmaker duo {{w|Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer}}, known for making shallow parody movies that are notorious for how universally negatively they are recieved, with some of their movies, including {{w|Epic_Movie|Epic Movie}} and {{w|Disaster_Movie|Disaster Movie}}, considered to be among the worst movies ever made.
 ==Transcript==