Das Boots, Page 1

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Title card showing a tall black platform boot.

TITLE: "Das Boots by Rachel Nabors Starring Rachel the Great"

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At a magazine rack. A boy reads a magazine while Rachel stands nearby reading "Teen" magazine. Another person also browses.

MAGAZINE HEADLINE: "60% of boys interviewed said that they would date a girl taller than they were."

RACHEL: "GAH!"

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Rachel confronts Bob at the magazine rack. Another girl stands nearby.

RACHEL: "Does that mean that the other 40% of males won't date a girl taller than they are?"

GIRL: "Don't make me come over there."

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Rachel questions Bob directly while holding her magazine.

RACHEL: "Bob? Would you not date me because I'm six feet tall?"

BOB: "No. I wouldn't date you because you hit me."

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A side view shows a tall woman walking past shorter people.

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Rachel looks thoughtful while pondering the statistic. Stick figures appear showing height comparisons.

RACHEL: "Is it true that 4 out of 10 guys would turn their noses up at me just because I'm tall?"

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Rachel recalls a past experience.

RACHEL: "That would explain that blind date I had..."

As a young lady growing up in the back woods of America, I wasn’t exactly hounded by boys. Part of that was circumstantial. I was homeschooled, and you really had to go to high school to get to know anybody in that area. But part of it was personal as well. I was tall. I was bold. I was smart.

I liked to tell myself that they were absolutely terrified of me. (And to some extent, I still think they are.) The only other explanation would be some horrible self-deprication. Once I move out of the forest and into the city, I learned that the problem most certainly did not lie within my person and that yes, I am attractive to males. (Sometimes to a disadvantage.)

This comic was originally published on gURL.com.