Ms. Otios and company move forward with their plans to either force our heroines' compliance or to take disciplinary action against them. On the surface, it looks simple enough to go along. But Pagan Rome shows the dangers of compromising over… Just a Pinch of Incense.
Post-Comic Notes:
The title derives from one of the ways the pagan Romans used to force Christians to apostatize. They said it was a matter of dropping "just a pinch of incense" into a brazier before an idol, and they could go free. But the martyrs knew that the seemingly small act carried a more significant meaning: Offering sacrifice to a false god.
Likewise, Iimi and her friends are being pressured to acknowledge something as "true" that goes against their moral beliefs. So they cannot go along or even pretend to do so.
Yes, I know transgenderism doesn't promote mandating one set of pronouns for all. I know the whole pronoun game is about self-identification (as Ms. Machen pointed out). To understand WHY the teachers are doing this, I suggest reviewing Issue 173. They want to make Iimi and her friends stand out as intolerant.
But, when you think about it, what Ms. Otios and her companions are doing is just a step beyond forcing others to use pronouns that don't correspond to reality.
The students singing "Zicky-Zi-Zoh-Zoo" was adapted from the Three Stooges:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgmdnxtz3Bo
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