Kewl Chix
Encyclopedia
Kewl Chix is a recurring comic strip in the British
adult humour magazine Viz
.
Kewl Chix stars a number of "kewl chix", i.e. teenage girls obsessed with their social life, both in real life and on the Internet
. Early strips portrayed them as stereotypical bimbo
caricatures, but have now developed to show their fixation with celebrity gossip, social network service
s and text messaging
.
They are constantly calling each other on their mobile phone
s or sending e-mail
to each other. The girls talk in blatantly stereotypical "ditzy" language, for example: "Hieee Vix! Check your MySpace
babe. I've like, soooo sent you a message!". All the girls' names end in "x" (Bex, Vix and so on.) They appear to be incapable of communicating without the use of a computer or mobile phone, portrayed as unable to use a pencil or take a book out of the library in order to finish a school project.
The girls only seem to be interested in their friendship with each other (though this usually only lasts until they are out of each others' sight). None of them has been seen pursuing a romantic friendship.
United Kingdom
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adult humour magazine Viz
Viz (comic)
Viz is a popular British comic magazine which has been running since 1979.The comic's style parodies British comics of the post-war period, notably The Beano and The Dandy, but with incongruous language, crude toilet humour, black comedy, surreal humour and either sexual or violent storylines...
.
Kewl Chix stars a number of "kewl chix", i.e. teenage girls obsessed with their social life, both in real life and on the Internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
. Early strips portrayed them as stereotypical bimbo
Bimbo
Bimbo, in its popular English language usage, describes a woman who is physically attractive but is perceived to have a low intelligence or poor education. The term can also be used to describe a woman who acts in a sexually promiscuous manner...
caricatures, but have now developed to show their fixation with celebrity gossip, social network service
Social network service
A social networking service is an online service, platform, or site that focuses on building and reflecting of social networks or social relations among people, who, for example, share interests and/or activities. A social network service consists of a representation of each user , his/her social...
s and text messaging
Text messaging
Text messaging, or texting, refers to the exchange of brief written text messages between fixed-line phone or mobile phone and fixed or portable devices over a network...
.
They are constantly calling each other on their mobile phone
Mobile phone
A mobile phone is a device which can make and receive telephone calls over a radio link whilst moving around a wide geographic area. It does so by connecting to a cellular network provided by a mobile network operator...
s or sending e-mail
E-mail
Electronic mail, commonly known as email or e-mail, is a method of exchanging digital messages from an author to one or more recipients. Modern email operates across the Internet or other computer networks. Some early email systems required that the author and the recipient both be online at the...
to each other. The girls talk in blatantly stereotypical "ditzy" language, for example: "Hieee Vix! Check your MySpace
MySpace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
babe. I've like, soooo sent you a message!". All the girls' names end in "x" (Bex, Vix and so on.) They appear to be incapable of communicating without the use of a computer or mobile phone, portrayed as unable to use a pencil or take a book out of the library in order to finish a school project.
The girls only seem to be interested in their friendship with each other (though this usually only lasts until they are out of each others' sight). None of them has been seen pursuing a romantic friendship.