Comic by u/LuckOfTheDrawComic. Here’s what she had to say on the original post:
During the Watergate scandal, Deputy Director of the FBI Mark Felt provided secret information to Washington Post reporters. They used the pseudonym ‘Deep Throat’ to refer to him.
“Well surely it meant something different back then right?”
No, no it did not. It was the title of a very popular pornographic movie at the time. I can only assume the next time we have a government leaker their pseudonym will be Backdoor Sluts 9.
DerGovernator on
“Johnny Sims exposes new load of government’s dirty dealings”
The-marx-channel on
Is that a Metal Gear Solid reference?
FanraGump on
I’m not sure why the artist made Mark Felt look like a redheaded woman.
And yes, Deep Throat was picked because the movie was popular then.
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Comic by u/LuckOfTheDrawComic. Here’s what she had to say on the original post:
During the Watergate scandal, Deputy Director of the FBI Mark Felt provided secret information to Washington Post reporters. They used the pseudonym ‘Deep Throat’ to refer to him.
“Well surely it meant something different back then right?”
No, no it did not. It was the title of a very popular pornographic movie at the time. I can only assume the next time we have a government leaker their pseudonym will be Backdoor Sluts 9.
“Johnny Sims exposes new load of government’s dirty dealings”
Is that a Metal Gear Solid reference?
I’m not sure why the artist made Mark Felt look like a redheaded woman.
And yes, Deep Throat was picked because the movie was popular then.