Where does this "broader context" end? Embrace "Death of the author"! If the artist didn't want his work misunderstood he would have thought twice before drawing Man With Greased Wiener.The assumption of the argument is that the last panel alone maintains the same context as the original three-panel version.
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What would Jim Davis do? No matter what it is, Jim Davis would find a way to market, monetize and sell.
I'm a big fan of Jim Davis. He set out to sell out and by God he did.









