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Originally Posted by ipollux
Its audience understands it, but the hoi polloi do not. Never underestimate the power of an ignorant majority. Yes, it's tasteless, but so is me jacking off in the shower. Neither is nor should be a news story.
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I agree with this. The New Yorker may be pompous, but it's not stupid. They knew that only their readership and a few others would get the joke. They played on this. They knew it was tasteless, but they also knew that this issue will probably be one of their best-selling ever.
I'm of the opinion that this cover was a financial decision.
That in my opinion is more obscene than the cover.