Was recently looking for cartoons in the public domain that I could re-caption for a point I wanted to make in my talk. This was a runner-up to the one I chose. I feel like it could easily be an exploitable template, though I have no immediate caption for it.
Also a worry is that I don’t understand the original context. By itself a man riding a zebra could fit a few metaphors, but as far as I know the original cartoon was making the point that America is better off with slavery or something 😛
I imagine at the time the people in the cartoon were immediately recognizable (even including the one whose face is pointing away from the viewer!) and the meaning was clear, but from our viewpoint it’s downright inscrutable. Sic transit gloria mundi, I suppose.
