Letters to the Editor
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Wonder about the Reality Behind the cheap shot
I liked most of the strip, except the part with the shallow woman. I assume this woman is based on a real, specific individual and not a fictional composite of a type.
I wonder when I read such strong potshots directed at real yet unnamed colleagues - and the young woman is a colleague, shallow or not.
It's not like an anecdote of a random stranger who can be spared by some identity concealment. It's aimed at a specific community member in an identifiable place and time.
Was the woman really as shallow, fame hungry, stupid and boobtastic as Lay portrays her? Or is this a fantasy exaggerated by Lay's irritation (and possible envy or resentment)?
I'm left wanting to know the real identity of this young woman, and to hear her side. I suspect she might just be young and overeager, not dumb, oversexed or venal. More importantly, how does she feel about such a nasty attack?
Most professional cartoonists either support their younger peers (even if they make fun) or say nothing about them. They don't make cheap shots with thinly veiled identities. Remind me not to get near Carol at a convention.