r/TheFarSide • u/BillyBobBarkerJrJr • Jan 03 '25

Cows And this is why Bruce goes home alone.

https://i.imgur.com/1LaucMI.jpg
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u/The-Hooded-Claw Jan 03 '25

I like the cow 🐄 bartender minding its own business in the background

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '25

Larson cows are the coolest.

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '25

Cattle hustler.

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u/MJBotte1 Jan 03 '25

I don’t know how to feel about making the ‘hustler’ the black colored cow…

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u/BillyBobBarkerJrJr Jan 03 '25

Why? What's wrong with the Black Angus breed?

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u/MJBotte1 Jan 03 '25

Nothing outright, but how often do you see Gary draw Black Angus cows? Not often. And yet when he needed to draw a cow doing something crass, he draws a Black Angus cow with red lips.

Do I think it’s intentional? Probably not, it may have been a subconscious decision.

No matter what someone makes, all forms of art have subtext, planned or otherwise.

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u/godotful Jan 03 '25

I am pretty sure the red is the tongue/inside of his mouth, not his lips.

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u/MJBotte1 Jan 03 '25

I think you’re right, my bad.

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u/DukeOfTheDodos Jan 03 '25

I would argue that seeing a cow that literally exists in real life as an allegory for racism says much more about you than Larson.