Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for September 05, 2015
September 04, 2015
September 06, 2015
Transcript:
Rick: "...and as I shake talcum on his tummy, I marvel at what a mystery he still is, what a miracle. All the work seems worth it today. Joanie: Rick, you know what would happen if those thoughts were written by a woman?: Nothing. Such a diary couldn't get published from a woman. It'd be b anal. But you're a man. You're not expected to think about any of that stuff! So you change one dirty diaper and it's a literary event! Rick: "The hard question: have I been slumming?"
This satire still works because nothing has changed in thirty years. How depressing.