Courtesy the New York Post cartoonist Delonas:



Quick! What do you see?

This — or this?

Recall the context: just the day before, a "pet" chimpanzee went feral and had been shot dead by police after mauling an elderly woman.

Sooo... now what, Mr. Reverend Al Sharpton? Must we eschew comic images of primates until 2012, at least? GIve us a sign, please.

"Sometimes a cartoon is just a cartoon"

I mean, really: it's New York. You were expecting maybe subtlety?!