re: #227 suchislife

You say people don’t understand Warhol, and I say, I think you don’t, according to what you’ve written, and that means I would spit in your face??

If suggesting that a parody becomes the very image it sought to subvert when the underlying subtext of the subverted image is unknown to the audience is a misinterpretation of what has happened with Mao’s image and likeness - as has happened in this case - is suggestive of a failure to grasp Warhol’s intent, then yes, it’s the equivalent of spitting in a peasant’s face.