Over the past few years, audiences have been asked to grapple with authorship in increasingly complicated ways. As more creators have had their off-screen actions pushed into the spotlight – or, more accurately, as we have belatedly come to realize that art does not excuse creators from consequence – fans have had to grapple with the impact of those actions on the work they love. And while the world of animation may not be on the top of everyone’s mind, “Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story” might be a perfect example of how we recraft the history of game-changing talents.

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