Yes, I'd say that's very much the point of the strip. The journalist is being incredibly intrusive in persuit of their own career. All the characters in this series are basically caractures, it's very much a product of it's time, but it still resonates today.

Edited to add an explaination as my initial comment wasn't helpful on it's own.

And 43 years later it is the government that wants to be in it bathrooms watching to ensure only the "correct" people use them.