Judge, 1888-03-17 · page 11 of 16
Judge — March 17, 1888 — page 11: what you’re looking at
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The top cartoon depicts a social satire on male honor and marital relations. A man (labeled "Señor Del Torro") confronts another over an insult, claiming the offender "insulted my wife" and demanding an apology. However, the punchline reveals the actual grievance: the accused told the wife to "shut up"—a common domestic annoyance. The joke mocks the performative nature of masculine honor codes. The confrontation is staged as a serious affair (the title references bullfighting), yet the "insult" is merely marital rudeness. This satirizes how men invoke grand notions of honor and propriety while ignoring or even endorsing the casual dismissal of women's speech within their own homes. The cartoon critiques both the pretense of defending women's dignity and the hypocrisy of silencing wives while claiming offense on their behalf. The remainder of the page consists of period advertisements for patent medicines and consumer goods.
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