Judge, 1891-12-05 · page 30 of 52
Judge — December 5, 1891 — page 30: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from *Judge* magazine contains several racist caricatures depicting African Americans with exaggerated dialect and stereotypical imagery typical of late 19th/early 20th-century American satire. **"The Ethiopianesque Cigar-Butt"** mocks Black speech patterns through dialect humor. **"A Disappointment"** shows Uncle Rogers examining what he mistakes for a patent cider-press (likely a gallows)—dark humor about lynching. **"Carved Out"** and **"Locating the Trouble"** continue the pattern of caricatured Black characters using heavy dialect. **"It Was Alive"** (the three-panel sequence) depicts a figure attempting to hang something from a noose that turns out to be alive—the punchline's exact meaning is unclear, but the gallows imagery reinforces the violent racial undertones throughout. The page demonstrates how *Judge*'s satire relied heavily on racist caricature and minstrelsy conventions as entertainment, reflecting the deeply racist attitudes embedded in American popular culture of that era.
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CHRISTMAS JUDGE. Lirtie Pomp VALLERBY (examining the articles)—"* How nice an’ roun’ dem poker chips are, uncle. How do they make ‘em ?” NCLE JosH —'* I made dem ones wif a razzer, chile.” LOCATING THE TROUBLE. A DISAPPOINTMENT. CLAREN Vhad makes yo’ so kinder sombre, dis mawnin’?" Uncie Roccers (who has walked the kngth of the gallery to look at a par- Eu er headache.” ticular picture)—'* Well, by gum! I reckon I é¢ sold! I'd a took oath that was LAREN( Da’s bad. Hit doan’ ache all ober, do hit?” a patent cider-press.” : Eustace (with a sigh)—" Nopey. Jess out on d’ back stoop.” IT WAS ALIVE. comicbooks.com