Judge — June 9, 1923 — page 7: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis This is a satirical cartoon titled "Consistency" by James Montgomery Flagg. It mocks hypocrisy through a woman who scolds her cat for hunting robins, calling it a "devil" and "beast"—then immediately goes inside to eat broiled chicken for lunch. The joke exposes the contradiction in her moral outrage: she condemns the cat's predatory behavior while engaging in the same act herself (consuming meat). The limerick format emphasizes the absurdity of this inconsistency. This type of satire was common in early 20th-century Judge magazine, targeting social hypocrisy and double standards. The cartoon likely appealed to readers aware of emerging vegetarian or animal-welfare arguments of the era, though its primary humor comes from pointing out everyday human contradictions rather than making a specific political statement.