Judge, 1925-02-28 · page 3 of 36
Judge — February 28, 1925 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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# "Judge Wants to Know" - Social Satire This page from *Judge* magazine presents absurdist questions about everyday social conventions, using them to mock the contradictions and illogical customs of 1920s American society. The cartoon depicts an office scene where a judge (or authority figure) interrogates people about peculiar social behaviors: Why do women check mirrors constantly? Why wear colored shirts? Why remove hats in elevators? Why do waiters wear tuxedos during daytime? The satire targets the arbitrary, unquestioned rules governing dress, etiquette, and gender behavior. By framing these conventions as bizarre mysteries requiring judicial investigation, the cartoonist highlights how absurd social norms become when examined rationally—a common progressive critique of rigid Victorian-era propriety that persisted into the Jazz Age.
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FEB 27 'Q5c1 gusiu25 “*LIFE LIBERTY AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS"! | JUDGE WANTS TO KNOW— | IF money will make the Mayor WHY a panhandler never wants go? WHY inen wear colored shirts? anything bulla copacawfee? AND who will contribute toward WHY a man removes his hat WHY a head waiter wears a his earfare? when a lady enters a hotel elevator ‘Tuxedo in the daytime? and why he keeps it on when she WILY a woman looks in every — enters the elevator of an. office WHY male acrobats are always mirror she passes building? accompanied by undraped, female AND why does a man? assistants? JeNxton Partner -Let me see now, where was 1? Rowaxtic Typist— Vou were talking of our future, darling; our home, the beauty of a roone in firelight, and your longing to smash old monkey face! comicbooks.com