Judge, 1925-03-21 · page 12 of 36
Judge — March 21, 1925 — page 12: what you’re looking at
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# Judge Magazine Cartoon Analysis This page contains two satirical comics about early automotive culture and domestic life. **Top cartoon:** A woman has fainted in the street after a motorcar slowed down for her. The joke is that she's so accustomed to reckless drivers that considerate behavior from one—slowing down—shocked her into fainting. This satirizes the dangerous, chaotic state of early automobile traffic and pedestrians' justified fear of motorists. **Bottom cartoon:** A husband kisses his wife goodbye while smoking a cigarette, leaving ash or irritation on her face. She angrily throws objects at him. The caption notes she's justified in her anger—his rudeness was inconsiderate. Both comics use exaggeration to mock contemporary social behaviors: the absurdity of traffic danger and domestic inconsideration, likely from the 1920s-1930s era when automobiles were still relatively novel and smoking etiquette was evolving.
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at Cop—Did that car hit this woman? fainted. : Ny b CoE EL ‘No. It slowed up for her to go by, and she fainted!” | You nee the poor scoman was so occusiomad to reckless motorists that ichen one alowed up for her the hack wav too wuidh nd ake 4 “After all, it was kinda mean not to take the cig. out of my mouth before kissing her good-by.” The man forgot to take the cigarette out of his mouth when he kissed his wife and she's throwing things at him. You can't blame her for being madt comicbooks.com