Judge — March 28, 1925 — page 16: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This satirical cartoon criticizes wealthy people's pastimes. The blackboard lists activities associated with the idle rich: "Dancing, Necking, Petting, Drinking, Gambling." Two well-dressed men in formal attire (likely representing wealthy gentlemen or socialites) supervise or oversee a group of partially-clothed women engaged in these vices. The figures appear to embody decadence and moral laxity. The satire targets the "leisure class"—a term referring to wealthy people freed from productive labor. Judge magazine used this cartoon to mock the perceived frivolity, moral corruption, and social irresponsibility of the wealthy during what appears to be the Jazz Age or 1920s-30s era. The artwork suggests these activities represent a wasteful, dissolute lifestyle disconnected from ordinary working people's concerns.