Judge, 1925-07-04 · page 4 of 36
Judge — July 4, 1925 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Analysis This page from *Judge* magazine contains two political cartoons satirizing censorship and moral policing. The top cartoon, "Ride Him, Cowboy!" depicts "The Public" as a bucking horse labeled "Bullhead Act," with various figures (likely censors or moral reformers) struggling to control it. Lady Liberty holds her torch above, suggesting the tension between censorship and freedom. The bottom cartoon shows Prohibition personified as a figure juggling American products—the cotton gin, fishing tackle, automobiles, and various foods. The caption quotes George B. Duren, listing items censors target: "Prison bars, Undressed kid, The naked truth," etc. Together, these cartoons critique overzealous censorship efforts, arguing that attempts to suppress information or moral content are chaotic, contradictory, and ultimately futile. The satire targets censors attempting to control public discourse and American innovation.
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Mr. Censor, How About These? ARE facts, Prison bars, Undressed kid, The cotton gin, Fishing smacks, Undraped windows, The naked truth, The moon when it’s full, The stripped-down —_ automobile motor, Beginning to warm up to a subject, Those vial things used by some chemists, Calves disporting themselves in open pasture, Stewed prunes, pickled onions, canned fruits, tipsy canoes. “When in the course of human events it becomes nécessary—" George B. Duren comicbooks.com