Judge, 1925-07-18 · page 4 of 37
Judge — July 18, 1925 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page **Top Cartoon - "We ain't even holding our own":** This depicts an evolutionary hierarchy from ape to human, labeled "Gibbon," "Orang-Outang," "Chimpanzee," "Gorilla," and "Cake-Eater." The satirical point suggests that modern young men ("cake-eaters"—slang for wealthy, idle youths) represent *devolution* rather than progress, ranking them alongside primates. This reflects early 20th-century anxieties about masculinity and generational decline. **Bottom Content:** A humorous sketch depicts confusion about "amoeba" (likely referencing Darwinian evolution/biology education). **Right Section - "The Eugenic Mammy Song":** This anti-evolution protest song mocks evolutionary theory and eugenics, expressing Tennessee conservatism and religious opposition to Darwinism. This likely references contemporary debates over teaching evolution in schools during the 1920s.
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GIBBON ORANG-OVTANG CHIMPANZEE GORILLA CAKE-EATER We ain't even holding our own, Beauty clay greatly helps muddy Forbidden! comnenians. ee rhe funnybones, (If the Anti-erolutionists Win) 1d ere 13 rumor abou! hat a “ oe ” . company is about to be formed to ae ashe’ ene ey epee T HE Tails of Hofman, -market the lava from Mount Vesu- the window. Tail of Two Cities. vius. They say it’s wonderful for Twice Told Tails. eruptions, ‘Fudge mill poy 85 for cach ane printed Shirt tails. Tails—you lose. Tail-or made clothes. Ox-tail soup. Tail-light. Retail shops Monkey tails. The Eugenic Mammy Song (Suggested Lyrics, Approved by Tenn- essee Board of Censors, for Future Mammy Song Singers) I WANNA go back to Tennessee, y Lise Nis Whose splendid Constitution, Ys v4 HH) Seems fundamentally right to me— i Lp i Wea I'm anti-evolution! te \ te; I want to see the Southern sky 1 NAW YY And fields of cotton splendid. Va SS WVITTH I pe I do not feel that you or I From monkeys were descended. I wanna go back to Tennessee; I believe each sop fable. The modern world is flat to me— I'm sure that Cain killed Abel. I've got no use for biology— I’m dumb; no doubtings fret me— “Pa, what's an ameba?” And that’s why dear old‘Tennessee “Hush, Alonzo, for heaven's sake! Don’t you see the officer?” Will be darned glad to get me! comicbooks.com