Judge — November 7, 1925 — page 11: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis This satirical cartoon critiques American censorship by contrasting it with Paris's reputation for permissiveness. The page depicts various scenes of Parisian entertainment—the Folies Bergère cabaret, bohemian artists' studios, street cafés, and sidewalk life—all presented as vibrant and uncensored. The bottom panel shows Americans fleeing to boats bound for the U.S.A., labeled "Great Exodus of Americans." The satire suggests that if censorship becomes as strict in Paris as in America, even the famously liberal French capital will lose its appeal, forcing pleasure-seeking Americans to abandon Europe altogether. The title indicates concern that American moral standards are encroaching on European cultural freedom, treating Paris's "gay paree" (carefree Paris) as a haven threatened by puritanical American values.