Judge, 1928-04-07 · page 3 of 36
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# "The Critic's Credo" This satire mocks intellectuals and critics by listing absurd, contradictory stereotypes they supposedly believe. Examples include claims that "all Central American bandits are ardent patriots," "Americans do not know how to play," and "all bank employees are vice-presidents." The cartoon below illustrates one such pretension: "One pedestrian who found a safe way to cross the street." The sketch shows a woman with an umbrella navigating through a chaotic junkyard of automobiles, accompanied by a small dog. The joke appears to satirize both the critic's presumed out-of-touch observations about ordinary life and, possibly, the growing chaos of 1920s automobile traffic in cities. The attribution to "Jack Shuttleworth" suggests this was a recurring satirical column.
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