Judge, 1931-10-03 · page 7 of 36
Judge — October 3, 1931 — page 7: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Judge Magazine Page Analysis This page contains three satirical pieces criticizing various social trends of the era: **"A Bad Influence"** argues that controversial literature ("that sort of reading") corrupts young people and threatens social values—a common censorship debate of the early 20th century. **"Her Idea"** mocks a woman's suggestion to watch college football games and attend auto races, satirizing women's emerging interest in previously male-dominated activities and public spaces. **The lower cartoon** depicts a bar scene with the caption "I am sitting down, you fool!"—likely satirizing alcohol consumption and Prohibition-era debates, showing a woman at a bar in defiance of traditional gender norms. **"Add Misnomers"** lists contemporary concerns: farm relief, disarmament conferences, and "Prohibition"—suggesting anxiety about post-WWI social and political changes.
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JUDGE A Bad Influence “TI bon’r care to argue about it, young man! You can’t bring that sort of reading into this plac “Oh, don’t be so narrow-minded! This won't hurt anyone!" “It can’t help but do harm! It’s a demoralizing influence! All that I've tried to build up will be torn down if that sort of stuff is around where our young women can see it!” “Say, you're just intolerant and bigoted and unreasonable! Even a | child could read these things and...” “You're just wasting your time, | ] brother. My mind is made up and | I'm not going to change it! I know | the thoughts that would be inspired in | the minds of the young people around | here by those books, and many of them probably could not. resist’ the temptations. You simply cannot bring any more of those zines into this nudist colony ! Her Idea Simple Circe likes to watch co football games. She says you meet so many people who have interesting things in their flasks. And if newspapers are going to print auto routes to all the big ga this Fall, it wouldn't be a bad they suggested going to them on the water-wagon, Another thing that helps make the country safe is when a jury is locked up for the night. Add Misnomers Nenvicr stations; farm relief; easy ~ terms ; disarmament conferences ; heavyweight fighters; Back in Fif- teen Minutes; “Prohibition, Now that Fall is here, a lot of people are wondering if they are going to have a vocation this year. And perhaps some of these bank- rupt contractors could finance their building programs by passing the hat among the spectators. Finlanders, we read, call moon- shine liquor “korpikusen kyynel- Evidently. theirs is about the same as ours. ci Hopeful Horace thinks that if there is a general reduction in war debts payments it will cut down t size of the alimony check he mails “Tam sitting down, you fool!” cach month, comicbooks.com