Judge, 1934-07 · page 11 of 36
Judge — July 1934 — page 11: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Political/Social Satire in Judge Magazine **Top Cartoon ("You and your short cuts!"):** This appears to satirize a legal ruling or judicial decision—the "Judge" heading and roller-coaster imagery suggest someone (likely a defendant or litigant) taking a wild, chaotic ride through the justice system. The phrase "short cuts" implies they're trying to circumvent proper legal procedure, with disastrous results. **Bottom Cartoon ("Cut your silhouette, mister?"):** This mocks the "back-to-the-country" movement mentioned in the accompanying text. A charlatan or con artist is offering to "cut silhouettes" (profile portraits) to rural people, exploiting the nostalgia for simple, pastoral living. The caricatured figures and exaggerated poses suggest gullible country folk being duped by a city hustler—satire on both the movement's idealization and those profiting from it. **Overall Theme:** Poking fun at contemporary American social trends and their contradictions.
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“You and your short cuts !” New Style \ ELL, in the old days, it was the subways and the tnements that were crowded. Nowada it’s the space be- tind the eight ball. The other day a fellow we know complained to his wife that his secretary didn’t under- sand him. And we've figured out a ssell name for our screenless mer bungalow. We call it ‘Flies-by-Night.” The back -to- the - country ovement is now almost one tadred percent, with a few rople joining the nudist col- es and everybody else going to see them. “Cut your silhouette, mister ?”” 9+ comicbooks.com