Judge, 1936-11 · page 11 of 36
Judge — November 1936 — page 11: what you’re looking at
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# Page Analysis: Judge Magazine This page contains two cartoons satirizing Depression-era poverty and tourism. **Top cartoon**: Two working-class men on a boat observe a tramp approaching, complaining "They want a nickel for a cup o' coffee!" The satire mocks the entitled attitude of the employed toward the unemployed poor—treating desperate requests for survival money as tiresome nuisances rather than genuine need. **Bottom cartoon**: A Native American (likely depicted in a stereotypical manner common to the era) stands at a scenic location, remarking that tourists usually give him five dollars there. The satire appears to mock both tourist exploitation of indigenous peoples and the performative, transactional nature of such encounters—reducing cultural authenticity to a photo-op with a tip. The accompanying text discusses a woman's social anxieties and self-improvement resolutions, seemingly unrelated to the cartoons. Both cartoons reflect 1930s-40s attitudes toward class, poverty, and ethnic stereotyping that modern readers would find offensive.
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