Is Everett True an intelligent voter? (November 3, 1920)
Is Everett True an intelligent voter? (November 3, 1920)
Printed 104 years ago today in The West Virginian. Image slightly cleaned up, see the original.
Found on the Library of Congress site. Feel free to post something yourself!
I disapprove of Mrs True's use of violence here, but I think it's good to occasionally post some of these cartoons that are more dated, for the same reasons as the earlier post about selection bias. See also these other cartoons that came out on the same day over the years:
- Everett True objects to a man's use of perfume - wtf Ev?
- Everett True discusses The War (WWI) with a neighbor - historically interesting, but not as relevant to today. some interesting articles on that newspaper page btw
- Everett True wants service. Not bad, but E.T. comes off as a bit of a Karen. Also a case where newspaper damage to the cartoon would make it difficult to clean up
The cartoon selected above is also a bit tougher to clean up, and I didn't spend that much time on it. The newspaper page it was on was pretty damaged. There are some very interesting articles on that page though, including "Bolshevists Plan Unique Monument", "German Intrigue in Bomb Plot", and a bunch of ads and classifieds (which are always fun).
I mean, the use of violence as a solution is basically the running gag of most True comics, so I generally give it a pass even if it's unnecessary or excessive.
I think it still serves the point. Without any research, I'm not sure if this is in reference to an actual vote being held around the time of publication, but given the context clues, it's clearly a vote that serves to benefit women in a time where women's rights were absolutely at the forefront of the conversation.
Looking it up, this is a little over 2 months after the 19th amendment. This was such a huge time period for women getting on the same footing as men that I'm sure many women whose husbands weren't helping their wives and daughters would resonate with the feelings expressed here.
Is that to say that all of Mr. True's violence is ok? Because I've not seen such a disclaimer for any of his outbursts.
Ah, good point. What I specificaly had in mind was conservative husbands worried their wives might be voting for Kamala this cycle. There's a danger that such husbands might be violent against their wives, and I think it's worth discussing. But because of that, "the joke" of the cartoon is more problematic.
I disapprove of Mrs True’s use of violence here
Nah, you don't get to approve oppressed people's struggle for equality. Though it's complicated with the suffragette movement.
btw, here's the bolshevik monument the article mentions. It was never built.
Less than 5000$ to buy a large home and plot of land !
I want a spirit pencil. "Writes valuable messages."