An April 1937 Esquire cartoon is set in a maternity ward, but don't expect any sentiment on that score. The gag by Irving Phillips is wrong on so many levels. For openers it is racist, it is misogynistic, and it is simply not funny.
Note: This is the first appearance of Irving Phillips on Attempted Bloggery. His Wikipedia page notes, "He eventually became head of the humor staff for Esquire in the late 1930s." Hard to believe.
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"We're going to April Fool our husbands[.]" Irving Phillips |
Note: This is the first appearance of Irving Phillips on Attempted Bloggery. His Wikipedia page notes, "He eventually became head of the humor staff for Esquire in the late 1930s." Hard to believe.
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