Very obviously relatively recent immigrants and clearly having a good chuckle- I like the dynamic.Report
Another example of a person in a humble calling, proud of his work, who seems to live at a decent level of material comfort. Was it really like that then?Report
Obviously not. This cartoon is a Gone With The Wind-esque whitewashing of the past that was an obvious attempt to make the ruling White classes feel better about their oppression of POCs.Report
I know Italians were never considered REALLY white in those days, but they were never regarded as people of color.Report
Well, in this one specifically all it’s showing is they have a (maybe?) stay at home wife, a jacket, a chair and an apartment or home. For a city dweller that isn’t unreasonable. I agree that some of the previous portrayals seemed to show people like milk men appearing in pretty toff settings.Report
I’m with CJ, I believe the artist is portraying a recent Italian immigrant speaking their recently learned English. Of course in reality when he came home he’d simply speak Italian with his wife.Report
Very obviously relatively recent immigrants and clearly having a good chuckle- I like the dynamic.Report
Another example of a person in a humble calling, proud of his work, who seems to live at a decent level of material comfort. Was it really like that then?Report
Obviously not. This cartoon is a Gone With The Wind-esque whitewashing of the past that was an obvious attempt to make the ruling White classes feel better about their oppression of POCs.Report
I know Italians were never considered REALLY white in those days, but they were never regarded as people of color.Report
Well, in this one specifically all it’s showing is they have a (maybe?) stay at home wife, a jacket, a chair and an apartment or home. For a city dweller that isn’t unreasonable. I agree that some of the previous portrayals seemed to show people like milk men appearing in pretty toff settings.Report
Working title: “Jar-Jar Binks At Home”.Report
I’m with CJ, I believe the artist is portraying a recent Italian immigrant speaking their recently learned English. Of course in reality when he came home he’d simply speak Italian with his wife.Report