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Salient: An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 12, No. 7, July 13th, 1949.

Funny—Peculiar?

Funny—Peculiar?

The "funnies" have an immense circulation, from Truman down, Their influence extends through all ages, over the 100,000,000 or so people who read them. And what is their attitude?

It is convincing evidence of the low standard of education in America to see these comics. They provide, in fact, "phantasies for the psychologically and emotionally frustrated." They echo the current attitude which makes fun of the father and cxtolls mother; they show violence, poke ridicule at anything in the slightest "highbrow." "They give unaffectedly the standards and attitudes of the lowbrow." Their language is "incredible." An example which was read out convinced anyone who might have had doubts.