"Do you know anything that in all its innocence is more humiliating than the funny pages of a Sunday newspaper in America?"
- Johan Huizinga
About this Quote
This quote by Johan Huizinga is a commentary on the state of American culture and media. He is recommending that the amusing pages of a Sunday newspaper in America are a representation of the innocence of the country, yet they are also a source of embarrassment. Huizinga is indicating that the content of the funny pages is not just uninspiring, however likewise awkward. He is recommending that the content of the amusing pages is indicative of an absence of creativity and creativity in American culture. He is also indicating that the content of the amusing pages is not only unoriginal, however also unenlightening. By making this statement, Huizinga is slamming the state of American culture and media, and recommending that it requires improvement.
"I studied all about Gauguin. He was a banker. He was a banker who - he used to paint on Sundays. And one day he hated himself for painting on Sundays"
"Will some reporter, or some Republican on the Sunday shows, please ask why tax cuts raid the non-existent Social Security Trust Fund but all the Democrats' new spending doesn't? Will someone please ask that?"
