Uploaded December 2020 | Updated September 2026, 30 minutes ago

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Hey guys! In today's video, I talk about the strange history of the beloved cartoon character betty boop!!

S O U R C E S

blackhistory.com/2018/05/real-betty-boop-black-woman-baby-esther-whitewashed.html
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betty_Boop#:~:text=Betty%20Boop%20is%20an%20animated,from%20animators%20including%20Grim%20Natwick.&text=She%20was%20featured%20in%2090,comic%20strips%20and%20mass%20merchandising.
thecut.com/2017/03/the-forgotten-black-woman-behind-betty-boop.html

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T I M E S T A M P S
0:00 - intro
0:40 - beginning of the video
1:18 - who is betty boop
3:39 - who inspired betty boop
6:40 - the sexual image of betty boop
9:57 - how betty boop was sexualized
11:47 - final thoughts
12:52 - outro

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A B O U T M E
hi! my name is Zhariya Smith and I make commentary videos about things that I find interesting. I am a 19-year-old from Florida and my goal in life is to become an actress.