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Betty Boop: American Symbol

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Born in August 9, 1930, Betty Boop is a cartoon character who with her known sassy independence, spit curls, innocent sexuality, a low, contoured bodice that showed cleavage and cute big eyes, is considered one of the first and most famous sex symbols on the animated screen. With quite an idiotic sexist portray, her winks and shaking hips who implied immorality, served as a reminder of the lighthearted days of the Jazz Age flapper. Betty Boop, being the Depression era American Symbol, had her own series from 1932-1939, in which she personifies a class conscious sympathetic working girl. In the Betty Boop short Betty Boop for President, the plot is essentially the title. The short was released on November 4, 1932, within a week of the presidential

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