In this cartoon entitled " Boop-O0p-A-Doop" Betty struggles against the Ringmaster's attempts to take her " Boop-Oop-A-Doop" away. Basically the Ringmater saw Betty's performance and decided he wanted to try to rape her. I found this cartoon a little disturbing because it was essentially about rape and sexual harrasement. This cartoon was made in 1932 so it reflects the attitudes at that time. Even though Betty escaped from the Ringmaster this cartoon represents the power struggle between men and women and could possibly be hinting at society's ideas about rape in this time. Of all the scenarios Betty Boop could have been placed I wonder why the cartoonist decided to put her in that awful situation.
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