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Hey Readers! I’ve been comin across some crazy stuff the past few days from a few different blogs around the web which I just had to share with you. Check em out below…
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… Tai Chi Snake Exercise in this free Tai Chi video for beginners. Expert: Jason Hall Bio: Jason Hall is a professional martial arts instructor who teaches martial arts, tai chi, and self defense classes for men, women and children. …
Natural Spirit International ~ Playing with sticks and sharp objects
Effective Self Defense For Women · The Queen of the Ring: Sex, Muscles, Diamonds, and the Making of an American Legend – MP3 File Length- 42 minutes, 57 seconds Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Mr. Jeff Leen, …
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If you’ve been keeping up with my blog posts lately you’ll know I’ve come to adding a few news posts from around the web on this subject. I’ve got a couple more today that are new and updated, so let me know what you think of em…
Women's Half Day of Health, by appointment, McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital. Must be 40 years old to participate. $20. (513) 524-5555 or askinner@mhmh.org … Read More…
Bassmaster has pulled the plug on the Women's Bassmaster Tour (WBT), a series that debuted at Lewisville Lake in … Read More…
LETTER: BU too apathetic toward CAS assault
We normally feel very safe on campus, but this recent development has made us question how devoted our school is to women's safety and well-being. Read More…
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I remember seeing early cartoons growing up and being puzzled by Betty Boop. Why was she so popular? She’s black & white and her voice is funny. As I got older and began to understand what “sex appeal” was, it made a little more sense. After all Betty Boop is voluptuous and knows it. Her outfits are designed to show off cleavage. In fact, she appeared topless (except for a lei) in one cartoon. Pretty hot stuff, eh?
Well, it certainly was decidedly hot stuff for 1932. Until that point in time, cartoons had been, for the most part, tame. Betty, with her curves and her big eyes set a different tone. Other female cartoon characters, Olive Oyl and Minnie Mouse most notably, were practically stick figures. So is it any wonder that males, on the screen and off, were gaga about her?
The cartoon had a resurgence in the 1980s, which probably explains some of the appeal that today’s collectors have for the figurines. In the early 80s it seemed like she was everywhere — on bags and belts, towels and t-shirts, and as figurines.
The figurine possibilities are massive. There are hundreds of different Betty Boop figurines. One of the most popular lines is the Calendar Girl collection. You can find them, new and used, on Amazon. They are reasonably priced at (usually) $15. There are some limited edition figurines out there and I bet, with the 80th anniversary coming up, that there will be a whole bevy of special figurines to mark the occasion.
The figurines are a popular gift for women named “Betty”, so some of the collectors I know seemed to have become collectors almost in self defense! It is funny to imagine, but it is true. One woman I know (and yes, her name is Betty) has what she calls her “Room of Boop” to hold all of the items.
Betty Boop figurines illustrate a seminal aspect of figurine collecting — we own a piece of history when we own a figurine. She’s a piece of American film history and she lives in your house. It is a pretty cool thing, when you think about it.
One word of caution for beginners (or people looking for gifts for women named Betty): there are many inferior Betty Boop items out there. Be careful when you are buying online. Read the reviews. Check out the Boop forums and make sure that the manufacturer is known for quality. So many figurines are produced overseas, you need to make sure that you are not getting some badly painted, miscast figurine for your money. Now, go out and grab a piece of pure Americana, and while you are at it, watch the cartoons!
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