Samoans are indigenous Polynesian people of the Samoan Islands. She however was depicted as “Samoan” in Betty Boop’s Bamboo Isle, Popeye the Sailor and Betty Boop’s Rise to Fame. Betty Boop has never been a Black woman or girl in the original cartoons.Some of the people who dress up as a “Black Betty Boop” are actually giving tribute to Baby Esther Jones rather than Betty Boop.Most Jamaicans were confused into thinking Betty Boop was officially Black due to Betty Boop being depicted as Black in artworks and posters displayed around Jamaica.Black Betty Boop is unofficial but has been around for decades similar to that of “Bootleg” Black Bart Simpson. They both appear unofficially on merchandise.American-Indian, a person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America. Hispanic or Latino, a person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race. She could be Asian, a person having origins in Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam. A quick example of “changing the race” of a character would be Velma Dinkley from Scooby-Doo, and in her recent reboot she is now South Asian. If Betty was to be re-invented, she could be another race. However they rarely “empathize” on Betty’s Jewish origins and being that of a “Yiddish Film Star” in merchandise she’s more of a sex-symbol. However according to the “character patent holders” for “Betty Boop” they prefer her to be White, and depicted “officially” as Caucasian and Jewish at times. However, Betty in this musical can be “any race” since Jessica Vosk revealed after her Carnegie Hall performance that she would also possibly be playing Betty.īetty Boop being a “fictional character” that does not really exist can be any race. Kimberly Exum, a Black woman of African origin, played Betty Boop during the Betty’s Day Off Broadway workshop session for Boop! the Musical. You can read about it here in the article Meet Black Betty Boop.” “As of 2023, in a “Betty of the People” official collaboration with the Fleischer Studios, the Black version of Betty Boop known as “Black Betty Boop” became a reality thanks to a Black entrepreneur who pushed herself to bring this creation to life.
Bootleg Betty Boop is similar to that of Bootleg Bart Simpson, which like Bootleg Betty Boop, are also very popular bootlegged merchandise. Black Betty Boop mainly appears in fan art, as the original Betty Boop is Caucasian and Jewish and always has been depicted as White. The Blacktober event is strictly for Black and Mixed Black creators. Blacktober features cosplay, fan-fiction, visual art, redraws and streaming. #Blacktober is an event during October in which Black and Mixed Black creators regardless of their pigment are celebrated and uplift one another with their creativity of choice. Black Betty Boop often appears throughout Blacktober. Black Betty Boop is an alternative version of Betty Boop, she is unofficial but actually does exist in other countries.īlack Betty Boop also known as “Bootleg Betty Boop” is an alternative version of Betty Boop.
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