*For Tittie Day today, I'd like to talk about Ms. Betty White. First of all, happy birthday! Second of all, lets delve into what Betty has done for the ladies of Hollywood and of our world, shall we? We should recognize that Betty White has been in television and in the Hollywoody business crap for a looooooooong time, according to Wikipedia, she's been in the biz for over seven decades. She's 90 today. Woooo hooo! Get it, girl!
Ms. Magazine has an article from last year discussing the very topic of whether or not Betty is a feminist. Lets dive right on in!
As a kid, show business wasn’t even in the mix. As far back as I can remember, I wanted to be either a forest ranger or a zookeeper. The problem was, back then a girl wasn’t allowed to be either one.
Okay, that's a little feminist, don't ya think? According to Ms. Magazine's article though, Betty doesn't identify as a feminist. Maybe that's because feminist is a bad word in our culture? We'll go into that more tomorrow (shout out to Cindy!). :)
Betty is also known for her animal activism. You've seen the commercials for 1-800-PetMeds, right? Well, check this out.
Okay, so there's that. Then I found a quote from Betty White about marriage equality on Feministing:
“If a couple has been together all that time – and there are gay relationships that are more solid than some heterosexual ones – I think it’s fine if they want to get married. I don’t know how people can get so anti-something. Mind your own business, take care of your affairs, and don’t worry about other people so much.”
So, in a nutshell, Betty White supports women being in Hollywood, supports animal rights and supports equal rights for humans.
Betty, are you sure you're not a feminist?
xoxo
CORT
*I'd like to point out that it isn't clear whether or not Betty said the 'Grow a vagina!' quote or not, but it still rings true to this post.
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