Betty Boop: I'll Be Glad When You're Dead, You Rascal You

Betty Boop: I’ll Be Glad When You’re Dead, You Rascal You

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With Louis Armstrong

judeblack, bbc
May 18th, 2005 at 5:24 pm
One word, brothers and sisters, one word: SATCHMO!

samrees
March 18th, 2006 at 12:51 pm
no genius sequences, but a lovely little number about louis being glad when some chaps dead. worth a peek if you like the louis

valeyard
December 28th, 2006 at 3:47 am
It’s a great song. It’s hard to watch though, because of the way they juxtapose Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra with such racial stereotypes. It just doesn’t seem right to have them portrayed that way. I can’t help wondering how Armstrong felt about being portrayed that way. Still it’s a gem to watch solely for the song. Love the song.

antim00r
February 17th, 2008 at 2:42 pm
who knows, – maybe they all just felt alright about them that time. maybe that was louis armstrong himself who generated the idea. maybe there are no racial stereotypes at all, taking into account the cartoon was created in 1932. if so, then why don’t you just keep enjoying the film? it’s quite funny after all.

Al W.
March 24th, 2008 at 7:23 pm
It’s hard to call things like this racist when the prevailing sentiment of the times was that it was OK. There are so many old films that contain things that we as modern people find offensive, but I’ll contend that they need to stay and preserve the feelings of the time. And I’ll add, this song really swings. The black performers of the 30’s really knew how to play great music and given that the times were what they were, this is one of the few venues we have that preserve that part of history.

micorazondiablo
April 5th, 2008 at 7:14 am
Nope, it’s not hard to call this racist. What makes you think that media back in the day was so much different than our media today? Still racist, different continent, objectifying a different culture. And besides, just because it was more socially acceptable to be completely racist in the past doesn’t mean it was ever right. Slavery was (is?) accepted and that wasn’t right, was it?

I love Betty Boop, but this one was really to much. I do agree that it should be preserved, not as a nostalgic remembrance of “those times” but to illustrate the acceptance of obnoxious and disgusting ideals and images. It’s not like much has changed, watch Disney’s Alladin or that tv show Aliens in America.

mdebutante
April 7th, 2008 at 11:52 pm
Many of us keep within the boundaries of the stereotypical roles given to us because of gender, race, etc. How many people compromise due to ignorance, or even survival? Even though a person may compromise his dignity, doesn’t mean we should keep silent. We need to always keep raising each other up by educating.

This ‘toon did bum me out! To see my Louie that way! But hey, I’ve done alot of ‘shufflin’ ‘ myself in different siutations as a woman. Glad there was no camera on me. Anyway, I’m sure it wasn’t as cool as old dear Louie!

PGJK
June 16th, 2008 at 8:14 pm
Puleeeze get down off the soapbox ….it’s just a cartoon. In the cartoons the Irish are still shown as drunken bums ,,,The Italians are still shown as ignorant peasants …the Polish are still pshown as less than intelligent …and lest not leave out all those buxom women in the cartoons …lest leave racism out of it and review on the fact that it’s a cartoon. Not unlike any other political satire of a time when people just couldn’t get along. It’s not gonna change unless people change …get down off your soapboxes and prove them wrong …do something different then just rant and rave. More opportunities are offered today than anytime in history. like Hortense, go to college see who gets in first nowadays …based on race alone

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