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Boop-Oop-a-Controversy

Boop-Oop-a-Controversy

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 In 1934, singer Helen Kane sued Max Fleischer and Paramount Pictures for $250,000, claiming they stole her voice and persona to create Betty Boop. The courtroom battle exposed a shocking truth: Kane herself had appropriated her famous "boop-oop-a-doop" style from a young Black performer named Baby Esther Jones. This landmark case revealed the complex web of cultural appropriation in 1930s entertainment, raised questions about intellectual property in animation, and highlighted how Black artists were systematically erased from popular culture history while white performers profited from their innovations.

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