Now we know. They were just saving her for a special occasion. –Jim Siterlet, Urbana, Illinois
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First male marketing genius: OK, we got the main stud in there, we got his buddy, we got his wife, the kids, the pet dinosaur, the car … what are we leaving out?
Second male marketing genius: Uh, Betty.
When I first wrote about Betty I was as a voice crying in the wilderness. However, a sense of the injustice of it all gradually seeped into the awareness of the American public. The movement got a boost when the movie The Flintstones came out last year. Actress Rosie O’Donnell, whose portrayal of Betty was unjustly overlooked at Oscar time, was asked about Betty’s whereabouts during an interview on Eye to Eye With Connie Chung. Her consciousness instantly raised, Rosie cried, “Something has to be done! Hand me the phone. I’m going to call my agent.”
