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Childhood Star and Sweet Grandmother
Making a Difference in a Scandalous Way
Betty White and Alyssa Milano have both made their marks on society. Betty White with her sweet grandmother demeanor and Alyssa Milano the childhood star come from different backgrounds and time eras, but still fight similar issues in society. Betty White was born on January 17, 1922 and started acting in the 1950s. Betty White was one of the first women producers in Hollywood. In addition to her acting, she became an animal activist and author. Alyssa Milano was born on December 19, 1972 and started acting at the age of eight. Alyssa Milano also became an animal activist, author and a breastfeeding advocate. Betty White and Alyssa Milano are scandalous because …show more content…

Allen Ludden and Betty White got married in 1963 and he sadly died in 1981. Betty White got discovered after performing in a senior play in high school. Betty White was offered a role in an experimental television show, which was the beginning of her acting career. Betty White since then has played in many sitcoms, game shows and movies. She even hosted Saturday Night Live.1 Betty’s first television show was Life with Elizabeth, but she was most popular from the show the Golden Girls, which she did later in her career. As Betty White stated, “Television and I discovered each other together.” In addition to her acting career Betty White has written many books such as Betty White in Person, Here We Go Again, My Life in Television, If You Ask Me (And of Course You Won’t) and My Life at the Zoo: Betty and her Friends. Betty White also fights for the welfare of animals. Since Betty was a child she was surrounded by pets and developed a deep love and passion for animals. With this passion, Betty involved herself in many organizations that help animals. Betty as well has earned many awards for her achievements in life. During the 2010 Screen Actors Guild Awards she was honored with the Life Achievement Award. In the 2011 Screen Actors Guild Awards she received the Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy …show more content…

Betty White is considered a proto-feminist, comic and a sexually empowered woman. She supports female sexuality and sex among the elderly, but there are some who do not agree with her and try to tear her down (from male critics from the fifties to some young people today). For example, when Betty White explained how people are never too old to have sex and that her and her husband used to have a very active sex life, one critic replied, “Ms. White is very wrong, very wrong. Sex is for young people, and only for young people. I cannot think of much that would be more visually disgusting than two old people having sex. Sex between old people should be banned!” These types of comments do not hinder Betty White and she continues to be a “saucy” woman. She is actually staring in the NBC reality show Betty White’s off Their Rockers where Betty is the host and in one episode is seen spreading icing on the chest of a shirtless Chippendale and saying pick up lines and talking about her “scandalous sex life.” Even though, Betty White has been criticized by some people for being a proto-feminist she has also been criticized by the feminist community as well. In an interview where Betty talks about feminism she describes how she was at a seminar and a few women came up to her and accused her of destroying the women’s cause by playing a silly, fickle

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