Dizzy Red Riding Hood
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Title
Dizzy Red Riding Hood
Description
An adaptation of Red Riding Hood features Betty Boop portraying the lead character.
While heading to her grandmother's house, she stops to pick flowers, including a pansy. Later, a talking tree states, 'the fairies like them too,' before making an effeminate pose. As discussed in Gay New York: Gender, Urban Culture, and the Making of the Gay Male World, 1890-1940 (Chauncey, 1994), the term 'fairy' was associated with gay men during this period and as early as the 1890s (p. 99). The usage of a queer coded gesture further indicates to the audience the intended meaning of the line, in case they were unfamiliar with the word 'fairy' and its association with gay men.
While heading to her grandmother's house, she stops to pick flowers, including a pansy. Later, a talking tree states, 'the fairies like them too,' before making an effeminate pose. As discussed in Gay New York: Gender, Urban Culture, and the Making of the Gay Male World, 1890-1940 (Chauncey, 1994), the term 'fairy' was associated with gay men during this period and as early as the 1890s (p. 99). The usage of a queer coded gesture further indicates to the audience the intended meaning of the line, in case they were unfamiliar with the word 'fairy' and its association with gay men.
Source
Director: Dave Fleischer
Year: 1931
Country: United States
Gender and Sexuality: Gender creative, queer coded
Animation Style: Traditional
Genre: Comedy, fantasy, music(al)
Type: Explicit, implicit, short
Can currently be watched on YouTube: https://youtu.be/TAPXki0QBxE
Year: 1931
Country: United States
Gender and Sexuality: Gender creative, queer coded
Animation Style: Traditional
Genre: Comedy, fantasy, music(al)
Type: Explicit, implicit, short
Can currently be watched on YouTube: https://youtu.be/TAPXki0QBxE
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Citation
“Dizzy Red Riding Hood,” Queer Animation, accessed June 16, 2025, https://queeranimation.omeka.net/items/show/61.