I seem to be on a comic strip kick. Are you familiar with Sadie Hawkins day ? Have any of you ever participated in the event. Prior to 1937 and even into the 50s is was quite uncommon for a female to ask a boy out on a date. Al Capp, creator of the Lil Abner comic strip was responsible for this new trend. On Sadie Hawkins Day, Girls Chase Boys. Generally adopted by schools, and colleges in particular. Capp originally created it as a comic plot device, but by the early 1940s the comic strip event had swept the nation and acquired a life of its own. By 1952, Sadie Hawkins Day was reportedly celebrated at 40,000 known venues. It became a day-long event observed in the United States on the Saturday that follows November 9. Outside the comic strip, the practical basis of Sadie Hawkins Day is one of simple gender role-reversal. Women and girls take the bold initiative by inviting the man or boy of their choice out on a date—almost unheard of before 1937—typically to a dance attended by other bachelors and their assertive dates. When Capp created the event, it wasnt his intention to have it occur annually on a specific date because it inhibited his freewheeling plotting. However, due to its enormous popularity and the numerous fan letters he received, Capp obligingly made it a tradition in the strip every November, lasting four decades. Sadie Hawkins Day has long been celebrated on November 13 of every year. Have any of you been asked or perhaps were the asker to a Sadie Hawkins Day Dance ?
Posted on: Mon, 29 Sep 2014 15:24:19 +0000
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