Hart eventually backed off on the more insulting names. She also once accepted the name “The fat, naggy one” and wrote an advice column (for how many readers who can say) called “Dear Fat Broad.” That was changed to “Dear Ms Know-It-All.”One of the downsides of the strip was a misogyny that was too casually accepted in humor at the time. Women were sorted into “cute chicks,” “hot babes” and “old battle-axes.” Attitudes that some, sadly, did not let go of.
Hart eventually backed off on the more insulting names. She also once accepted the name “The fat, naggy one” and wrote an advice column (for how many readers who can say) called “Dear Fat Broad.” That was changed to “Dear Ms Know-It-All.”One of the downsides of the strip was a misogyny that was too casually accepted in humor at the time. Women were sorted into “cute chicks,” “hot babes” and “old battle-axes.” Attitudes that some, sadly, did not let go of.