Marcelle Karp

Marcelle Karp, a.k.a. Betty Boob, (born 1964),^[1] is an American feminist writer, editor, and television director and producer.

Career[]

Karp is a Creative Director, Activist and Writer.

THE BUST YEARS (1993-2001) In 1993, Karp and Debbie Stoller produced the first issue of Bust, "The Magazine for Women With Something to Get Off Their Chests", now seen as one of the flagship publications of third-wave feminism, mixing feminism with sexuality. Betty Boob was the name that Karp used in writing for the magazine (Stoller used Celina Hex). The two women met while working for Nickelodeon in New York City. They built a grassroots following, eventually distributing 100,000 copies an issue. Her 1999 book with Stoller, "The Bust Guide to the New Girl Order", ISBN 0-14-027774-9, is a collection of articles from that magazine. She was forced out of Bust in 2001^{[citation needed]}.

CAREER After she left Bust, Karp began a career in broadcast as a Creative Director, working for BET, fuse, MSG, Lifetime, VH1. She continued to write for a various of publications from Sesame Street Workshop, Publisher's Weekly and Covey Club. In 2012, she began produced the live stand up show, Hello Giggles Presents at the Upright Citizen's Brigade Theatre, hosted by her daughter, Ruby Karp. It eventually became We Hope You Have Fun. Karp remains active as an activist. She spoke at Riot Fest in 2014,^[2] She launched her blog in 2016. ^[3] Her debut YA novel, Getting Over Max Cooper, will be out April 2022.

PERSONAL Karp was married in 2000. She is the mother of Ruby Karp. She was divorced in 2002. She graduated Baruch College with a 4.0 GPA and is currently working on her Masters in Women and Gender Studies.

References[]

External links[]

• Getting it Off Her Chest - Womanrock.com e-interview with Karp about "The Bust Guide to the New Girl Order"