A 1938 rejection letter to a young woman seeking a creative role at Walt Disney has recently become a viral online sensation.
This letter highlights the limitations placed on women, restricting them to roles that restricted their potential and excluded them from creative opportunities at the time.
Its circulation has sparked widespread debate on social media about historical gender biases and the limitations women faced in pursuing creative careers during that era.
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- What went viral since 1938?
- Where can you check the viral post?
- How did the Internet react?
What went viral since 1938?
A user on the Reddit community r/Damnthatsinteresting shared a letter stating that “women do not do any creative work related to preparing cartoons for the screen, as that work is done entirely by young men.
For this reason, girls are not considered for the training school.” The letter is addressed to Miss Ford, who supposedly applied for a position in the inking and painting department of the American film company.
Disney’s 1938 rejection letter goes viral | Image: Reddit
The company informed the plaintiff about the limited number of positions available for women at Disney, stating that “the only job open to women is tracing the characters on sheets of transparent celluloid with India ink and filling in the tracings on the back with paint.” according to the directions.”
The letter further details the application process for the company’s painting and inking division, saying: “To apply for a position as an ‘Inker’ or ‘Painter,’ it is necessary that one appear at the studio and bring samples to come to Hollywood. Taking into account the above specifically, no, there are actually very few vacancies compared to the number of girls who apply.”
Where can you check the viral post?
You can check out the viral letter on Reddit posted by u/Deepakhn.
Job rejection letter sent by Disney to a woman in 1938 byu/Deepakhn inDamnthatsinteresting
How did the Internet react?
Since the viral post appeared, it has sparked several responses online. The publication has obtained more than 41.7 thousand positive votes and 4.1 thousand likes.
Internet reacts to Disney’s 1938 rejection letter that goes viral | Image: Reddit
Internet reacts to Disney’s 1938 rejection letter that goes viral | Image: Reddit
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