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djean111

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1. Fantastic!

Reply to ehrnst (Original post)

Tue Jun 9, 2015, 10:04 AM

Jun 2015

Hairspray is the only really devious movie I ever made. The musical based on it is now being performed in practically every high school in America, and nobody seems to notice it’s a show with two men singing a love song to each other that also encourages white teen girls to date black guys. Pink Flamingos was preaching to the converted. But Hairspray is a Trojan horse. It snuck into middle America and never got caught. You can do the same thing."

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John Waters gives the commencement speech at Rhode Island School of Design (!!!!) [View all] ehrnst Jun 2015 OP

Fantastic! djean111 Jun 2015 #1

Ha! Love it! Love John Waters. nt valerief Jun 2015 #2

I'd say Cry Baby was also a good sneak on society, too. blm Jun 2015 #3

He is magnificent! Met him after he gave a talk at a college a couple years ago. nt Mnemosyne Jun 2015 #4

they have the greatest mascot of all colleges central scrutinizer Jun 2015 #5

thanks for this. a great 12 minutes. mopinko Jun 2015 #6

Waters' Hairspray is one of the greatest movies ever made. Coventina Jun 2015 #7

Hear, hear. blm Jun 2015 #9

hero of mine KG Jun 2015 #8

LOL - a classic. blm Jun 2015 #10

Great line. bigwillq Jun 2015 #11

DU rec... SidDithers Jun 2015 #12

GO NADS! frylock Jun 2015 #13