tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17577430.post32533635192963799..comments2024-03-17T02:17:34.680-05:00Comments on Philosophy Factory: Hairspray (the movie)Inside the Philosophy Factoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12255753259090709877noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17577430.post-3127418215979771032007-09-09T05:37:00.000-05:002007-09-09T05:37:00.000-05:00At least Hairspray had Queen Latifa (if that is ho...At least Hairspray had Queen Latifa (if that is how you spell it) in the "fat black woman" role... not that she's all that fat, but that was the corresponding role to the Travolta character.<BR/><BR/>I just find it amazing that a movie about a fat white girl prompting desegregation failed to be as enlightened in the casting as it was in the script.Inside the Philosophy Factoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12255753259090709877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17577430.post-19070557805627566082007-09-09T00:22:00.000-05:002007-09-09T00:22:00.000-05:00witness the many many films, tv shows and sketches...witness the many many films, tv shows and sketches featuring black men in fat suit/drag. all at once, we're able to stomach the fright of seeing a young black man without having to gaze at an actual fat black woman.<BR/><BR/>sigh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com