2007-07-24 01:23:43 · 8 answers · asked by Allyson L 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Theater & Acting
No-- you have to understand it in the context of the original John Waters story. All his early work used Divine playing a woman. It was kind of his trademark. The original movie (staring Divine), the subsequent play, then this movie carry on the tradition. The story is about interracial relations in the 50's in Baltimore. The fictitious TV show is based of the real life "Buddy Dean Show" from that time and the amusement park is based on Gwynn Oak Amusement Park where a real race riot happened. My parents tell me the stories from their teen years.
2007-07-24 01:33:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's just like TRacy says..."People who are DIFFERENT their time is coming"......i'm not saying that the fat people were a symbol of gay people just....The musical was set in the 60's and i think that the movie and musical is trying to say is no matter who are are what you look like what you do....No one can stop you from following your dream....(it's corny) think about it...they couldn't make a musical (well they could) but they couldn't make a musical about tracy being gay...it just wouldn't work....ya know?
so i guess that the fat people don't symbol gay people...they just represent one type of different people.....
2007-07-24 05:57:45 · answer #2 · answered by MusicalChic123 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, John Waters just always liked to champion people who were different particularly transexuals. The fact that he had Divine play Edna in his original version is because Divine was his muse and he wished to feature him in his films. He featured Divine in several of his films.
Did anyone else see that John Waters played the flasher in the latest film version of Hairspray??? How cool is that :-)
2007-07-24 08:04:44 · answer #3 · answered by Marianne D 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, that's the most ridiculous thing I've seen posted on this site in days.
That doesn't even make sense.
Love,
Snag
2007-07-24 01:26:12 · answer #4 · answered by snaggle_smurf 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
No, happy people comfortable with who they are
2007-07-24 01:25:37 · answer #5 · answered by Lady G 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't believe so. What would make you say that?
2007-07-24 01:25:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Where did you get your ignorance from......!!!!!!!!!!
Maybe you were looking at your future so don't eat
to much..............
2007-07-24 01:29:53 · answer #7 · answered by popo dean 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No.
2007-07-24 01:33:14 · answer #8 · answered by JA68773 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋