Hairspray is one of those movies that would have been really, really cool, if only it weren’t for that little itty bitty problem of a badly written character that grates on you every time you see them.

The movie looks at issues of traditional beauty – specifically, white, slim, tall blond beauty while following short, fat Tracy Turnblad’s quest to get on the singing-and-dancing Corny Collins Show. Among other things, her obstacles include traditional blond beauty Amber Von Tussle and her … READ MORE