‘Hairspray' addresses Hollywood's viewpoint on plus-size women
LOS ANGELES — The women of "Hairspray” are a rarity in fat-phobic Hollywood, whose obsession with willowy women is so strong the idea of a corpulent heroine is almost unheard of.
The new big-screen musical, with lyrics that include a line about women's "extra large largesse” shining through, debuted July 20. The filmmakers hope it will help open moviegoers' minds to the notion that people of ample proportions d...
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