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[–] [email protected] 31 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Might someone be so kind as to explain the context behind this?

[–] [email protected] 57 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

John waters is a subversive comedian/writer/director known for pushing the envelope and putting some shocking things on film, like a drag queen eating feces and Hairspray

[–] [email protected] 20 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

I saw Cry Baby and loved it, and thought "Pink Flamingos is so famous, it must be great too!" I was disturbed. At what point are you just pushing the envelope for pushing the envelope's sake? Or was that just a documentary about Baltimore

[–] [email protected] 22 points 3 weeks ago

The envelope only exists to be pushed.

And licked.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 3 weeks ago

No idea what the quote is from or if it's true, a reverse image search led me to this as the oldest reference talking about online censorship.