Director-choreographer Adam Shankman's (2007) "Hairspray" tells the story of plump teen Tracy Turnblad who is a typical 1960s high school student who loves to tease her hair and race home with her friend Prudy after a boring day of classes to watch the local teen dance-a-thon, "The Corny Collins Show." Run by a popular group known as the Council, Tracy ultimately lands a gig on the TV show. To the dismay of three-time Miss Hairspray-winner Amber Von Tussle and her mother Velma (the TV station manager), Tracy's popularity grows. Tracy tries to integrate the TV station but Velma opposes this, with intent to keep the station's all-white policy in force except for the monthly "Negro Day" when blacks are permitted on the show (Shankman 2007). After being sent to detention Tracy discovers African
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