But, as seen through the rose colored glasses that only can come through the prism of a musical that was twisted in its own right back in its own day, when it comes to race problems in Baltimore, *everybody* knows that Ricki Lake and/or Nikki Blonsky can solve this whole thing with some well coordinated dancing with some of those out-of-hand high school students.
And now the necessary disclaimers ... violence is wrong, willful destruction of others' property is not an "uprising" but is criminal activity no matter how talking heads try to "spin" it, and police who break the law they are sworn to protect must be held accountable. This tongue-in-cheek video is not meant to in any way make light of the situation in Baltimore. As a matter of fact, the line about how the flasher and the bum wish her luck on the way to school should actually break your heart when you hear it said juxtaposed with these images.
So forgive me if my mind gravitates more to the hope of Hairspray than the wickedness of The Wire as a Baltimore-frame-of-reference as I try to process all of this. And, I should also probably close with a note that I have to think that Joan Rivers and John Waters would both approve this message (may one of them continue to rest in peace).
IF IT'S TOO SOON OR YOU ARE TOO CLOSE TO IT, THEN ... DON'T CLICK:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmU7WLpCN2w
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