squimbsquamb:

what she says: I’m fine

what she means: assuming Amber Von Tussle is 17, which is Tracy’s age in the Hairspray movie, and Hairspray takes place in 1962, Amber’s birth year would be 1945. In “Mama I’m a Big Girl Now” she says “Once upon a time I used to dress up Ken”, referencing Ken from the Barbie doll line. Barbie first was introduced in 1959, which means Amber would be 14 when she first got one. Ken wasn’t even introduced until 1961, making Amber 16 when she could have gotten one. Amber would not have gotten a children’s toy at 14 or 16 or even any age after 10, considering her mother. Amber also makes a references to “Gidget”, specifically Gidget going to Rome. Gidget was an American sitcom that first aired 3 years after Hairspray takes place. Gidget going to Rome was a novel that was published before the sitcom, but it was published in 1963, which is still a year after Hairspray is over. Amber and her mother are time travelers who did not do their research, but I did. They’re caught. I cannot put up with these lies any more.