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"Valley of the Dolls" vs "Mommie Dearest" vs "Dynasty"
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<blockquote data-quote="Werewillie Oleson" data-source="post: 332944" data-attributes="member: 8"><p>And "funny".</p><p></p><p></p><p>However, according to cambridge dictionary:</p><p></p><p><strong>camp</strong></p><p><strong>adjective</strong></p><p> <strong>mainly UK informal</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>(US usually campy)</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>(of a man) <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/behave" target="_blank">behaving</a> and <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/dressing" target="_blank">dressing</a> in a way that some <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/people" target="_blank">people</a> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/think" target="_blank">think</a> is <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/typical" target="_blank">typical</a> of a <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/gay" target="_blank">gay</a> man:</strong></p><p><strong>What's the <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/name" target="_blank">name</a> of that <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/amazingly" target="_blank">amazingly</a> camp <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/actor" target="_blank">actor</a> with the high <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/voice" target="_blank">voice</a> and a <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/funny" target="_blank">funny</a> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/walk" target="_blank">walk</a>?</strong></p><p><strong>using <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/bright" target="_blank">bright</a> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/colour" target="_blank">colours</a>, <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/loud" target="_blank">loud</a> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/sound" target="_blank">sounds</a>, <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/unusual" target="_blank">unusual</a> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/behaviour" target="_blank">behaviour</a>, etc. in a <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/humor" target="_blank">humorous</a> way:</strong></p><p><strong>Their <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/show" target="_blank">shows</a> are always <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/incredibly" target="_blank">incredibly</a> camp and </strong><a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/flamboyant" target="_blank"><strong>flamboyant</strong></a></p><p></p><p>To me, that suggests that camp knows what it's doing instead of a fortunate/unfortunate byproduct. But I couldn't say if this really is the original description of "camp".</p><p>MOMMIE DEAREST is not a bad movie because one way or another it entertains.</p><p></p><p>Also, it should be noted that "camp" is mostly used by people who would be familiar with the Cambridge description as posted above (in other words: the gays) so, <em>before</em> it equated with "bad" it may have become more of an overarching description for everything that includes one of those aspects regardless of the context.</p><p></p><p>Sometimes unintentionally funny is just that: unintentionally funny. Which, btw, is not exactly the same as so-bad-it's-good. </p><p>I've watched the Netflix sci-fi series ANOTHER LIFE and I just <em>couldn't</em> believe how bad it was. And they always came up with something to top it. It was absolutely mesmerizing, but for all the wrong reasons.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Werewillie Oleson, post: 332944, member: 8"] And "funny". However, according to cambridge dictionary: [B]camp adjective mainly UK informal (US usually campy) (of a man) [URL='https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/behave']behaving[/URL] and [URL='https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/dressing']dressing[/URL] in a way that some [URL='https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/people']people[/URL] [URL='https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/think']think[/URL] is [URL='https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/typical']typical[/URL] of a [URL='https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/gay']gay[/URL] man: What's the [URL='https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/name']name[/URL] of that [URL='https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/amazingly']amazingly[/URL] camp [URL='https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/actor']actor[/URL] with the high [URL='https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/voice']voice[/URL] and a [URL='https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/funny']funny[/URL] [URL='https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/walk']walk[/URL]? using [URL='https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/bright']bright[/URL] [URL='https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/colour']colours[/URL], [URL='https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/loud']loud[/URL] [URL='https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/sound']sounds[/URL], [URL='https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/unusual']unusual[/URL] [URL='https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/behaviour']behaviour[/URL], etc. in a [URL='https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/humor']humorous[/URL] way: Their [URL='https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/show']shows[/URL] are always [URL='https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/incredibly']incredibly[/URL] camp and [/B][URL='https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/flamboyant'][B]flamboyant[/B][/URL] To me, that suggests that camp knows what it's doing instead of a fortunate/unfortunate byproduct. But I couldn't say if this really is the original description of "camp". MOMMIE DEAREST is not a bad movie because one way or another it entertains. Also, it should be noted that "camp" is mostly used by people who would be familiar with the Cambridge description as posted above (in other words: the gays) so, [I]before[/I] it equated with "bad" it may have become more of an overarching description for everything that includes one of those aspects regardless of the context. Sometimes unintentionally funny is just that: unintentionally funny. Which, btw, is not exactly the same as so-bad-it's-good. I've watched the Netflix sci-fi series ANOTHER LIFE and I just [I]couldn't[/I] believe how bad it was. And they always came up with something to top it. It was absolutely mesmerizing, but for all the wrong reasons. [/QUOTE]
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