How I Got Radicalized

When I Realized ‘Showgirls’ Was a Work of High Art

Before it was a camp classic, the 1995 film liberated me from the politics of taste

Jason Diamond
GEN
Published in
7 min readDec 4, 2020

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Photo illustration. Source: Murray Close/Getty Images

Welcome to How I Got Radicalized, a new series that tells a story about a cultural moment that made you drastically rethink how society works.

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Jason Diamond
GEN
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Writer/editor/hot dog connoisseur/Chicagoan in Brooklyn. THE SPRAWL (2020), SEARCHING FOR JOHN HUGHES (2016)