What a Creep Season 28, Episode 1: The Creepiest Plots to John Hughes Films

What a Creep
Some of the Creepiest Plots to John Hughes Films
Season 28, Episode 1

John Hughes accomplished the remarkable feat of being a quintessential Baby Boomer while still resonating with Generation X and Millennials through his films. Movies—such as 16 Candles, The Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Pretty in Pink, and She’s Having a Baby—became essential viewing for generations that felt overlooked by mainstream media. He genuinely seemed like “one of us.”However, when we examine his work through a modern lens, it is difficult to overlook an alarming pattern of racism, homophobia, white privilege,  and sexism, as well as some questionable behavior exhibited by the male leads in his films from the 1980s and 1990s. Some of his movies also reveal a rather creepy element when viewed today.

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Trigger warning: Sexual Assault, Grooming, Sexism, Racism, Ableism, and Homophobia

For our non-creep, check out https://save-la.org/ for ways to help or be helped in the Los Angeles area.

What a Creep Season 27, Episode 12: Hulk Hogan

What a Creep
Hulk Hogan
Season 27, Episode 12 

Are you ready to talk about Hulk Hogan, brother?

Wrestler Hulk Hogan was everywhere through the ’80s. He appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated, TV Guide, and PEOPLE. He had his Saturday morning cartoon show and was the most-requested celebrity of the ’80s for the Make-A-Wish foundation. He also had a run of movies in the 80s and ’90s. But now, he’s mainly known for lying, for a leaked sex tape filled with his racist and homophobic rants, and for being one of Predator Trump’s few “celebrity” endorsements. What a creep.

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(Update & replay) What a Creep Season 27, Episode 11: Matt Gaetz

What a Creep
Season 27, Episode 11
Matt Gaetz – UPDATE

Matt Gaetz is a garbage human being who is also the U.S. representative for the first congressional district of Florida.

When he’s not kissing disgraced former president Trump’s ass and sending bad tweets, this sentient can of Axe Body Spray is voting against laws fighting sex trafficking while being investigated for sex trafficking.

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Trigger warning: Sexism, racism, fatphobia, gaslighting, sex trafficking, and look shaming by Sonia because Matt Gaetz is really gross and ugly.

What a Creep Season 27, Episode 10: “The Day the Music Died”

What a Creep
“The Day the Music Died”
Season 27, Episode 10

“The Day the Music Died” is a phrase coined by singer-songwriter Don McLean in 1971 in his 8-and-a-half-minute song “American Pie.” The tragic deaths of Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valens on February 3, 1959, shocked the world and have been the subject of study for decades. In this episode, I will discuss the lives of the men who lost their lives that night and the harsh realities of life on tour during the early days of rock and roll.

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Trigger warning: Plane crash

What a Creep Season 27, Episode 9: Joe Francis (Update)

What a Creep
Joe Francis (Update)
Season 27, Episode 9

With the release of the documentary series, “Girls Gone Wild: The Untold Story,” it’s time to revisit our Joe Francis episode. Francis was the founder and creator of Girls Gone Wild, which made him a millionaire 10 times over. He has also been convicted of tax evasion, bribery, false imprisonment, and assault and has pleaded no contest to child abuse and prostitution.

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Trigger warning: Domestic violence and sexual assault

What a Creep Season 27, Episode 8: Conor McGregor

What a Creep
Season 27, Episode 8
Conor McGregor

Conor McGregor is a mixed martial arts fighter who became famous in the sport after winning Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) titles in two different weight classes. He’s also launched a whiskey and Irish Stout company and acted in the “Road House” remake.
We don’t know much about the UFC or that “Road House” remake, but we know a creep when we see one. And this guy is a creep who is racist and has been accused of sexual assault multiple times and was recently found liable in a civil court in Ireland for rape and ordered to pay the victim a quarter of a million dollars.

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Trigger warning: Racism and sexual assault

Link for our non-creeps this week: 9 Fierce Irish Women from My Irish Jeweler

What a Creep Season 27, Episode 7: The Disappointment of Gen-X Men

What a Creep
Season 27, Episode 7
The Disappointment of Gen-X Men

Born between 1965 and 1980, Gen X is often referred to as the “forgotten generation.” They were raised on MTV, punk rock, hip-hop, the Cold War, afterschool specials, latchkey childhoods, and a healthy dose of cynicism. They gave us grunge music, independent films, mix-tape culture, and some of the best pop culture of the late 20th century. But along with all that coolness came a hefty dose of entitlement, misogyny, and resistance to change—especially when it came to gender equality. Today, we’re going to break it all down: the mix-tape mentality, toxic fandom, the fetishization of the “manic pixie dream girl,” the anti-hippie ethos, and how these dynamics played out with public figures like JD Vance,  Dave Grohl, Chris Rock, Joe Rogan, and even Kurt Cobain.

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What a Creep Season 27, Episode 6: Kenneth Starr

What a Creep
Season 27, Episode 6
Kenneth Starr

Kenneth Starr was the independent prosecutor who basically wasted millions in taxpayer dollars to investigate President Bill Clinton. He’s also been on the wrong side of history when it comes to gay marriage, religious freedom, and sexual abuse. Over the course of his career, he argued 36 times before the Supreme Court.
Oh, and he mentored Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh. Thanks a lot, creep.

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What a Creep Season 27, Episode 5: Creepy Fairy Tale Origin Stories

What a Creep
Season 27, Episode 5
Creepy Fairy Tale Origin Stories 

Forget everything you learned from animated films… several beloved fairy tales are far from the joyous Disney creatures we have all seen since childhood. This episode discusses the dark worlds behind Little Red Riding Hood, The Little Mermaid, and Hansel and Gretel. The sanitized versions of these fairy tales we share today keep only hints of these origins, but the eerie stories lurking beneath the surface remind us that fairy tales weren’t always about happy endings.


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Trigger warning: Fictional Murder, Child Abduction, Werewolves, and Cannibalism

What a Creep Season 27, Episode 4: Pat Robertson

What a Creep
Season 27, Episode 4
Pat Robertson

Pat Robertson was a minister, televangelist, media mogul, and presidential candidate. He was head of Regent University and the Christian Broadcasting Network, where he hosted “The 700 Club.”
He was also a creep who talked all kinds of crap about LGBTQ+ rights, feminism, race, and the right to abortion, all under the guise of religion, to a massive audience on his Christian Broadcasting Network. He was instrumental in creating the Christian Right movement, changing American politics forever, and paving the way for MAGA and Trump. What a creep!

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Trigger warning: Racism, sexism, homophobia – this creep has everything