Velvet Mafia
n.— «I remember an argument about Sam Kinison, and Andrew Dice Clay, on this board a while back. I don’t know if people know it, but their backers…are on the official hollywood “closet” list.… Also known as the “Velvet Mafia,” I believe.» —“Velvet Mafia Re: Arsenio/Gay blowup—12/14/90″ by Joseph Francis Usenet: soc.motss Dec. 15, 1990. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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