Well, the lectures and talks he gives in the movie are not devoted to such minutiae. In fact, they are remarkably clear and straightforward. I dont mean to contradict what you are saying (obviously I cant..I wasnt there), but in the movie at least, it is not Derrida who is the source of drivel, it is his interlocutors.
I must say, though, that in the movie he comes off as highly affable, and I have heard him described by people who know him as an extremely jovial person.
You have the right to your impression, but I dont understand how being "well-coiffed" brings to mind "child molestor". It is a cultural difference: french men pay more attention to personal grooming than most americans.
-Thomas
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