Grease isn't really that sexist
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Iâm going to think out loud here because I havenât given this much thought in awhile. I used to think it was incredibly sexist because Sandy changed for her man and Danny wouldnât be with her openly unless she turned into a âbad girlâ, but now Iâm rethinking it. I used to think Sandyâs transformation was pure peer pressure (try saying that 5 times fast) but I donât think she was ever happy the way she was because she was timid so maybe it was all about her finding confidence? And as many people use in argument, Danny had feelings with her before she âchangedâ and actually tried to changed for her too. I think it depends on how you look at it, and if you look at it from the perspective of Sandy gaining confidence and making her own decisions instead of insisting that she was doing it SOLELY for Danny.Â
Another note, the Pink Ladies donât take shit from anyone. They all have different relationships with men, Rizzo and Kenickie and Marty and âFreddyâ, Jan and Roger, etc. Some healthier than others. But all of them women are diverse and in control and make their own decisions, so thatâs always refreshing to see. They have lives and interests outside of their men, I guess.Â
There are some problematic lyrics of course and Danny is an ASSHOLE in the beginning, lying to his buddies during âSummer Nightsâ to seem cool in front of the guys, but I think all of the men by the end of the musical kind of respect women more than they did in the beginning.Â
So those are my musings, itâs not perfect, but I donât think on the whole itâs as sexist as I once thought.Â
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