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It was also weirdly PC that Putsie had to tell Jan that he thinks there's more to her than just "being weird" instead of "fat." These days we can't even joke about weight lest we be accused of fat-shaming.
It was also weirdly PC that Putsie had to tell Jan that he thinks there's more to her than just "being weird" instead of "fat." These days we can't even joke about weight lest we be accused of fat-shaming.
Why is it politically correct not to call somebody "fat"? Isn't that normally called "good manners"?
Of course it's not good manners and probably never was. But if you saw the scene in the original movie, and compared it with the scene from this live version, it doesn't make sense and it just looks silly. It was perfectly fine in the old context, because Jan was supposed to be a little chunky. He was awkwardly telling her he liked her, chunkiness and all.
Of course it's not good manners and probably never was. But if you saw the scene in the original movie, and compared it with the scene from this live version, it doesn't make sense and it just looks silly. It was perfectly fine in the old context, because Jan was supposed to be a little chunky. He was awkwardly telling her he liked her, chunkiness and all.
And that can still be interpreted to be they'll scream... at the drag strip. That's what I thought it was when I was younger, not entirely about sex. Then again that is an almost 12 year old seeing the movie for the first time...
Here is an article about Grease which originally played at the Kingston Mines Theatre Co. in Chicago
back in 1971. I was lucky enough to see the original play in this small theatre where we were only
a few feet away from the cast. We sat on the floor and the car was on the set but it was
black with red flames. I also saw the original Broadway production but missed the
the Fox production.
Why is it politically correct not to call somebody "fat"? Isn't that normally called "good manners"?
Grease takes place in the 1950s. There was no such thing as being politically correct back then. Certainly not for a teenage greaser who'd have no problems calling a fat girl fat, whether he liked her or not.
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That's what I thought it was when I was younger, not entirely about sex.
Then again that is an almost 12 year old seeing the movie for the first time...
