'Rapey' Grease sets off 'flakes

Date04 January 2021
Published date04 January 2021
The iconic 70s movie starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John was shown by the BBC on Boxing Day.

But critics claim it is sexist when Sandy ditches her good-girl image for PVC trousers to impress Danny.

Others complained about the lyric "Did she put up a fight?" in Summer Nights, when Danny describes seducing Sandy.

One Twitter user wrote: "Grease sucks on so many levels and the message is pure misogyny."

Another wrote: "So turns out Grease is actually pretty rapey," while a third added: "Grease is far too sexist and overly white and should be banned."

Others fumed that Rizzo was "slut-shamed"...

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