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What’s wrong with “I feel pretty”?
Posted by: Zelgo 02:43 pm EST 02/22/20

Everyone seems to be so uncomfortable with the lyrics, especially Sondheim himself. Yet, isn’t it a bit classist, racist, and sexist to believe that such a “simple” gal like Maria would never have vocabulary words like “alarming” and “charming”? The song plays such a important role in the show because it shows Maria in a moment of supreme confidence.
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Thread:	re: What’s wrong with “I feel pretty”? - GavinLogan1 05:47 pm EST 02/23/20 re: What’s wrong with “I feel pretty”? - jgerard 11:15 am EST 02/23/20 re: What’s wrong with “I feel pretty”? - Snowysdad 05:35 pm EST 02/22/20 (7) and with direction..... - stevemr 06:24 pm EST 02/22/20 (6) How about ... - Alcindoro 11:21 pm EST 02/22/20 re: and with direction..... - Chazwaza 07:08 pm EST 02/22/20 (4) re: and with direction..... - Chromolume 07:19 pm EST 02/22/20 (3) re: and with direction..... - Chazwaza 07:51 pm EST 02/22/20 (2) re: and with direction..... - Chromolume 08:17 pm EST 02/22/20 (1) re: and with direction..... - Chazwaza 07:09 am EST 02/23/20 100% agree - Chazwaza 04:27 pm EST 02/22/20 (7) re: 100% agree - Michael_Portantiere 08:00 pm EST 02/22/20 (6) I wonder why he's never altered the lyrics. - Amiens 08:09 pm EST 02/22/20 (5) re: I wonder why he's never altered the lyrics. - Chromolume 08:27 pm EST 02/22/20 (4) re: I wonder why he's never altered the lyrics. - Michael_Portantiere 12:52 pm EST 02/23/20 (1) re: I wonder why he's never altered the lyrics. - Chromolume 12:55 pm EST 02/23/20 Sondheim: I wrote a whole other lyric to 'I Feel Pretty' - WaymanWong 11:54 pm EST 02/22/20 (1) Interesting that his rewrite has never surfaced over all these years. - Amiens 11:48 am EST 02/23/20 re: What’s wrong with “I feel pretty”? - SCH 03:05 pm EST 02/22/20 (26) I assume they are speaking Austrian - dramedy 05:49 pm EST 02/22/20 (7) That's a strange assumption... - SCH 08:24 pm EST 02/22/20 re: I assume they are speaking Austrian - showtunetrivia 05:53 pm EST 02/22/20 (5) it’s called Austrian German - dramedy 12:47 am EST 02/23/20 (4) re: it’s called Austrian German - StageDoorJohnny 01:32 am EST 02/23/20 (3) re: it’s called Austrian German - showtunetrivia 10:51 am EST 02/23/20 (2) re: it’s called Austrian German - CCentero 11:39 am EST 02/23/20 (1) The Whitehead torpedo - showtunetrivia 12:08 pm EST 02/23/20 re: What’s wrong with “I feel pretty”? - Chazwaza 04:30 pm EST 02/22/20 re: What’s wrong with “I feel pretty”? - PlayWiz 03:39 pm EST 02/22/20 (16) but SHE isn't rhyming - Chazwaza 04:37 pm EST 02/22/20 re: What’s wrong with “I feel pretty”? - andyboy 04:10 pm EST 02/22/20 (3) Sondheim addresses: 'The world was just an address' - WaymanWong 11:46 pm EST 02/22/20 re: What’s wrong with “I feel pretty”? - PlayWiz 06:08 pm EST 02/22/20 re: What’s wrong with “I feel pretty”? - showtunetrivia 06:04 pm EST 02/22/20 re: What’s wrong with “I feel pretty”? - Michael_Portantiere 04:02 pm EST 02/22/20 (9) re: What’s wrong with “I feel pretty”? - Chromolume 06:55 pm EST 02/22/20 re: What’s wrong with “I feel pretty”? - showtunetrivia 05:59 pm EST 02/22/20 (6) re: What’s wrong with “I feel pretty”? - Michael_Portantiere 08:07 pm EST 02/22/20 (4) re: What’s wrong with “I feel pretty”? - Chromolume 08:32 pm EST 02/22/20 (2) re: What’s wrong with “I feel pretty”? - Michael_Portantiere 06:12 pm EST 02/23/20 (1) re: What’s wrong with “I feel pretty”? - Chromolume 10:39 pm EST 02/23/20 re: What’s wrong with “I feel pretty”? - showtunetrivia 08:14 pm EST 02/22/20 re: What’s wrong with “I feel pretty”? - Chromolume 06:46 pm EST 02/22/20 re: What’s wrong with “I feel pretty”? - Chazwaza 04:45 pm EST 02/22/20 re: What’s wrong with “I feel pretty”? - Singapore/Fling 03:44 pm EST 02/22/20

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