Greasers

She has reimagined the Greasers as a multiracial gang and cast several key roles with actors of color, in particular the ex-con Dally, the gang’s most charismatic but volatile member.

The book describes the Greasers as controlling the poorer East side of town while the Socs control the wealthier West side.

Though “The Outsiders” — in every form — argues that it is often easier to hate than to love and understand, it does not hesitate to show the passionate relationships (never erotic, but often with a force that borders the romantic) among the Greasers.

There, in the beating heart of Johnny Cade, portrayed somewhat slightly and simply by Sky Lakota-Lynch (Broadway’s ), is where the piece finds its ultimatum, and the war between the poor ‘greasers’ and the monied ‘socs’ boils up to overflowing.

In many ways, even though Trump is now commander-in-chief, we remain very much the greasers, as shown by the intense disparagement of our movement lately from mainstream media.

Tricky times for greasers.

I do not look down on niggers, kikes, wops or greasers.