As Principal McGee tells the suspiciously mature “high school students” in Grease, “If you can’t be an athlete, be an athletic supporter.”
Well, after Fox’s live broadcast of the hit musical on Sunday, you’d think she was referring to Danny’s (Aaron Tveit) gym shorts.
The barely-there garment had a lot of supporting to do, and far be it from the Twitterverse to stay silent on such an important subject.
The reaction was kicked off by none other than Anna Kendrick:
Finger crossed Danny’s shorts get smaller with every cut away #GreaseLive
— Anna Kendrick (@AnnaKendrick47) February 1, 2016
And some were quick to pick up on the actress’ wish:
@AnnaKendrick47 He’s going The Full Zuko
— Eric Goldman (@TheEricGoldman) February 1, 2016
@AnnaKendrick47 He’s going to be the new Coppertone baby.
— StarryMag (@StarryMag) February 1, 2016
But the reactions didn’t end there:
Why aren’t men’s shorts still this short tho #GreaseLive pic.twitter.com/od1mqadqdH
— Alie Martell (@aliemartell) February 1, 2016
My type is Aaron Tveit in track shorts. #GreaseLive #swoonAF pic.twitter.com/CQseNDOuqN
— Will Keightley (@willdeux) February 1, 2016
Can we talk about Aaron Tveit in a man tank?!? CAN WE TALK ABOUT AARON TVEIT IN SHORTS AND A MAN TANK?!?! #GreaseLive
— Gwyn Burton (@Gwyn_Burton) February 1, 2016
Love the gym shorts ? #GreaseLive pic.twitter.com/tHdFHJYNLE
— DG (@dgct2) February 1, 2016
It’s easy to see why Aaron caused such a ruckus — here are some more photos of the performer:
Tyler Evertsen
He seemed to fill out those black jeans VERY well!
Mark Angstman
After about an hour I had to turn the show off. I found it unwatchable. Yes, I am comparing it to the movie.
Brian
Short shorts are natural. American men used to wear them all the time before the gay rights movement made everything more conservative and longer for men.
Gay rights has actually been a very conservative movement.
D P
Aaron Tveit rocks!
Jim Beshear
Remember when ALL basketball players wore those style shorts?
Bryguyf69
Hunky bodies don’t do much for me (sorry) but a hot singing voice will tickle my gonads until they burst! Here is Aaron doing a cabaret version of Defying Gravity with Rachel Tucker. Since she is used to belting the song out as Epheba, reigning her voice in for this intimate version must have been tough. And for those who care, the pianist is cute. 🙂
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFbuID1QG0Y
Xzamilio
Lame… I was thirsting over Aaron Tveit before it was cool. And him and James Franco kissing in [insert movie name here] did all the good.
Don Bradshaw
How bout writing about his performance?
Shawn M. Myers
Kayla Molitoris
crowebobby
The “FAMOUMEAT.TUMBLER” gif above is incredible, but five minutes of what looked like a bunch of 40-year-old men playing high school students was all I could bear.
joeyty
Interestingly, the whole “Grease” thing was as much a creation of gay men as was “West Side Story”. Playwright Warren Casey; film producer Alan Carr; film director Randal Kleiser; and Dennis Stewart and John Travolta racing against each other toward the end there..
Brian
Grease is not gay-friendly.
Chris
I say we need an updated gay version of Grease called Lube.
Captain Obvious
…Ok. I don’t get it. When I see him I just think about how much hotter Daniel Sunjata is.
No booty and twinky body = time to get thirsty? Pass.