Twitter is Arguing That Sharpay Evans Was the Real Victim of “High School Musical” and Ashley Tisdale Just Weighed In
If you grew up in the early 2000s, you know the story of High School Musical. It's a classic one. Boy meets girl, boy and girl try out for the high school musical, boy and girl fall in love. But, there is a whole other second story line to the Disney classic: that of Sharpay Evans, who spent her life prepping for the high school musical, only to get her starring role usurped by a new girl whose priorities were elsewhere. Now, 12 years after the movie first premiered, Twitter is freaking out, arguing that Sharpay is the real victim of this classic story.
It all started when one Twitter user, @emilycatnio, shared the powerpoint presentation that she made for her college English class. In "How Sharpay Was Bopped From the Top," Emily argues that Sharpay, and her brother, Ryan, put in extra time working on their numbers and were always on time to rehearsal. On the other hand, Troy and Gabriella were no where near as dedicated and were often late to practices. Emily surmises that the only reason why Troy and Gabriella got the lead roles is because the entire basketball and decathlon teams came to the callbacks and "Mrs. Darbus is a clout chaser and casts popularity over talent."
i really made a whole powerpoint and presented it in front of my freshman college english class on why sharpay was NOT the antagonist of the high school musical trilogies and i think that is the most performing arts major thing i could possibly do pic.twitter.com/peepYaIOSF
— ✰em✰ (@emilycatnio) September 16, 2019
A debate quickly began on Twitter, and before long "Sharpay Evans" was trending. Many joined Emily's side of the argument.
Sharpay wasn’t the villain she put her blood sweat and tears into theater and didn’t want someone who wasn’t all about it to take her crown especially two people who wasn’t even reliable to show up pic.twitter.com/QGqGnt2Uzu
— chy🦋 (@SmithChyralei) September 16, 2019
all sharpay evans wanted to do was sing and be a performer. her deserved lead role was snatched by a basketball player and a girl with no previous experience. sharpay and ryan were BORN to sing and were painted as the villains for following their dreams in this essay i will
— chlo (@chloe_hawthorn) September 15, 2019
sharpay evans put her entire heart and soul into every performance. look at the choreography! whereas plain gabriella just stood there! the biggest injustice is the one of sharpay evans in high school musical. i said what i said. pic.twitter.com/5U2qOLiJNE
— emily jayne 🦋 (@missemilyjayx) September 16, 2019
Others thought it was unfair to paint Gabriella as the new antagonist of HSM.
yes Sharpay Evans was a savage and a queen but hating this little angel just isn’t right. Why not stan both of them? I love Gabriella Montez and she will forever have a place in my heart. END OF STORY pic.twitter.com/BD5oxxaxWr
— ioanna🏹 (@zanessavibes) September 16, 2019
Why is Gabriella Montez getting dragged in the dirt? Sis just wanted to enjoy her high school experience before heading off to bigger and better things pic.twitter.com/5DUwUE571O
— Heidi (@Heres_Heidi) September 16, 2019
The conversation came to an end, though, when the queen, Ashley Tisdale herself joined the conversation. "Finally, y'all are seeing the light," she wrote in response to one tweet that said "When I was 11-14 yrs old I wanted to be like Gabriella but I ended up being like Sharpay."
Finally, y’all are seeing the light https://t.co/46lZeF7xS6
— Ashley Tisdale (@ashleytisdale) September 16, 2019
She explained her reasoning further in another tweet, writing, "Sharpay was chasing her dream, Troy and Gabriella were chasing each other."
Sharpay was chasing her dream, Troy and Gabriella were chasing each other 😏 https://t.co/9tTVhSZq66
— Ashley Tisdale (@ashleytisdale) September 16, 2019
And if that doesn't sum up the true plot of High School Musical, I don't know what does.
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