The movie Grease, one of the best-loved movies of the twentieth century, was watched by millions in the movie theatre upon its release in 1978. A newer generation that had a more modern take on sex got to experience the gang from Rydell High when it was re-released in 1998. There are many memorable scenes in the movie, but one that really stands out is the scene where Rizzo and Knicky are making out in his car and the mood changes from serious to more serious. Getting more and more swept away by the moment Knicky reaches into his wallet to get his condom and realizes that it is broken. This doesn't come as much of a surprise considering that he received the condom in eighth grade and here he is a senior. Rather than let the mood be blown and be responsible, they decide to go ahead and have sex anyways. Rizzo has a scare several weeks later when she realizes that she has missed a period. Throughout the rest of the movie, Rizzo is tormented by the fact that she might be pregnant because of this one passionate night with no protection. Although the movie takes place in the fifties, the premise is still something we face today and still very real therefore, passing out condoms at school is just one way of coping with it.
In the late part of the twentieth century, America saw a sexual revolution which brought about many more increasingly dangerous consequences for sex than simply becoming pregnant. Every year, thousands of teenagers become pregnant or contract an STD from having unprotected sex. Because sexuality among adolescent is a great concern to not only parents but health care professionals, studies have been occurring for the past several decades with analysis showing that there is an increasing rate of sexual intercourse among young people. In the last twenty years alone, the amount of teenagers having sex has risen substantially. To cope with this alarming rate, a solution was proposed to include sex booklets and the distribution of condoms in colleges where the rates seem to be increasing the most rapidly.
