"america" in "west side story" (and the lyrics still relevant!!)

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2. I always found interesting that the women were for America, the men against it

I think the washing machine (and dishwasher, vacuum cleaner, etc.) was a good part of it, but there was also a newfound sense (at least the possibility) of independence and freedom. As women, they had already experienced discrimination and oppression in PR, so it was nothing new to them.

OTOH, the men were used to being at the top in PR. They were experiencing what it was like to feel like second-class citizens for the first time, and the idea of "their" woman having the chance to have more freedom and independence was abhorrent to them.

Just my POV