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Harlem Shake as Protest Tool

PostPosted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 12:33 pm
by AndyDufresne
I'll admit, I don't know much about this Harlem Shake, since I get all my viral sensations and memes from Futurama and this Off Topics forum, but the NY Times Lede Blog had an interesting post about it all: http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/0 ... and-egypt/

And it just seemed like this is something that should live for a little while in our Off Topics.


--Andy

Re: Harlem Shake as Protest Tool

PostPosted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 1:20 pm
by thegreekdog
I just watched 20 minutes of Harlem Shake videos on youtube. I did not know about this phenomenon.

Re: Harlem Shake as Protest Tool

PostPosted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 1:36 pm
by AndyDufresne
thegreekdog wrote:I just watched 20 minutes of Harlem Shake videos on youtube. I did not know about this phenomenon.

You and me both, TGD. This is why we are here in the Off Topics. To learn.


--Andy

Re: Harlem Shake as Protest Tool

PostPosted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 4:06 pm
by jonesthecurl
The curlette was telling me about Harlem Shake. There's a lot of it out there. I don't see why it's so interesting myself.

Re: Harlem Shake as Protest Tool

PostPosted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 4:10 pm
by AndyDufresne
jonesthecurl wrote:The curlette was telling me about Harlem Shake. There's a lot of it out there. I don't see why it's so interesting myself.

They said the same thing about the Lindy Hop.


--Andy

Re: Harlem Shake as Protest Tool

PostPosted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 4:20 pm
by Lil_SlimShady
CC should do the Harlem Shake...to protest things.

Re: Harlem Shake as Protest Tool

PostPosted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 5:09 pm
by xeno
I thought there was already a Harlem shake dance that came out about ten years ago where you grab the end of your shirt and shake it like a jackass. I could be wrong, this new sensation is just annoying

Re: Harlem Shake as Protest Tool

PostPosted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 6:14 pm
by Army of GOD
There was a Harlem Shuffle dance (circa 1970 or so) then a Harlem Shake (1990sish). The new videos are called "Harlem Shake" videos because the song that plays (came out in 2012) during them is called the Harlem Shake but none of these videos ever include the actual dance the Harlem Shake.

The first one or two were somewhat entertaining but this has just been taken too far and everyone should just fucking drop it. Everyone thinks they're special enough (including but not limited to sports teams, universities, businesses, etc.) to make their own video but all they're doing is trivializing everyone's.

Seriously, I want to show up to a Harlem shake video recording and just beat everyone up. It's infuriating.

Re: Harlem Shake as Protest Tool

PostPosted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 8:24 pm
by rdsrds2120
Army of GOD wrote:There was a Harlem Shuffle dance (circa 1970 or so) then a Harlem Shake (1990sish). The new videos are called "Harlem Shake" videos because the song that plays (came out in 2012) during them is called the Harlem Shake but none of these videos ever include the actual dance the Harlem Shake.

The first one or two were somewhat entertaining but this has just been taken too far and everyone should just fucking drop it. Everyone thinks they're special enough (including but not limited to sports teams, universities, businesses, etc.) to make their own video but all they're doing is trivializing everyone's.

Seriously, I want to show up to a Harlem shake video recording and just beat everyone up. It's infuriating.


Kind of like the slender man ones?

BMO

Re: Harlem Shake as Protest Tool

PostPosted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 10:17 pm
by DoomYoshi
The best version is English National Ballet. I haven't watched any, but Hail England!

Re: Harlem Shake as Protest Tool

PostPosted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 10:35 pm
by CBlake
This was funny for a while, but the more videos there are, the worse and worse they get.. Also the sad thing in people actually think this is what true harlem shake is... It was originally an actual dance move back in the day, and now not so much.

Re: Harlem Shake as Protest Tool

PostPosted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 10:40 pm
by nietzsche
It says "with the terrorists" in a cuban accent. fucking comunists

Re: Harlem Shake as Protest Tool

PostPosted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 10:44 pm
by notyou2
It's VULGAR, that's what it is. And lewd. They should all be arrested.

Re: Harlem Shake as Protest Tool

PostPosted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 10:52 pm
by nietzsche
notyou2 wrote:It's VULGAR, that's what it is. And lewd. They should all be arrested.


That's racist. Not all latins are loud.

Re: Harlem Shake as Protest Tool

PostPosted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 11:00 pm
by notyou2
nietzsche wrote:
notyou2 wrote:It's VULGAR, that's what it is. And lewd. They should all be arrested.


That's racist. Not all latins are loud.


But the loud ones are.

Re: Harlem Shake as Protest Tool

PostPosted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 11:03 pm
by nietzsche

Re: Harlem Shake as Protest Tool

PostPosted: Sat Mar 02, 2013 1:44 am
by Funkyterrance
It looks like fun to me, I think I'll test it at the singles bar this weekend.

Re: Harlem Shake as Protest Tool

PostPosted: Sat Mar 02, 2013 1:57 am
by xeno
Funkyterrance wrote:It looks like fun to me, I think I'll test it at the singles bar this weekend.

If you wanna stay single go for it

Re: Harlem Shake as Protest Tool

PostPosted: Sat Mar 02, 2013 2:07 am
by DoomYoshi
King kong did a Harlem shake. Or was it the Village Shake?

Re: Harlem Shake as Protest Tool

PostPosted: Sat Mar 02, 2013 2:07 am
by Ray Rider
CBlake wrote:This was funny for a while, but the more videos there are, the worse and worse they get.

Agreed, although there was one harlem shake video made recently that was actually the best (so basically the only one worth watching) yet:


Seriously though, I don't understand how this activity became so popular...to just do the stupidest thing possible, video yourself, and call it a harlem shake. I thought the Gangam Style video was rather dumb, but the Harlem Shake videos take the cake at mind-numbingly idiotic.

Re: Harlem Shake as Protest Tool

PostPosted: Sat Mar 02, 2013 2:11 am
by nietzsche
xeno wrote:
Funkyterrance wrote:It looks like fun to me, I think I'll test it at the singles bar this weekend.

If you wanna stay single go for it


:lol:

Re: Harlem Shake as Protest Tool

PostPosted: Sat Mar 02, 2013 2:46 am
by Funkyterrance
xeno wrote:
Funkyterrance wrote:It looks like fun to me, I think I'll test it at the singles bar this weekend.

If you wanna stay single go for it

Who said I was single?

Re: Harlem Shake as Protest Tool

PostPosted: Sat Mar 02, 2013 2:48 am
by Army of GOD
Your mother.




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*goes for high-five*

Re: Harlem Shake as Protest Tool

PostPosted: Sat Mar 02, 2013 2:48 am
by xeno
Funkyterrance wrote:
xeno wrote:
Funkyterrance wrote:It looks like fun to me, I think I'll test it at the singles bar this weekend.

If you wanna stay single go for it

Who said I was single?

I just assume in rl everyone resembles their avatar. In reality I'm a preying mantis that loves keyboards

Re: Harlem Shake as Protest Tool

PostPosted: Sat Mar 02, 2013 2:49 am
by Funkyterrance
Army of GOD wrote:Your mother.




AYYYOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO


*goes for high-five*


I thought you only did low-fives aog?


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