Harlem Shake as Protest Tool

[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

[thegreekdog]

I just watched 20 minutes of Harlem Shake videos on youtube. I did not know about this phenomenon.

[AndyDufresne]

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

[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.

[AndyDufresne]

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

[Lil_SlimShady]

CC should do the Harlem Shake...to protest things.

[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

[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.

[rdsrds2120]

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

[DoomYoshi]

The best version is English National Ballet. I haven't watched any, but Hail England!

[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.

[nietzsche]

It says "with the terrorists" in a cuban accent. fucking comunists

[notyou2]

It's VULGAR, that's what it is. And lewd. They should all be arrested.

[nietzsche]

It's VULGAR, that's what it is. And lewd. They should all be arrested.

That's racist. Not all latins are loud.

[notyou2]

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.

[nietzsche]

[Funkyterrance]

It looks like fun to me, I think I'll test it at the singles bar this weekend.

[xeno]

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

[DoomYoshi]

King kong did a Harlem shake. Or was it the Village Shake?

[Ray Rider]

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.

[nietzsche]

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

[Funkyterrance]

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?

[Army of GOD]

Your mother.




AYYYOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO


*goes for high-five*

[xeno]

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

[Funkyterrance]

Your mother.




AYYYOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO


*goes for high-five*

I thought you only did low-fives aog?


AYYYYOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO