Should America have a national dance?

[Michchamp]

Choose one

 

[Polish-Hammer]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fk68Wqs4Qg

 

[tinselwolverine]

I voted black* created.

Specifically, the Icky Shuffle.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ccoFnH-70Ts

EDIT: For a moment I forgot that I will never use the term ?African American.? It doesn?t describe anything. Was the late great Canadian born John Saunders African American? Is Usain Bolt African American? Is Lennox Lewis African American? Is Idris Elba African American?

No, no, no and no.

Are there tons of Caucasian from the continent of Africa who are naturalized American citizens?

Yes.


African-American doesn?t describe anything that exists.

 

[Polish-Hammer]

I voted black* created.

Specifically, the Icky Shuffle.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ccoFnH-70Ts

EDIT: For a moment I forgot that I will never use the term ?African American.? It doesn?t describe anything. Was the late great Canadian born John Saunders African American? Is Usain Bolt African American? Is Lennox Lewis African American? Is Idris Elba African American?

No, no, no and no.

Are there tons of Caucasian from the continent of Africa who are naturalized American citizens?

Yes.


African-American doesn?t describe anything that exists.

Don't forget Elon Musk and Steve Nash.

 

[tinselwolverine]

Don't forget Elon Musk and Steve Nash.

Right.

 

[Michchamp]

Oh yeah; I forgot how whenever I say "African American" most people think "White South Africans who moved to the US"

 

[Michchamp]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fk68Wqs4Qg

that's pretty good.

Poland has a national dance, right?

I remember there was a bit of a scandal years ago when I still lived in Chicago, when some catty lady who ran a Polish dance group/team said she wouldn't allow fat girls to participate, because she didn't want to make larger dance costumes, and they can't do all the jumps and lifts and what not. The Tribune or Sun Times went out and interviewed plus-sized dancers to refute her.

When people complained she was insensitive, instead of issuing a mea culpa, like one would expect to let it blow over, like "Oh, no, what I meant to say was..." she doubled down and was like "I meant exactly what I said. It isn't just that they can't fit in our costumes, I also think they're useless people and are bad for being fat."

I think the papers just ignored her for her own good after that. I assume you still will not find fat Polish dancers in Chicago to this day.

 

[Polish-Hammer]

that's pretty good.

Poland has a national dance, right?

I remember there was a bit of a scandal years ago when I still lived in Chicago, when some catty lady who ran a Polish dance group/team said she wouldn't allow fat girls to participate, because she didn't want to make larger dance costumes, and they can't do all the jumps and lifts and what not. The Tribune or Sun Times went out and interviewed plus-sized dancers to refute her.

When people complained she was insensitive, instead of issuing a mea culpa, like one would expect to let it blow over, like "Oh, no, what I meant to say was..." she doubled down and was like "I meant exactly what I said. It isn't just that they can't fit in our costumes, I also think they're useless people and are bad for being fat."

I think the papers just ignored her for her own good after that. I assume you still will not find fat Polish dancers in Chicago to this day.

There are dozens which are probably categorized as Polkas.

None of which I know, dancing is a repulsive activity.

 

[Polish-Hammer]

Oh yeah; I forgot how whenever I say "African American" most people think "White South Africans who moved to the US"

Is more of an example of why Afrikan-Amerikan is a stupid term. The term is not even a synonym for Black.

Afrikan-Amerikan [Egyptian]

Afrikan-Amerikan [South Afrikan]

These people are neither Afrikan-Amerikan nor Afrikan.

When did it become shameful to be black? :shrug:

 

[Michchamp]

There are dozens which are probably categorized as Polkas.

None of which I know, dancing is a repulsive activity.

SO REPULSIVE! Make her STOP!!!

 

[byco42]

Africa is a big country. So anyone who comes from there to here in America is an African-American. Or an American-African, if an American moves to Africa.

 

[Spartanmack]

I voted black* created.

Specifically, the Icky Shuffle.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ccoFnH-70Ts

EDIT: For a moment I forgot that I will never use the term ?African American.? It doesn?t describe anything. Was the late great Canadian born John Saunders African American? Is Usain Bolt African American? Is Lennox Lewis African American? Is Idris Elba African American?

No, no, no and no.

Are there tons of Caucasian from the continent of Africa who are naturalized American citizens?

Yes.


African-American doesn?t describe anything that exists.

my buddy who is a sephardic jew whose family emmigrated to Morrocco in the late 15th century, then to the US before he was born loves telling people he's African American.

Edit: and while thats kinda close, it's not the Icky Shuffle

 

[tinselwolverine]

Edit: and while thats kinda close, it's not the Icky Shuffle

Okay, what is it then?

 

[Spartanmack]

Okay, what is it then?

this:

https://youtu.be/tdEp3CqcvRY

by the way, posting a video of a white guy, instead of Ickey Woods doing the Ickey shuffle is probably considered racist or at a minimum, a clear example of your whit privelege by the SJW types. and also cultural appropriation on the part of NPH's character in thatvshow ive never watched.

 

[Spartanmack]

Africa is a big country. So anyone who comes from there to here in America is an African-American. Or an American-African, if an American moves to Africa.

it's a lot of big countries with some small and medium ones too.

 

[byco42]

it's a lot of big countries with some small and medium ones too.

No, those are counties.

 

[tinselwolverine]

this:

https://youtu.be/tdEp3CqcvRY

by the way, posting a video of a white guy, instead of Ickey Woods doing the Ickey shuffle is probably considered racist or at a minimum, a clear example of your whit privelege by the SJW types. and also cultural appropriation on the part of NPH's character in thatvshow ive never watched.

I get it.

It?s not really the Icky Shuffle without Icky himself doing it.

Liberal Hollywood limousine elites Carter Bays and Craig Thomas are the creators and writers of the show, who came up with the idea of the character Barney Stinson doing that Icky Shuffle.

I think it was in fact there are subtle way of recommending the dance to be the national dance of the United States of America.

Also, if it does become the national dance, obviously people who are not Icky himself will be doing it.

Since Neil Patrick Harris is actually gay, he checks off his own identity politics box, so it?s kind of a wash.

 

[byco42]

Of course Neil Patrick Harris is gay. Ever see him mad?

 

[Spartanmack]

I get it.

It?s not really the Icky Shuffle without Icky himself doing it.

Liberal Hollywood limousine elites Carter Bays and Craig Thomas are the creators and writers of the show, who came up with the idea of the character Barney Stinson doing that Icky Shuffle.

I think it was in fact there are subtle way of recommending the dance to be the national dance of the United States of America.

Also, if it does become the national dance, obviously people who are not Icky himself will be doing it.

Since Neil Patrick Harris is actually gay, he checks off his own identity politics box, so it?s kind of a wash.

I'm not saying it has to be Ickey, it was still the Ickey Shuffle when I was appropriating it for my endzone celebrations during Chicago Sport and Social Club coed football games. I'm saying NPH wasn't doing it properly. Ickey rocks back and forth more and his finishing move is totally different.

I don't think anyone is safe from the woke scolds. If NPH tried doing the Ickey Schuffle in 2019, I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if it set off a twitter storm.

 

[tinselwolverine]

I'm not saying it has to be Ickey, it was still the Ickey Shuffle when I was appropriating it for my endzone celebrations during Chicago Sport and Social Club coed football games. I'm saying NPH wasn't doing it properly. Ickey rocks back and forth more and his finishing move is totally different.

Oh, I get it.

Maybe there wasn?t enough space on the set to do it properly.