Thread by @TastyKeish

So the breakdance lady from Austria(lia?) was doing a social experiment talking about yt access to breaking and social hierarchy, etc.

She wrote a paper about it, somehow she made it through to the Olympics with all her nonsense.

Which shows that she was playing in our faces.

Also access must not be an issue because she made it into the Olympics with joke dancing. So girl bye.

Not funny. Actually nefarious. And why y'all make it hard to trust y'all.

Also, the B-folks in her country have been loud on social media talking about they never heard about any try outs or trials. So the real ones didn't even have a chance to compete.

This is many levels of complicity and dedication to making a mockery of a culture.

Here's the goofy ass paper.
hiphopdancealmanac.com/ink-cypher-the…

Tldr by my fren Michael L. :

"Wow. Okay. I think I just read that joint and it’s awful…
She’s arguing that, because some hierarchies are bad, that all hierarchies must be undermined — including those of cultural connection, commitment, and knowledge.
That’s wild..."
1/2

2/2 tldr by my fren Michael L:
" She’s not making a similar argument about access to academic spaces or recognition such that hip hop gets equal billing to opera or ballet…
She’s not subverting the systems that give her more power as a white person and that says everything."

Also if you've seen this video floating around without credit, it's my friend @BlackZeusX narration. He's hilarious.

https://x.com/BlackZeusX/status/1822383583580790791?s=19

Here is a real resource from author, Imani Kai Johnson. She is an assistant professor of critical dance studies, a Ford Fellow, and specialist in African diasporic ritual cultures, global popular culture, and Hip Hop.
Read: Dark Matter in Breaking Cyphers
amazon.com/Dark-Matter-Br…