Post by trashcanman on Mar 20, 2013 23:06:42 GMT 2
Yeah, this is a Harlem Shake topic in disguise. In case you don't have an internet connection and are reading his directly from my brain because you are an omega-level mutant telepath or a wizard or something, this is how you Harlem Shake.
Play that song, have one dude bob his head or whatever, and when the beat kicks in, you all rock it. Not only has this become a meme, but it is actually being used as a form of protest in the Middle East. Awesome, yeah? Well, anyways, people are getting fired, arrested, and all kinds of other shit for performing this dance in various places.
From knowyourmeme.com/memes/harlem-shake#repercussion
"In February, a New York high school ice hockey team was forced to forfeit a first-round playoff game after they uploaded a video of themselves doing the Harlem Shake while scantily clothed in a locker room.
In February, two Israeli soldiers were given prison sentences and one officer was relieved of his command after they posted a video of soldiers doing the dance around a cannon.
In March, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration launched an investigation after passengers on a domestic flight were seen performing the dance at 30,000 ft in a video uploaded to YouTube.
In March, 15 Australian miners were fired from their jobs for breaching safety rules after uploading a video of themselves doing the dance underground.
In March, five Russians were arrested by the police after they uploaded a video of themselves doing the dance on a World War II-era army tank at a war memorial site.
In March, a Welsh religious education teacher was suspended from his post after a Harlem Shake video allegedly showing him dancing with a lifesize cardboard figure of Pope Benedict XVI was posted online.
In March, an Oxford University graduate student and librarian was terminated for allowing a group of students to perform the Harlem Shake in a library building. The students who participated in the meme were also fined by the Dean."
Now, what level of bullshit is this? Yeah, it's an annoying hivemind meme, but all of this (and more) over a dance? Arrests? Federal investigations? Prison time?! Christ, what is wrong with the world? Pretty sure the tank wasn't going to get hurt seeing that it's A FUCKING TANK!
So what do you think? Overreaction or killing the cancer eating at our society?
Play that song, have one dude bob his head or whatever, and when the beat kicks in, you all rock it. Not only has this become a meme, but it is actually being used as a form of protest in the Middle East. Awesome, yeah? Well, anyways, people are getting fired, arrested, and all kinds of other shit for performing this dance in various places.
From knowyourmeme.com/memes/harlem-shake#repercussion
"In February, a New York high school ice hockey team was forced to forfeit a first-round playoff game after they uploaded a video of themselves doing the Harlem Shake while scantily clothed in a locker room.
In February, two Israeli soldiers were given prison sentences and one officer was relieved of his command after they posted a video of soldiers doing the dance around a cannon.
In March, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration launched an investigation after passengers on a domestic flight were seen performing the dance at 30,000 ft in a video uploaded to YouTube.
In March, 15 Australian miners were fired from their jobs for breaching safety rules after uploading a video of themselves doing the dance underground.
In March, five Russians were arrested by the police after they uploaded a video of themselves doing the dance on a World War II-era army tank at a war memorial site.
In March, a Welsh religious education teacher was suspended from his post after a Harlem Shake video allegedly showing him dancing with a lifesize cardboard figure of Pope Benedict XVI was posted online.
In March, an Oxford University graduate student and librarian was terminated for allowing a group of students to perform the Harlem Shake in a library building. The students who participated in the meme were also fined by the Dean."
Now, what level of bullshit is this? Yeah, it's an annoying hivemind meme, but all of this (and more) over a dance? Arrests? Federal investigations? Prison time?! Christ, what is wrong with the world? Pretty sure the tank wasn't going to get hurt seeing that it's A FUCKING TANK!
So what do you think? Overreaction or killing the cancer eating at our society?
