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Tibetan monks II - Electric Boogaloo
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Don't believe everything you thinkThe liminal space Veteran
Some fans dressed up as monks and danced for MCA day (a day celebrating the late Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys and notable Buddhist)
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@Jeffrey I think you're about the age to have been a kid during the dawn of breakdancing. I remember getting library books on how to do the moves and getting together at friends houses specifically to practice doing moves. I could do the worm, footworks and even could do a few spins on a backspin.
I said a hip hop,
Hippie to the hippie,
The hip, hip a hop, and you don't stop, a rock it
To the bang bang boogie, say, up jump the boogie,
To the rhythm of the boogie, the beat.
Now, what you hear is not a test - I'm rappin' to the beat,
And me, the groove, and my friends are gonna try to move your feet.
See, I am Wonder Mike, and I'd like to say hello,
To the black, to the white, the red and the brown,
The purple and yellow. But first, I gotta
Bang bang, the boogie to the boogie,
Say up jump the boogie to the bang bang boogie,
Let's rock, you don't stop,
Rock the rhythm that'll make your body rock.
Well so far you've heard my voice but I brought two friends along,
And the next on the mic is my man Hank,
C'mon, Hank, sing that song!
You're not a well man, @person...
@Federica those are some of the lyrics to Rapper's Delight, considered the first song to popularize hip hop.
Brian Williams even does a cover
Rap music and more pertinently the lyrics are being hailed as contemporary meaningful and pertinent poetry. Some rap is included on the UK curriculum and being studied for exams in English Literature.
S'true....
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is it confirmed that the guys breakdancing were not monks? I heard another person mention that but I've yet to see a source that says it.
(sorry about the long link: tried inserting in text and the resulting mess made reading the post impossible...)
I found this article:
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why do I find that worse then if they were actually monks...
Because you are attached to the notion that to imitate a monk while performing a dance routine is somehow sacrilege...?
Or was the question rhetorical?
I don't know about sacrilege, but disrespectful maybe. I really don't have a strong feeling either way but there is a hint of dislike in my mind for the situation still. The robes mean something, and shouldn't be worn by just anyone for any reason.
Except for Halloween that is
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Well, their intention was to honour the memory of their friend and I don't suppose at all that they intended to be disrespectful. I think they wanted to honour his practice and identity.
I find strippers at Pre-wedding stag/hen nights, who appear as priests or nuns, to be worse, myself...
Yeah, when I first saw it I too felt like it was a little disrespectful, then I thought of all the times where images of Christian priests or nuns have been used for entertainment or artistic purposes and figured I should just lighten up about it. Plus the intent was respectful.
Or worse, when robes are used to manipulate vulnerable believers.
I think he would have liked it.
When I die...somebody here play it on my dead thread ..
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First, I thought it was weird that a group of Tibetan monks would break their vows for such a performance. Then, I thought it was weird people dressed as monks. Then, I thought "robes are just robes...it is the person who exemplifies the practice." I am sure there are monks and nuns who wear robes, and do the honor more injustice than a dance honoring a friend. Not just a friend, but a friend who raised a lot of money, and brought the struggle of Tibet to the attention of the US citizens.
Then, I realized I had just spent a good 15 minutes figuring out what I thought of it all. Best just to enjoy the performance for what it is, I think.