• LaughingLion [any, any]@hexbear.net
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    11 months ago

    twerking has as many roots in traditional african dance as it does in the club and is something that arose primarily among black women

    its overly sexualization is a result of patriarchy and white supremacy twisting a dance that black woman who are comfortable in their bodies are doing to try and play into the racist and sexist stereotypes of the “aggressively sexual” black woman

    this is my understanding of the issue from the black feminist point of view that ive read but maybe everyone disagrees with that i dunno

    • Gay_Tomato [they/them, it/its]@hexbear.net
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      11 months ago

      “Someone call the deparment of transportation on this dumptruck👀” Is the caption under that. You aren’t technically wrong. None of this had to be sexual and shouldn’t be inherently sexual but you are giving Rockstar way to much of a benefit of doubt.