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[-] manucode@infosec.pub 31 points 3 months ago

Could someone please provide context (besides the Paris Olympics)

[-] Outsider9042@aussie.zone 49 points 3 months ago

Breakdancing is an Olympic event ๐Ÿ˜

[-] herrvogel@lemmy.world 45 points 3 months ago

Sir please it's not break dancing, it's breaking. IOC insists on using the latter, because they are desperately trying to convince people that it's a sport and the dance in the name makes that more difficult.

At first I thought break dancing was a stupid sport to include in the Olympics. The I figured if those hoop throwing and ribbon twirling stuff can be Olympic sports, why can't break dancing? It certainly has plenty of athleticism in it. More than many other sports in fact.

I still think the overly hip-hop-y style looks weird in the context of Olympics though. Contestants with funky nicknames, and presenters waving their arms while grabbing their crotch like it's a rap concert don't scream "prestigious international event that involves thousands of top tier athletes" to me. Though I guess it might be because I'm not used to it.

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