All-Star Twerk Ban

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This thread straight up gave me a headache. Do I think the policy is a little over the top? Yes. Do I think they'll actually start booting kids out of program? My guess would be probably not. Does anyone that isn't at T&S' opinion really matter? NO.
So calm down all you twerk supporters, and like my soon to be posted twerking video on instagram. :-p
 
This thread straight up gave me a headache. Do I think the policy is a little over the top? Yes. Do I think they'll actually start booting kids out of program? My guess would be probably not. Does anyone that isn't at T&S' opinion really matter? NO.
So calm down all you twerk supporters, and like my soon to be posted twerking video on instagram. :-p
Anxiously waiting for it to leak...
 
Since when is morality scientifically based?


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Since the only way to prove any point is to use big words and regurgitate academic theories in the hopes that your argument will sound intelligent and educated.

I'm still giggling that there is even a debate about this.



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I don't get how they can ban twerking on vine or any other social media, but they're aloud to get out on the floor in front of judges and shake their butts? Sounds sort of hypocritical. While I do agree that they should be punished if they're doing ANYTHING inappropriate in gym attire, in uniform, or anything with the gym logo on it, they can't really control what they do outside of that.


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The way I see it twerking has way more sexual moves than allstar dances do. Just my opinion


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Since the only way to prove any point is to use big words and regurgitate academic theories in the hopes that your argument will sound intelligent and educated.

I'm still giggling that there is even a debate about this.



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Sorry, I'll try to pay closer attention to my future word choices so you won't be confused when interacting with someone who uses vocabulary that's not on a 4th grade reading level.

Again, feel free to keep on ignoring everything that I've said. No part of my argument has relied on the "regurgitation of academic theories". In fact, if you'd actually critically read what I've written, you'd understand that a large part of my criticism was the complaint that the opposing side has acted as if there are scientific theories to back up what they're saying, when in reality, there aren't any.

To actually answer the question that @dawgshow had:
The scientific part of this argument is relevant to a discussion about morality due to the fact that people were rationalizing the immorality of twerking through comments that argued that twerking is inherently sexual. In reality, there's a dearth of scientific evidence to support the idea that the rear-end is any more biologically sexual than are hips, legs, breasts, etc.

As I've said again and again, I'm not trying to institute a mandatory twerking policy in every gym across the nation in order to better appreciate the arts. All that I have been trying to explain is that twerking, just like virtually every other issue on the planet, is not a simple, black-and-white issue. I fail to understand why it's so controversial to acknowledge that the gray area exists.
 
Sorry, I'll try to pay closer attention to my future word choices so you won't be confused when interacting with someone who uses vocabulary that's not on a 4th grade reading level.

Again, feel free to keep on ignoring everything that I've said. No part of my argument has relied on the "regurgitation of academic theories". In fact, if you'd actually critically read what I've written, you'd understand that a large part of my criticism was the complaint that the opposing side has acted as if there are scientific theories to back up what they're saying, when in reality, there aren't any.

To actually answer the question that @dawgshow had:
The scientific part of this argument is relevant to a discussion about morality due to the fact that people were rationalizing the immorality of twerking through comments that argued that twerking is inherently sexual. In reality, there's a dearth of scientific evidence to support the idea that the rear-end is any more biologically sexual than are hips, legs, breasts, etc.

As I've said again and again, I'm not trying to institute a mandatory twerking policy in every gym across the nation in order to better appreciate the arts. All that I have been trying to explain is that twerking, just like virtually every other issue on the planet, is not a simple, black-and-white issue. I fail to understand why it's so controversial to acknowledge that the gray area exists.

Actually I have read all your posts and understand them just fine. But they're boring because you insist on making this into some sort of professorial discussion.

It's about flapping butt cheeks. Flapping butt cheeks my dear.

I'm going to go polish my college diploma and sip some sweet tea now. You just keep on keepin on and enjoy yourself.


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@mccracal if you can't see the sexuality of the move then we have nothing to discuss.



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Sincerely. Because our dear OP @mamarazzi 's question wasn't about twerking. It was if the gyms policy regarding it was "over-the-top or on point".
The answer to that question, IMHO, is that it is on point for them (and for me), and anyone else who thinks our greatest responsibility as the guiding adults in this industry, is to give our children and teens cause to pause. That means, we set the rules and disciplines to help them make good life choices.


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Actually I have read all your posts and understand them just fine. But they're boring because you insist on making this into some sort of professorial discussion.

It's about flapping butt cheeks. Flapping butt cheeks my dear.

I'm going to go polish my college diploma and sip some sweet tea now. You just keep on keepin on and enjoy yourself.


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The only thing I've insisted on is encouraging people to understand that issues, even ones as silly as twerking, can be complex. Thinking critically is a valuable skill to have for any and all situations. If you think my arguments are boring, that's fine. I'm not trying to be the next JK Rowling. But a distaste for my prose doesn't invalidate my argument, which seems to be the reason why you've criticized my intelligence, my vocabulary, and my writing style instead of the core concepts that I've addressed.

@mccracal if you can't see the sexuality of the move then we have nothing to discuss.



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If you can't actually analyze what I've said and respond to it, then you're right, we absolutely have nothing to discuss.
 
The only thing I've insisted on is encouraging people to understand that issues, even ones as silly as twerking, can be complex. Thinking critically is a valuable skill to have for any and all situations. If you think my arguments are boring, that's fine. I'm not trying to be the next JK Rowling. But a distaste for my prose doesn't invalidate my argument, which seems to be the reason why you've criticized my intelligence, my vocabulary, and my writing style instead of the core concepts that I've addressed.



If you can't actually analyze what I've said and respond to it, then you're right, we absolutely have nothing to discuss.

You shouldn't be upset with my criticisms of your posts. You don't even know me, or I you, so my sarcasm and digs aren't exactly personal. I just think your core concepts are a bit ludicrous. I don't need my teenagers to think critically about the evolution of twerking. I need them to think critically about the everyday choices they make.


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Sorry, I'll try to pay closer attention to my future word choices so you won't be confused when interacting with someone who uses vocabulary that's not on a 4th grade reading level.


I just wanted to say that while I don't agree with everything that you've said...and it all could be because I really don't care about Twerk-Gate seriously, ....but I appreciate your intelligent and well thought out responses. The academic in me lives for arguments that can actually be substantiated with research from some sort of academic standpoint whether I agree or disagree....and in this instance truly care.


I'm going to go polish my college diploma and sip some sweet tea now. You just keep on keepin on and enjoy yourself.


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You've just reminded me that I don't have any idea where my college diploma or grad school diploma are at this very moment...so when I get to my moms house this weekend (while I'm passing thru to see Beyonce) I'm going to pitch a fit to my mom about her not properly framing them on a shrine to Erin(yonce) wall.
 
OMG yes! Reserved only for the most awkward of postings....cause just imagining a twerking cow...

... Yeah. That's awkward.


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I cracked myself up with that one. I really wish that little cow head had a sideways, twerking cow booty attached to him. I'd just post it all over this thread. Beware the twerking cow kids!


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I cracked myself up with that one. I really wish that little cow head had a sideways, twerking cow booty attached to him. I'd just post it all over this thread. Beware the twerking cow kids!


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I reserve the right to post it on the 567 old threads that have been rehashed in the last 24 hours....

...or a twerking groundhog.... It's like an awkward Groundhog Day all of a sudden!


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I reserve the right to post it on the 567 old threads that have been rehashed in the last 24 hours....

...or a twerking groundhog.... It's like an awkward Groundhog Day all of a sudden!


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OMG!! A twerking groundhog would be amazing. We could use the Caddyshack groundhog as a model.


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