But man, white people can't dance moonwalk. posted by rokusan at 12:53 PM on July 6, 2009
MJ is rolling in his grave at some of that shit-poor "moonwalk"ing. Spasmodic random backwards walking not a moonwalk make. posted by xmutex at 12:54 PM on July 6, 2009 [2 favorites]
Michael Jackson: Making "one step forward, two steps backward" cool for over 25 years. posted by jamstigator at 1:10 PM on July 6, 2009
When I was eight, I could moonwalk better than every single person in the first 30 videos. posted by autodidact at 1:13 PM on July 6, 2009 [1 favorite]
The first video of a puppy or kitten walking played in reverse was mildly amusing. The rest, less so. posted by idiopath at 1:14 PM on July 6, 2009
Many of those "moonwalkers" were drunk, no? posted by heyho at 1:21 PM on July 6, 2009
I am the biggest asshole in the world.
Yet this made me smile and felt sorta happeh.
I care not that they dont Walk teh Moon good, what I am moved by is the fact that a whole bunch of strangers worldwide can all contribute to a scrappy little tribute like this.
There is a ballet dancer in one of those vids that does a really awesome interpretation of the moonwalk en pointe! posted by danny the boy at 1:31 PM on July 6, 2009 [1 favorite]
Hey, will the pallbearers moonwalk? posted by Pronoiac at 1:36 PM on July 6, 2009
I didn't get to see the site, as the preloader stopped exactly at 50 which, frankly, kind of creeped me out. posted by Isosceles at 1:37 PM on July 6, 2009 [1 favorite]
For many of these people simply walking backwards seems like a challenge.
What's the deal with all the Michael Jackson stuff lately? posted by hypersloth at 1:37 PM on July 6, 2009 [2 favorites]
xmutex: "MJ is rolling in his grave at some of that shit-poor "moonwalk"ing. Spasmodic random backwards walking not a moonwalk make."
I imagine that, if he's conscious of anything, he's probably just thrilled that they're trying at all.
but it's ok. because you can upload your own video to contribute and show everyone how a moonwalk is REALLY done. posted by shmegegge at 1:39 PM on July 6, 2009 [3 favorites]
SDJFLSDFKDSSLFDKLJ..... ('woo!' 'hee hee!' 'dah!')
my workmates hate me now. posted by blastrid at 1:42 PM on July 6, 2009
It's not hard, guys! posted by Sys Rq at 2:36 PM on July 6, 2009
(Try moving the other foot.) posted by Sys Rq at 2:38 PM on July 6, 2009
I imagine that, if he's conscious of anything, he's probably just thrilled that they're trying at all.
but it's ok. because you can upload your own video to contribute and show everyone how a moonwalk is REALLY done.
Not so. MJ called me from beyond, said this fake-ass moonwalking is killing him, again, and frankly, he said, he's sick of dying. He said this has to stop, for the sake of the children, and the whole world.
But man, white people can't dance moonwalk.
posted by rokusan at 12:53 PM
The quite white Dick Cavett can, or could some years ago. posted by Cranberry at 2:52 PM on July 6, 2009
A lot of the people who aren't doing the moonwalk properly look like they're having a lot of fun trying. posted by hydrophonic at 2:52 PM on July 6, 2009 [2 favorites]
I don't get it. It's just a bunch of people walking forward... Oh wait, I had my computer set on 'reverse.' posted by aftermarketradio at 3:16 PM on July 6, 2009
A lot of the people who aren't doing the moonwalk properly look like they're having a lot of fun trying.
And some look like they are having fun trying to scraping dog poo off their foot... posted by jerseygirl at 3:16 PM on July 6, 2009 [1 favorite]
Eternal "Please, Mister Jackson, Don't Touch Me There, I Don't Like It When You Touch Me There": A Tribute to Michael Jackson. posted by WCityMike at 3:22 PM on July 6, 2009 [1 favorite]
I really, really, really want to love this. Clever idea. But it is just SO painful to watch so many lame "moonwalks" I had to bail after just a few. posted by The Deej at 3:55 PM on July 6, 2009
Is the loop an actual sample pulled from Billie Jean, or have they recreated it? Cause I can smell the lawyers approaching.
It needs a stop or a pause button, too. Course, then it wouldn't be *eternal*, I guess... posted by flapjax at midnite at 4:23 PM on July 6, 2009
The Arctic Thriller was both hilarious and awesome. Eternel Moonwalk, meh. Perhaps I'll do some practicing and really show them how the masters (and mistresses) do it... posted by arishaun at 4:59 PM on July 6, 2009
But man, white people can't dance moonwalk.
Being racist is ok if you're making a joke? posted by onya at 5:45 PM on July 6, 2009
Now I see why Douglas Adams thought Belgium was a dirty word. posted by ericbop at 6:24 PM on July 6, 2009
But man, white people can't dance moonwalk.
Being racist is ok if you're making a joke?
Hey, making fun of white people is OK. It's absolutely OK. White people should never, ever get up in arms about people making fun of white people. Now that we've got that understood, we can move on, laughing good-naturedly at jokes about white people, into a bright, happy, and not-overly-sensitive new day. A shining new future, where silly comments about white people are embraced as all-in-good-fun, essentially harmless. We can acknowledge that such comments as "white people can't dance" often have roots in truth, in undeniable fact. We should chuckle. We should be big enough to laugh it off.
I mean, that's the very least we can do as a gesture of atonement for the brutal colonization and/or enslavement of the Africans and the wholesale murder of the Native Americans, don'tcha think? A little chuckle at the "white people can't dance" lines? C'mon, let's hear ya chuckle a little! Yeah, thataboy! Good! Very good! posted by flapjax at midnite at 10:34 PM on July 6, 2009
From what I watched, no one can moonwalk. Walking backwards is not the same thing. Hell, I can do that, but I can't moonwalk. posted by wv kay in ga at 10:56 PM on July 6, 2009
Making fun of white people implicitly promotes the idea that the colour of a persons skin is indicitive of thier behaviour, I just don't see how this can be considered harmless. posted by onya at 11:00 PM on July 6, 2009 [1 favorite]
Oh, so that wasn't you that was chuckling, eh? OK, fine. posted by flapjax at midnite at 11:02 PM on July 6, 2009
Hey, I'm white and I give everyone blanket permission to make fun of me, even the n...... posted by mediamelt at 11:46 AM on July 9, 2009
even the n......
Obviously you're referring here to the Nederlanders, and I, for one, will not tolerate such racism against the Dutch. posted by flapjax at midnite at 2:40 PM on July 9, 2009
Dutch jokes usually fall flat. posted by Rumple at 3:17 PM on July 9, 2009
How about Dutch oven jokes? posted by Pronoiac at 4:39 PM on July 9, 2009
Is that the one where you're sharing a bed with someone and you fart and then pull the covers over their head? 'Cause that's hilarious. posted by hydrophonic at 9:05 AM on July 10, 2009
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