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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t understand why DCUM thinks it is so great to have so many women engaging in highly sexualized dancing on TV.[/quote]

Women are sexualized on TV and otherwise on a daily basis. White America tends to only grasp their pearls in horror when that woman is non-white. You all had the same whiny complaints about Shakira, JLo, and Beyoncé. We get it. You have a problem with black and brown joy. [/quote]
Okay, NP here. First off, I thought the show was great. I am not particularly into his music, but some of it was good. I find the same reggaeton beat throughout most songs to be boring and uncreative, but was glad he brought some salsa in though Gaga would not have been my choice. (FWIW, I listen to a decent amount of reggae and reggaeton and no it’s not Marley.) The show was vibrant, full of beautiful cultural vignettes and a real celebration of PR/America as it should be.

Secondly, I also didn’t understand why they cut to those dancers’ butts for like 30% of the opening songs. I am no pearl clutcher, but it had nothing to do with them not being white. I also take issue with the objectification of white women. They were fantastic dancers, but I don’t think the choreography was amazing in that regard. Whatever, I’ve moved on. But I will say, my daughters watching this is a lot like me watching MTV growing up and I absolutely internalized that stuff and it’s been problematic. I would be curious to know if they focused on their asses so much it were a female star, female director, female choreographer. [/quote]

It wasn’t just reggaeton and salsa. There was an entirely separate style called plena (“Cafe con ron”). The song Ricky Martin sang was primarily jibaro. You also have no idea who directed or choreographed the show.

I loathe your lowbrow flat-assed middle-aged smug “praise” couched in Karenesque critique when you’re 100% ignorant yourself.[/quote]

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