r/interestingasfuck • u/Pepper_Kalaki • 16d ago

/r/all Why yo my dino nuggets spinning?

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u/waldosandieg0 16d ago

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u/SmallRedBird 16d ago

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u/unsuspectingllama_ 16d ago

I am still shocked she was a serious contender and not just trolling.

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u/martindavidartstar 16d ago

She did it for a free trip to France. Troll no, dumb yes

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u/captain_flak 16d ago

Dumb like a fox. She got a free trip to France and made people dress up like her for Halloween.

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u/AncientCanary1615 15d ago

even worse, she supposely threatens to sue people who use "her move" the kangaroo hop shit she did lol, also someone tried to make a parody play off her and she threatened to sue them

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u/ovenmittuns 15d ago

Don't forget...the proceeds from that play's ticket sales were to be donated to a womens' shelter. Raygun is more concerned about people having a laugh than she is about helping women in need

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u/AncientCanary1615 15d ago

nice! im glad the girl who made the play is actually able to do it! wish i could watch the play myself lol,raygun is as dumb as rocks

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u/Sugarbombs 16d ago

I don’t know why people keep saying she did it for a free trip, her family is wealthy she could have got her own tickets. She has some sort of teaching degree related to dance and she regularly competed and was involved in the breakdancing scene long before it was introduced to the olympics. She clearly does have a love for the hobby but had obviously taken some liberties with the fundamentals. Yeah she was bad but at least she was funny and memorable. No one knows who even won that event. The only interesting thing that happened that whole olympics

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u/bubba_bumble 15d ago

Yep! She actually did more good for the sport than most people realize. Now, people feel encouraged to try the sport, knowing the bar to entry is so attainable.

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u/neonKow 15d ago

Same with political office after 2016!

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u/Edelgul 15d ago

Yeah, you just need to be a son of a billionaire.

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u/NeverEndingWhoreMe 15d ago

True. It helps if you're a real son of a b

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u/Edelgul 15d ago

Yeah, with previous GOP president we learned that beeing a son of a president helps too

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u/ForbiddenButtStuff 15d ago

Except that Breaking has been cut from the Olympics now

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u/Ilmirshan 15d ago

Each host country gets to have a few temporary events, it was never cut as it wasn't considered for permanent at the time.

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u/unoriginalsin 15d ago

Honestly, it doesn't belong there.

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u/ForbiddenButtStuff 14d ago

Why not? It's a highly physical activity that requires skill and experience. It's not much different from solo synchronized swimming or the gymnastics floor exercise.

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u/unoriginalsin 14d ago

There's lots of highly physical activities that don't belong. Regardless of skill requirement. I just don't think breakdancing fits in the Olympic spirit.

Even the sports you mention in comparison already stretch the definition of a sport. What's next? Ballroom dancing? 1v1 needlepoint?

It's just my opinion, and I won't argue any further as it's not a really passionate one. I'm actually fine with the Olympics including many "sports" that I feel don't "belong". And I think many people feel the same way about sports I'd like to see get in.

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u/ForbiddenButtStuff 14d ago

I wasn't looking to argue. You made the comment but said nothing else, so I was just curious of your reasoning behind why

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u/unoriginalsin 14d ago

All good. I wasn't looking to argue either, I guess that's why I didn't expound.

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u/spacemanspliff-42 15d ago

Considering that other controversy at the Olympics, I prefer we remember and discuss this one.

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u/Slappy-_-Boy 15d ago

Wait, what's the other controversy that happened?

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u/Paperairplanes420 15d ago

The other controversy was Christians losing their shit over a depiction of the Feast of Dionysus. They thought it was a mockery of the last supper because they’re clueless about the rest of the world and they think everything is about them.

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u/Slappy-_-Boy 15d ago

That's funny asf and about on par with ignorant ass people

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u/spacemanspliff-42 15d ago

Okay, I am reminded there were too many. The one I had in mind was the "trans" boxer, but there were more.

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u/Sugarbombs 15d ago

You’re so right, it’s very depressing that a literal child predator got less shit than a woman who danced funny. If you search that guys name all that comes up is really sympathetic articles about how hard it was for him and how much of a strong hero he was to push through, it’s sickening

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u/spacemanspliff-42 15d ago

Shit, I forgot about that one. I was referring to the "trans" athlete in boxing was it? God everything is such a shit show now.

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u/WrensthavAviovus 15d ago

Lies! The second place Uncle for the pistol competition was also memea... memorable.

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u/Hot-Foundation3450 16d ago

This is pure copium. This is the equivalent of tripping and pretending that you just started to jog.

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u/binomine 16d ago

She actually paid her own way there.

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u/unsuspectingllama_ 16d ago

If that's why, well damn I'd do it too. I thought this whole time she was serious and thought she was good.

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u/5ch1sm 16d ago

I bet she still gets daily hate messages to this day, Ill pay my own trip to France thanks.

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u/unsuspectingllama_ 16d ago

Hate messages won't bother me. No one can hate me more than me.

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u/NeverDoneClapping 16d ago

Getting death threats from your own countrymen on the reg would probably make you hate yourself even more though

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u/unsuspectingllama_ 16d ago

Obviously. I was making a joke. I really do hope she is doing well.

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u/timbutnottebow 16d ago

I mean she could have embraced it, gone on talk shows, re-did the dance, etc. she didn’t. She was unapologetic and went into hiding. If she just rolled with it she wouldn’t be getting the hate she did

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u/barkbarkgoesthecat 16d ago

I mean i dunno, maybe I deserve it

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u/rgtong 15d ago

Not just about hating yourself, it would make you feel unsafe.

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u/midnghtsnac 15d ago

I'm in America, I get those daily cause I commute via bicycle

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u/Wildlife_Jack 16d ago

No one can hate me more than me.

You're an embarrassment to the country!

I was already an embarrassment to the country before the Olympics thanks.

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u/Certain_Tough 15d ago

Awww llama 🤎🥺

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u/SecretAgentsMaam 16d ago

This episode of armchair expert was so good! In case you were being serious. ☺️

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u/unsuspectingllama_ 16d ago

Well, I was making a joke. I do have feelings. But I will check this out.

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u/WesAndersonFont_42pt 15d ago

Aww. Don't hate yourself. You're very funny!

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u/Human0id77 16d ago

I don't know why, she was hilarious

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u/TheWalkingDead91 16d ago

Right? Who would humiliate not only themselves but become a blight to their entire country, all for a free vacation? And that’s even if you’re ok with the moral implications of taking that spot away from a real contender who maybe worked years to get actually good at break dancing.

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u/Horny24-7John 16d ago

Are you kidding me. None of them were good and it’s being dropped from the Olympics rightful so!

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u/Horny24-7John 16d ago

I’d compete under my stage name One Disaster.😂

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u/FR0ZENBERG 16d ago

She was definitely serious. She doubled/tripled down on her performance.

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u/Inventies 16d ago

Oh no she thinks she was spectacular. I can’t remember when I saw but there was an interview where she was defending her routine by saying it was experimental and she wasn’t trying to play it safe.

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u/Charming-but-clumsy 16d ago

she actually thinks she's good. she 'qualified' bcs she participated in some sort of break dance championship for asia and oceania , surprisingly she won, thats how she got to the Olympic Games

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u/TheRealPitabred 16d ago

She won because her friends were the judges IIRC. It was rotten all the way down, Australia has some actually good dancers.

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u/samosamancer 16d ago

I looked it up and that was debunked.

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u/Reasonable-Event4306 15d ago

You've fallen for disinformation 👏👏😂

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u/magikarp2122 16d ago

She was serious and did think she was good. It is why she defended so much.

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u/Woyaboy 16d ago

She was serious and thought she was good.

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u/SkipsH 15d ago

You'd screw over a whole nations athletes who might only one shot to showcase their skills in the olympics ever, just for a free trip?

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u/ShyguyFlyguy 16d ago

If she had teamed up with mattel to release a poseable action figure of herself she would have been set for life

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u/FluffMonsters 16d ago

She said she was serious and was chosen fairly, but knew she wasn’t going to win.

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u/martindavidartstar 16d ago

Could be both yes yes

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u/Foosel10 16d ago

I mean it cost her dignity, but can’t say it’s not a price I’d pay. Lol

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u/Mabel_Waddles_BFF 16d ago

Nah, I think she did it because it would give her material for her academic career. I doubt she thought it’d blow up as much as it did but academic who writes about gender barriers and goes to the Olympics is decent fodder for a couple of publications.

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u/Dunderman35 15d ago

Lol no she didn't. Why would she also get a PhD in breakdancing then?. Also her family is rich, a trip to France is nothing.

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u/mouse9001 16d ago

I still can't believe how she was raked over the coals.

That performance is just hilarious. It's okay to just laugh and appreciate the moment.

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u/Chewcocca 16d ago edited 16d ago

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I saw an Internet (mostly*) willing to laugh and enjoy the moment

And then I saw her get mad that people weren't taking her seriously enough so everyone doubled down.

Unless something serious happened that I didn't hear about, the only actual result was that people thought her dance was funny.

No one in the universe would even recognize her without a green boiler suit on.

I think she'll be alright. (Unless she chooses to obsess over it. Which does seem like a possibility. But not something anyone else can really control.)

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*There will always be some haters. That's an inevitable result of interacting with such a huge portion of the population.

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u/Aurori_Swe 16d ago

Because she made a mockery of the sport/skill. It was breakdancings first Olympic and it was their big moment to show they are serious, only to have someone not being serious stealing all the limelight.

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u/Remarkable_Mix4045 15d ago

I didn't understand what everyone was going on about.. I thought break dancing was part of the special Olympics, and now I realize it is an actual sport. I think throwing a Frisbee is more a sport than that,or is it also an entry?

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u/Aurori_Swe 15d ago

Olympics often includes a set of "lesser known sports" to bring attention and showcase variety, so it's often fringe sports like skateboarding and stuff that's not normally included in the big sports. This time it was breakdance that got the honor, so it's a big deal, and to then have someone spit on that honor is understandably infuriating to people in the scene.

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u/SwanEuphoric1319 16d ago

If that's true you said it backwards 😂 It should be troll yes, dumb no

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u/Depress-Mode 15d ago

She also wanted to show off her PhD in breakdancing culture.

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u/Horny24-7John 16d ago

What! Free trip to France you say? All I have to do is look and act like a dumbass for about two minutes. Where do I sign!?😂