{"id":412,"date":"2024-08-14T03:05:47","date_gmt":"2024-08-14T03:05:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rosalescomics.com\/sunday\/?p=412"},"modified":"2024-08-15T14:46:24","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T14:46:24","slug":"olympic-break-dancing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rosalescomics.com\/sunday\/?p=412","title":{"rendered":"Olympic Break Dancing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Comedy Ode to Olympic break-dancing 2024\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d1mZ0x8VUgw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">UPDATE:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/rosalescomics.com\/sunday\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GU8kAo_WQAAdEva-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rosalescomics.com\/sunday\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GU8kAo_WQAAdEva-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rosalescomics.com\/sunday\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GU8kAo_WQAAdEva-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rosalescomics.com\/sunday\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GU8kAo_WQAAdEva-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/rosalescomics.com\/sunday\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GU8kAo_WQAAdEva-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rosalescomics.com\/sunday\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GU8kAo_WQAAdEva-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rosalescomics.com\/sunday\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GU8kAo_WQAAdEva-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>According to a petition on change.org, <strong>Rachel Gunn,<\/strong> set up her own governing body for breakdancing, and manipulated the selection process to her own advantage. <em><strong>&#8220;Despite the clear talent and qualification of other outstanding female breakdancers like G Clef and Holy Molly, they were unfairly overlooked. The NT Youlong Boys, a group of incredibly talented and underprivileged youth from the Northern Territory, were denied crucial funding by Dr. Gunn to attend the qualifiers\u2014a decision that directly impacted their chance to showcase their skills on a national stage.&#8221;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can see the petition <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.change.org\/p\/hold-raygun-rachel-gunn-anna-mears-accountable-for-unethical-conduct-olympic-selection?recruited_by_id=71909a00-5a45-11ef-968c-f7f48fc2b838&amp;utm_source=share_petition&amp;utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial&amp;utm_medium=copylink\">here.<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lyrics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>&#8220;Bring Back the Break&#8221;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><em>(Verse 1)<\/em><br>They brought in the break, just once, it was lit,<br>The world tuned in, like &#8220;Is this legit?&#8221;<br>Ami spun for gold, like a whirlwind from Japan,<br>Dominika flipped, Lithuania&#8217;s dance queen took a stand.<br>Liu from China, bronzed it with flair,<br>But who stole the show? A meme-queen named Ray-gun, oh yeah!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>(Chorus)<\/em><br>Oh, bring back the break, we need it for the memes,<br>The spins, the flips, the internet dreams.<br>Ray-gun went viral, though she fell from grace,<br>The trolls went wild, but we loved that face.<br>Olympic break-dancing, don\u2019t leave us alone,<br>For the laughs, the memes, we need you in our phones!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>(Verse 2)<\/em><br>Ray-gun stepped up, with moves kinda shaky,<br>But the trolls didn\u2019t care, they made her their baby.<br>She broke the net, not with skill, but with style,<br>Now every GIF, every meme makes us smile.<br>The winners were golden, but let\u2019s not pretend,<br>It was Ray-gun&#8217;s stumble that trended in the end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>(Chorus)<\/em><br>Oh, bring back the break, we need it for the memes,<br>The spins, the flips, the internet dreams.<br>Ray-gun went viral, though she fell from grace,<br>The trolls went wild, but we loved that face.<br>Olympic break-dancing, don\u2019t leave us alone,<br>For the laughs, the memes, we need you in our phones!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>(Bridge)<\/em><br>So here\u2019s to the dancers, who gave it their all,<br>But it\u2019s Ray-gun&#8217;s missteps that we still recall.<br>The Olympics moved on, but we\u2019re stuck in the past,<br>Longing for those memes, we want them to last.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>(Chorus)<\/em><br>Oh, bring back the break, we need it for the memes,<br>The spins, the flips, the internet dreams.<br>Ray-gun went viral, though she fell from grace,<br>The trolls went wild, but we loved that face.<br>Olympic break-dancing, don\u2019t leave us alone,<br>For the laughs, the memes, we need you in our phones!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>(Outro)<\/em><br>So IOC, listen, give us one more chance,<br>To meme, to laugh, to watch Ray-gun dance.<br>Bring back the break, we\u2019re down on our knees,<br>For the sake of the memes, oh please, oh please!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UPDATE: According to a petition on change.org, Rachel Gunn, set up her own governing body for breakdancing, and manipulated the selection process to her own advantage. &#8220;Despite the clear talent and qualification of other outstanding female breakdancers like G Clef and Holy Molly, they were unfairly overlooked. 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