# I am shocked - shocked - to know that dancing is going on... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 4, 2019, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-shocked-shocked-to-know-that-dancing-is-going-on/827186 "2019-01-04T08:42:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2019, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-shocked-shocked-to-know-that-dancing-is-going-on/827186/41 "2019-01-04T20:15:07Z")
I heard she’s made a new dance video outside her new office. Anyone got a link to it? ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2019, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-shocked-shocked-to-know-that-dancing-is-going-on/827186/42 "2019-01-04T20:28:50Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > I heard she’s made a new dance video outside her new office. Anyone got a link to it? [Here.](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/01/04/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-claps-back-dancing-controversy-video/2482679002/) It’s not much. She just does her spin around thing for the camera as she’s walking out the door. (With a big smile on her face) ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2019, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-shocked-shocked-to-know-that-dancing-is-going-on/827186/43 "2019-01-04T20:30:11Z")
> [@gdave](#): > > Unless I missed something, you haven’t linked to these… Here’s the first, which you referenced, so you didn’t miss it. Maybe you thought this was the original tweeter. It was not; the original tweet was deleted after being ridiculed. > [@TroutMan](#): > > [Never underestimate](https://twitter.com/realdanjordan/status/1080538345749458944) the stupidity that is possible in the world. Given this guy’s tweet history, he clearly thinks this is devastating new info. Here’s the second. > [@TroutMan](#): > > [Here’s a novel approach](https://twitter.com/MelissaTweets/status/1080926344815538177) to finding a reason this is so scandalous. You are free to believe that these two (three, including the original) represent the sum total of all criticism levied against AOC for dancing. You are also free to request that I do the work of confirming this for you by searching through all the AOC-related tweets over the past couple of days. However, I choose not to play that game. I am comfortable that while the entire GOP does not find this scandalous, there are plenty of people who feel it’s worthy of criticism. I’m sure you could find more if you looked yourself. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2019, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-shocked-shocked-to-know-that-dancing-is-going-on/827186/44 "2019-01-04T20:35:00Z")
> [@Grrr](#): > > [Here.](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/01/04/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-claps-back-dancing-controversy-video/2482679002/) > > It’s not much. She just does her spin around thing for the camera as she’s walking out the door. (With a big smile on her face) Oh, that was cute. I like her. ---
**Author:** ![gdave](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gdave/32/3683_2.png) [@gdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gdave)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2019, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-shocked-shocked-to-know-that-dancing-is-going-on/827186/45 "2019-01-04T20:57:29Z")
> [@TroutMan](#): > > Here’s the first, which you referenced, so you didn’t miss it. Maybe you thought this was the original tweeter. It was not; the original tweet was deleted after being ridiculed. > > Here’s the second. > You are free to believe that these two (three, including the original) represent the sum total of all criticism levied against AOC for dancing. You are also free to request that I do the work of confirming this for you by searching through all the AOC-related tweets over the past couple of days. However, I choose not to play that game. I am comfortable that while the entire GOP does not find this scandalous, there are plenty of people who feel it’s worthy of criticism. I’m sure you could find more if you looked yourself. This is clearly going nowhere, so I’ll leave it alone. ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2019, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-shocked-shocked-to-know-that-dancing-is-going-on/827186/46 "2019-01-04T21:00:26Z")
I hesitate to underestimate the stupidity of people who elected Trump, but how could anyone conceivably expect that a video clip of an attractive young woman doing a cute (but not salacious) dance could conceivably _harm_ her popularity? The original posting was anonymous - isn’t there a chance that her own publicity people (whether officially or unofficially) started this? ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2019, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-shocked-shocked-to-know-that-dancing-is-going-on/827186/47 "2019-01-04T21:45:17Z")
> [@Riemann](#): > > I hesitate to underestimate the stupidity of people who elected Trump, but how could anyone conceivably expect that a video clip of an attractive young woman doing a cute (but not salacious) dance could conceivably _harm_ her popularity? The original posting was anonymous - isn’t there a chance that her own publicity people (whether officially or unofficially) started this? Always possible, but it seems like a stretch. I think the intent was to emphasize her youth and lack of seriousness. “How could anyone who dances around like an idiot be expected to represent our country in Congress”? It’s another page from the playbook that thought pointing out Beto was in a band would be damaging. Look at all the people emphasizing that [she was called Sandy](https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/01/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-sandy-nickname-conservative-mocking.html) in high school and college. The goal is make sure she is seen as someone not worth taking seriously. ---
**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2019, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-shocked-shocked-to-know-that-dancing-is-going-on/827186/48 "2019-01-04T22:28:22Z")
In the interest of equal time, [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYZre8kEsuw) is a video of old republicans dancing (and rapping :eek:) ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2019, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-shocked-shocked-to-know-that-dancing-is-going-on/827186/49 "2019-01-04T22:35:50Z")
> [@xizor](#): > > In the interest of equal time, [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYZre8kEsuw) is a video of old republicans dancing (and rapping :eek:) Please, never again! Stranger ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2019, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-shocked-shocked-to-know-that-dancing-is-going-on/827186/50 "2019-01-04T22:52:52Z")
Why did I look at that?! Ugh. ---
**Author:** ![HurricaneDitka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/96bed5/32.png) [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2019, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-shocked-shocked-to-know-that-dancing-is-going-on/827186/51 "2019-01-04T23:15:19Z")
I suspect the claims of conservative criticism of this are largely overblown. Perhaps there’s some minuscule fraction that would / have complained about it, but for many this is probably the one thing (or one of very few things) AOC has ever done that conservatives actually like. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2019, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-shocked-shocked-to-know-that-dancing-is-going-on/827186/52 "2019-01-04T23:37:10Z")
> [@HurricaneDitka](#): > > I suspect the claims of conservative criticism of this are largely overblown. Perhaps there’s some minuscule fraction that would / have complained about it, but for many this is probably the one thing (or one of very few things) AOC has ever done that conservatives actually like. Same way you find some total nobody and claim s/he represents all Democrats or liberals? ---
**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2019, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-shocked-shocked-to-know-that-dancing-is-going-on/827186/53 "2019-01-05T06:40:26Z")
Am I the only person who remembers [Tom Lehrer’s tribute to George Murphy](https://youtu.be/SjNzb-__uaU) ? ---
**Author:** ![CelticKnot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/celticknot/32/3392_2.png) [@CelticKnot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CelticKnot)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2019, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-shocked-shocked-to-know-that-dancing-is-going-on/827186/54 "2019-01-05T14:16:42Z")
As someone viewed as a radical right-wing nut by Collectivists, I was offended that Alexandria Occasional Cortex thinks I care at all about her dancing. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2019, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-shocked-shocked-to-know-that-dancing-is-going-on/827186/55 "2019-01-06T03:42:10Z")
When you get down to it, the Republican hate machine needs to find a replacement for Hillary. Hillary is yesterday’s news, there is no shelf life there, and @aoc offers a very tempting target, one which may be around for 20+ years. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2019, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-shocked-shocked-to-know-that-dancing-is-going-on/827186/56 "2019-01-06T04:49:37Z")
> [@Riemann](#): > > Well, now I realize they should have resolved the Bush-Gore election with a dance-off. I dunno. I’ve seen Gore dance. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2019, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-shocked-shocked-to-know-that-dancing-is-going-on/827186/57 "2019-01-06T04:58:04Z")
He does an _awesome_ robot. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2019, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-shocked-shocked-to-know-that-dancing-is-going-on/827186/58 "2019-01-06T05:12:11Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > I know. I was just kidding. I suppose it’s no longer the 1980s and we’re well past the time when everyone can instantly identify the main plot point of “Footloose.” 😉 > > Which is sort of sad to me, for reasons I can’t explain. What’s even sadder is the remake. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2019, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-shocked-shocked-to-know-that-dancing-is-going-on/827186/59 "2019-01-06T10:47:00Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > When you get down to it, the Republican hate machine needs to find a replacement for Hillary… Looking at a few other internet fora, Hillary is the first-place go-to for Trumpist hate machinists; Obama is in second-place. Note that I would have said “Republicans,” but most Republicans seem to be normal and reasonable people who do not revere Mr. Trump as a god, or dictator-for-life, as some Trumpists on these on other fora do. My view is bolstered by Republicans laughing at the Twitter poster who posted the video. Seriously, a young college woman dancing during her college days in a video (and fully-clothed, to boot) is somehow scandalous? I hope the Trumpist who posted that video realized that it backfired, bigly. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2019, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-shocked-shocked-to-know-that-dancing-is-going-on/827186/60 "2019-01-06T21:03:37Z")
Apparently it was her and her friends [spreading an existing meme](https://www.wired.com/story/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-dancing-video/), like the Harlam Shake videos. The [original](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtE-xnPKj28) put the Breakfast Club dance (plus other clips) to that song, and people started mimicking it. There’s also a YouTube copyright story involved, but not quite the one you’d expect. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-shocked-shocked-to-know-that-dancing-is-going-on/827186.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-shocked-shocked-to-know-that-dancing-is-going-on/827186.md?page=4)