"You never saw anyone sad or angry at the ZCBJ polka dance," said mom.
Like bowling, "traditional" dances have been deliberately made crap out of for fifty years and all but encouraged to die… only "African" and some "Latin" forms of recreation are cool and/or acceptable, be they actual or made up.
Homogenizing everyone and everything to lowest common denominators is de rigeur for overarching, centralized government by elites. The fact that some people make fortunes and amass power by assisting in the process makes it all the more bitter.
The ones at the top of this pyramid aren't the ones who become the physical victims of the natural outcome. A pity, that.
Mr. niteowl77
" only "African" and some "Latin" forms of recreation are cool and/or acceptable, be they actual or made up."
It does make me want to hurl. I disconnected with American pop when fecal forms of rap and hiphop spew overwhelmed the air waves. I did change over to Latin because many forms of their music are still "artisan" in nature.
For example "The Good" is a message of hope and love. "Faz so bem" - Do only good..."Evil can never overcome those who have faith and do only good"...and such.
My kids are now into classic rock and Asian (Japanese, Korean) music. Where they got their penchant for alternative forms of music I will never know...lol!