https://freerepublic.com/tag/navytwerking/ en-us Fri, 16 Apr 2021 00:19:17 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3951058/posts A video of dancers twerking in hotpants at an Australian military event has sent the country into a spin. The scene was incongruous, bizarre and funny. So of course it went viral when it emerged on Wednesday. But the music video-style choreography - featuring thumps, thrusts and butt shakes - also came under attack. Conservative lawmakers led the chorus of those calling it "inappropriate". Tabloids splashed headlines slamming military standards. But others found offence elsewhere - projecting shame onto the dancers, and labelling their routine as too "sexualised". That in turn sparked backlash over the policing of women's bodies and... BBC News via yahoo https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3951058/posts#comment Fri, 16 Apr 2021 00:19:17 GMT