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Posted on 12/22/2013 3:54:14 PM PST by SonnyBubba
Prancing Elites' Parade Controversy
Parade controversy: Support for Prancing Elites on social media
SEMMES, Alabama -- Minutes before they made the now-controversial strut down the parade route on Wulff Road on Saturday, the Prancing Elites, an all-male dance team from Mobile, stretched and lined up with the other parading groups before they marched.
As the parade began, Kentrell Collins, the group's leader, recalls an older man who was directing the procession offer what seemed to be last-minute encouragement: " 'If anybody says anything to you, don't stop moving, keep going,' " Collins said, recalling the event afterward. The Prancing Elites march in the Semmes Christmas Parade All-male dance group stirs controversy in Semmes Christmas parade
Dressed in red and white Santa sweaters and snug white shorts, the four young men performed a routine that entailed a combination of sharp thrusts, swaying and elaborate hip movements. Each member also sported pristine make-up.
Within hours, members of the community in Semmes called parade organizers and posted on social media, most of them in shock. At least one woman demanded an apology, saying she had "never been so insulted" in her life. Others wrote that they were disgusted and children should not have been exposed to the dancers.
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The crowd’s non-reaction is the perfect response.
“We are no different than any team out there dancing. We want people to stop looking at gender and focus on the talent,” he said.”
I watched one of the videos. “Dancing” is a stretch as a description of what they were doing and talent was non-existent. To me they look like they’re just a bunch of queens who enjoy strutting their queenie attitude in what they call “prancing”.
I think their routine WAS inappropriate for a Christmas event and was otherwise an embarrassment in my view.
A trifecta!
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