Wanda Sykes - It's just a flesh wound.

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Did anybody see this last night?

Wanda Sykes SLAMS 'Sickening' Will Smith Slap at Oscars 2022

It was the slap heard round the universe.

The Real Reason Will Smith Smacked the Alien in Independence Day

I haven't seen this much drama since I first watched Part 1 of a 4 part documentary on afrocolombian dance. Part 1 is about Cauca.

Danza Colombia: Trayecto Pacífico - 1. Libertad

Costumbres como los rituales de sanación de mal de ojo y espanto nos llevan a aquellos pueblos del margen del río Timbiquí donde aún se conservan hábitos que fueron heredados por generaciones y que tienen su origen en Africa, lugar de donde proviene no solo la raza sino muchos de los conocimientos y tecnologías que hoy hacen parte de nuestra cultura. Lugares como este, alejado y selvático revelan ciertas tradiciones que se han sabido guardar como lo es el baile del Bambuco viejo, una danza que nació entre hombres y mujeres esclavizados en el siglo XVIII en el Cauca y que es madre de muchas danzas del pacífico como lo son el currulao, la bambara o la moña. Sin embargo estas comunidades se ven amenazadas por la explotación minera; de la misma forma que las comunidades que habitan las montañas del norte caucano (Suarez, Buenos Aires) y del sur del valle del río cauca ( Robles, Puerto Tejada, Villa Rica y Santander de Quilichao). Sus habitantes, campesinos y pescadores se liberaron del yugo esclavista gracias al manejo profesional de su machete, técnica de defensa que se llamó la Esgrima y que usaron los hijos de esclavizados para participar en las batallas libertadoras y contribuir con la independencia del país. Hoy estas prácticas se han fusionado con manifestaciones danzarias del pasado como los torbellinos y revelan las maneras del afrocolombiano del siglo XIX. El pasillo, el bambuco viejo, los torbellinos: caucano o de calle, así como los bailes improvisados de las jugas que acompañan los toques campesinos de violín en las verbenas o fiestas de adoración navideñas, nos permiten reconocer un mundo rico en expresiones, que requiere de la danza y el baile para respirar libertad y olvidar las penas; que se enseña de generación en generación y que pervive como testimonio de una raza que siempre ha sido libre de pensamiento, creadora al máxime y alegre a pesar de su dolor.

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Danza Colombia: Pacific Journey - 1. Freedom

Customs such as the healing rituals of the evil eye and espanto take us to those villages on the banks of the Timbiquí River where habits are still preserved that were inherited for generations and that have their origin in Africa, the place where not only the race comes from but also many of the knowledge and technologies that today are part of our culture. Places like this, remote and wild, reveal certain traditions that have been preserved, such as the dance of the Bambuco Viejo, a dance that was born among men and women enslaved in the eighteenth century in Cauca and that is the mother of many Pacific dances such as the currulao, the bambara or the moña. However, these communities are threatened by mining exploitation, as are the communities that inhabit the mountains of northern Cauca (Suarez, Buenos Aires) and southern Cauca River Valley (Robles, Puerto Tejada, Villa Rica and Santander de Quilichao). Its inhabitants, peasants and fishermen freed themselves from the yoke of slavery thanks to the professional handling of their machete, a defense technique called fencing, which was used by the children of enslaved people to participate in the liberation battles and contribute to the country's independence. Today these practices have merged with dance manifestations of the past such as the whirlwinds and reveal the ways of the Afro-Colombian of the 19th century. The pasillo, the bambuco viejo, the torbellinos: caucano or street, as well as the improvised dances of the jugas that accompany the peasant violin playing in the verbenas or Christmas worship parties, allow us to recognize a world rich in expressions, that requires dance and dance to breathe freedom and forget the sorrows; that is taught from generation to generation and that survives as testimony of a race that has always been free in thought, creative to the max and joyful in spite of its pain.

Especially the part from 18:43 to 23:00, which is a very good place to hit pause, since it is an allusion to a place further south, in the valley, but which never shows up in this documentary, which I imagine is due to difficulty of travel at the time the documentary was made, since there is only one way in and one way out, and should the Pan-American Highway get blocked for any reason (there are many potential reasons), you are stuck.

Anyway, some Black folks are dancing when a borracho comes up with a machete and starts bothering them. At that point, a woman grabs her little brother's machete, to keep him from getting hurt, and proceeds to give the borracho some dance lessons that he'll never forget. As the borracho is lying on the ground bleeding, his friends come by and carry him away to safety.

"If I can't dance, then I don't want to be part of your revolution" - Emma Goldman

Academia de San Francisco - ESGRIMA COLOMBIANA - Esgrima de machete y bordón - LAS SIETE PARADAS

Sur Real - Machete y Bordón (Capítulo completo)

Monty Python - The Black Knight - Tis But A Scratch

GRUPO NICHE MI MACHETE

It's only a matter of time. Eventually, things will get back to normal.

Willy Garcia - Vos Me Debes (Video Oficial) | Música DelPacifico Colombiano

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1. El Mejor Himno Del Mundo

which is a very good place to hit pause, since it is an allusion to a place further south, in the valley, but which never shows up in this documentary

El Mejor Himno Del Mundo Vídeo Oficial del Himno Al Patìa

Himno del Patìa

Himno al Patía cantado en la I.E.A. Capitán Bermúdez, de Patía

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2. Thanks for posting, glad to hear Wanda Sykes viewpoint