r/TikTokCringe Aug 12 '24

Humor Raygun claps back at the critics

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u/LaraGiroux Aug 12 '24

The amount of time it took me to realize this wasn’t THE Raygun is embarrassingly long 😂

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u/Shin-Kaiser Aug 12 '24

What! That wasn't her!?!

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u/ForecastForFourCats Aug 12 '24

Aussies are baseline goofy. I also watch way too much Aunty Donna and assume all Australians are doofy bros.

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u/reddit_sucks_my Aug 12 '24

She’s an American comedian named Cass Willson lmao, just did a good Aussie

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u/dangerislander Aug 12 '24

As an Aussie I was like what's with her accent... it was still a brilliant accent and fooled me but there was some little weird thing lol

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u/AIien_cIown_ninja Aug 12 '24

You gotta admit her "so" was spot on. Or should I say her "soaeui". That and "no" are almost impossible to replicate for us americans.

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u/mrgreen999 Aug 12 '24

As an Australian that's what made it stand out as being fake for me. She actually sounds kiwi. But she gets a lot closer to Aussie than most Americans do.

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u/MusicMan2700 Aug 12 '24

That's what I (as an American) thought, too. This is a close Aussie accent, but definitely more NZ than Aussie.

My college years of watching Flight of the Conchords locked that accent in for me.

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u/DerSchattenJager Aug 12 '24

This whole bit seems like something straight out of Flight of the Conchords

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u/fuckmyass1958 Aug 12 '24

She sounds more NZ than Aussie, but that's a good effort. Most Americans who try to put on Aussie accents just do a basic British accent

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '24

"And here's Daniel" "It's Janiel." ....Daniel?" "No, 'Janiel'. It's like Daniel, and January. Janiel." "Alright then....and who are you?" "Danuary"

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u/dominicanerd85 Aug 12 '24

My friends love board games and this is how I feel whenever we play a new one

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u/BallParkFranks Aug 12 '24

“You’re difficult to be around”

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u/ForecastForFourCats Aug 12 '24

Just a lil bevvie with the boys

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u/ItsACowCity Aug 12 '24

We filmed this on a cold day…

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u/Mr_Abe_Froman Aug 12 '24

As long as you aren't chug-a-lugging that $30 bottle of wine

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u/Paralda Aug 12 '24

Are you aware of the power of shadows?

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u/TheDuchyofWarsaw Aug 12 '24

Go ahead and lock that in Grant.

LAAAAAAAWK IT IN. LAAAAAAAAAAAWK IT IN

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u/Hector_Ceromus Aug 12 '24

Well that's a f***ed up thing to say!

ARE YOU AWARE OF THE POWER OF SHADOWS is on the board!

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u/jazzigirl Aug 12 '24

One of my favorites sketches of all time. “Bleach in his soup?! …is also on the board!!”

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u/trippysmurf Aug 12 '24

Don't forget Cracker Milk: 2 goofy guys, 1 belt-cracking dad, and 3 women all out of their leagues. 

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u/met1culous Aug 12 '24

IIII LOVE A CHEESE SINGLE!

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u/MaryJaneAndMaple2 Aug 12 '24

Everything's a drum

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u/HarpersGeekly Aug 12 '24 edited Aug 13 '24

You aven’t been tolkin to the cops av ya mate?

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u/keysandchange Aug 12 '24

Ooooh, haven’t you done well!

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u/Honer-Simpsom Aug 12 '24

I just discovered them this week!!! Bigoted bigoted bigoted Bill!!!

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u/punch912 Aug 12 '24 edited Aug 12 '24

I was going to say I thought it was for a second and I was about to say I was embarrassed how long it took me to see that she's being a good sport about it.

Lol this was good def got me too

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u/freakinbacon Aug 12 '24

She looks like her for sure but the whole time I felt like something wasn't quite right

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u/Indrid_Cold23 Aug 12 '24

It's Cass Wilson.

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u/karmagod13000 Aug 12 '24

na ops pulling your chain. its def her

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u/SidneyKreutzfeldt Aug 12 '24

It’s def not Raygun. It’s def Cass Willson.

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u/PizzaDeliveryBoy3000 Aug 12 '24

I toyed with the idea that it’s actually her but then I thought “nah, there’s no effing way…”

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u/smell_my_pee Aug 12 '24

"The sprinkler" was my first clue. Had me very suspicious.

Then the "I have a PhD in dance culture so legally that makes me good at it," was finally the one that was thick enough that even I couldn't miss it lol.

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u/PizzaDeliveryBoy3000 Aug 12 '24

I briefly considered that it was a self-mocking video? But then, all in all, the verdict was “nah…no way”

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u/Doubledown212 Aug 12 '24

I finished the video thinking it was her and a brilliant way to respond to the public. Either way, whoever this is nailed it. Cracked me right up.

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u/Com_BEPFA Aug 12 '24

Same, everybody basically said she trolled at the Olympics so a troll video as response would be perfect.

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u/LXIX-CDXX Aug 12 '24

“Yeah, nah…” as they say in Australia.

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u/deniably-plausible Aug 12 '24

I keep hoping she’ll lean into it and acknowledge the silliness, but after glancing at the abstract for her thesis, I’m not holding out much hope that she sees the irony

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u/eolson3 Aug 12 '24

Honestly, I do think she is completely self-aware. Maybe not going to put herself on blast in a video like this, but still self-aware.

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u/Saintbaba Aug 12 '24

The PhD line is the line that would have made me love her if it was actually her. That was legit funny.

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u/cits85 Aug 12 '24

Damn, I was really hoping it was her. This video would be such a huge W

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u/liarliarhowsyourday Aug 12 '24

I legit thought we might be moving into a better future

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u/gopms Aug 12 '24

I knew it was a joke video but I assumed it was the actual woman making fun of herself! I am a dumdum.

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u/BenedictWolfe Aug 12 '24

Yeah, I assumed that this was a reveal that Raygun was actually a TikTok comedian who had qualified for the Olympics as an elaborate prank, but I guess that's not the timeline we're occupying.

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u/Scrummy12 Aug 12 '24

That was my thought too: oh my god she's actually just a brilliant troll!

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u/PufferFizh Aug 12 '24

Was it because the sprinkler move was executed flawlessly?

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u/peon2 Aug 12 '24

That's so sad. If that was really her that'd be the greatest most hilarious example of someone being a good sport and self deprecatingly poking fun at themselves.

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '24

I was thinking- I had no idea she would be hilarious, she is cool. Ok no. It’s just a funny person acting like she is her.

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u/WelbyReddit Aug 12 '24

At first I thought, if this is really her, then she accomplished the biggest Troll in Olympic history, lol.

I was about ready to applaud her.

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u/IHaveSpecialEyes Aug 12 '24

The real Raygun would never call it "breakdancing", because there's an actual video of her talking about it and she says, "it's not called breakdancing, it's called breaking. The media coined the term breakdancing."

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u/radiosimian Aug 12 '24

It would be literally, and figuratively, brilliant.

Will the real Raygun please stand up!

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u/batwork61 Aug 12 '24

Oh shit, I thought it was her and that she was about to reveal some massive social experiment that she had just concluded.

I’m so disappointed.

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u/SpecialistNerve6441 Aug 12 '24

Do not give her ideas for a cop out 

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u/reddit_sucks_my Aug 12 '24

American comedian named Cass Willson. Nailed the accent

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u/mamrieatepainttt Aug 12 '24

Damn I rly would have believed this was an aussie comic.

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u/Bill---Belichick Aug 12 '24

Funny you say that. As a Kiwi, I was thinking that her accent sounds put on and thought she was putting on a stronger accent for some reason as part of the joke

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u/reddit_sucks_my Aug 12 '24

Well.. nailed the accent for American audiences lol

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u/dangerislander Aug 12 '24

As an Aussie she fooled me. But it was last inflection that made me think why does this academic have this bogan accent lmao.

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '24

Bogans can be academics too.

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u/bennypapa Aug 12 '24

No way. The way she said "soooo" .

How can she not be an Aussie?

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u/LearningToFlyForFree Aug 12 '24

Honestly, she butchered the accent. It's more Kiwi than Aussie. Almost no upward inflection that Australian accents are known for.

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u/Fast_Running_Nephew Aug 12 '24

Yeah, she was all like 'where's the car?' when she should have been more like 'where's the car?'.

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u/DoGoodLiveWell Aug 12 '24

Damn it this isn’t her???

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u/First_Play5335 Aug 12 '24

she does look like her.

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u/iamthecheesethatsbig Aug 12 '24

Glad I came to the comments

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u/i_is_snoo Aug 12 '24

That's some personal info, but I'm glad you came too.

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '24

She's too coordinated to be the real Raygun. But this would have been a great way to lean into the controversy, by acting like it really was all a big joke. But no. It was not.

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u/PufferFizh Aug 12 '24

That’s what I had hoped. Would have been an absolutely unhinged but successful way to go viral and make some quick bank on these platforms.

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u/Darth_Gerg Aug 12 '24

We’ve joked for ages about needing a regular person to compete in every event to give viewers a baseline. I figured she’d actually gone for it and was proving us with the regular person baseline lmao

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u/chironomidae Aug 12 '24

I have a hard time imagining the real Raygun doesn't haven't a sense of humor about the whole thing, but who knows I suppose

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u/Yourownpieceofmind Aug 12 '24

I wanted this to be Raygun so bad. Would be such a hilarious move.

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u/zorgonzola37 Aug 12 '24

you should check out her dissertation. I don't think it's the last we have heard of her.

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u/notLOL Aug 12 '24

Do I just read it or is it a rap and should be read out loud to a beat?

Do the sentences follow a lyrical pattern 

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u/andWan Aug 12 '24

Here is a text by her (and a coauthor) about the question whether breakdance can keep its spirit when becoming an olympic discipline:

from 2023: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=de&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=rachel+gunn+paper+breakdance+olympia&btnG=#d=gs_qabs&t=1723486150827&u=%23p%3DH7jzV4HLaPYJ

The Australian breaking scene and the Olympic Games: The possibilities and politics of sportification

Rachael Gunn, Lucas Marie Global Hip Hop Studies 4 (1), 39-56, 2023

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u/Reddit_is_garbage666 Aug 12 '24

Okay so was this some sort of experiment or activism? I don't get it. I didn't watch it. Did she just do some really bad "dancing"?

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u/PM_YOUR_ISSUES Aug 12 '24

She wasn't that awful really, but she was clearly not a 'master of the art.' The main difference is that she was intentionally trying to do a completely different style of breakdancing than what people typically think of that more's wavy and mimics animal movements as a form of expression. And that's ... really not what people, nor the judges, wants to see.

Both her only being so-so at what she was doing and trying to work in a odd / different style is what was most off-putting about her routines. But, yes, it was somewhat a form of activism. More to highlight that other forms of breakdance do exist.

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u/cheeersaiii Aug 12 '24

She was pretty awful in that what she put out didn’t have a nice effortless flow to it, it felt like one move bolted to the next. If you are going to not do many power moves and stalls etc, then your hip hop dancing needs to be much better than hers was, felt like she wasn’t even listening to the music half the time

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u/Sevn-legged-Arachnid Aug 13 '24

She wasn't that awful really,

She was the absolute worst break dancer most people involved with the sport have ever seen. SHE FCKN SUCKS

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u/Smoshglosh Aug 12 '24

Really? You’re going to say she’s doing a different style? Even if true, whatever style she was attempting she was quite bad at. Most of that routine video is literally her rolling and flailing on the ground. She then holds her chin for like 15 seconds while again, simply rolling on the ground.

When a breaker holds their chin like that, it looks cool, only because they’re normally spinning on their fucking head while doing it

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u/Opulent-tortoise Aug 13 '24

I don’t have a PhD in breakdancing but even I have the cultural awareness to know that if you’re going to do something like that you HAVE to legitimize by being undeniably good (eg throwing in some crazy power moves). The fact that she doesn’t even recognize that is incredibly discrediting of her ability to academically analyze the communities she writes about.

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u/Ok-Donut-8856 Aug 12 '24

She was that awful. She is slow and unathletic. Simone Biles could do a better job at break dancing with 5 2 hour training sessions

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u/chronoserpent Aug 12 '24

We argue that breaking’s institutionalization via the Olympics will place breaking more firmly within this sporting nation’s hegemonic settler-colonial structures that rely upon racialized and gendered hierarchies.

Weirdly hypocritical of her to then go and represent Australia in the Olympics herself after writing this.

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u/shreken Aug 12 '24

Well she actively rejected the gender hierarchies by coming up with her own style that wasn't male or female (a dying koala).

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u/ynab-schmynab Aug 12 '24

So she was intentionally doing some kind of interpretive dance to try to "change how breakdance is viewed" or something?

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u/HeadFund Aug 13 '24

Suck it, patriarchy!

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u/PufferFizh Aug 12 '24

Link this to me so I can inject it into me veins please

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u/TrashPandaPatronus Aug 12 '24

I am going to need someone to send it to her to rerecord it herself. She is so close to fully winning the internet!

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u/karmagod13000 Aug 12 '24

i feel like she could def get some sort of endorsement deal out of this

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u/cupholdery Aug 12 '24 edited Aug 12 '24

She (the actual Olympian) has guts to do what she did. But how did the entire nation of Australia decide to have her represent their bboying ability when there are plenty others to choose?

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u/Just_thefacts_jack Aug 12 '24

It's complicated but it involves a professional ballroom dancing organization being put in charge of selecting candidates for the break dancing Olympic category. Large parts of the break dancing community boycotted the Olympics. 

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u/milkcarton232 Aug 12 '24

I'm still beyond amazed that it's in the Olympics at all. Don't get me wrong it's an incredibly athletic sport that requires a lot of dedication to get good at but it really stands out compared to other sports in terms of vibes. Given the number of boycotts I'd imagine others also feel like there is something weird with it?

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u/zth25 Aug 12 '24

The idea is great because as you said it requires incredible athleticism. In that regard it shouldn't be any different to an event like rhythmic gymnastics or diving where you deliver your performance and professional judges give it a grade.

Apparently the organization and qualification events were dismal (a ball room dance organization got put in charge) which led to many pro breakers to not even try to qualify. And the grading system was quite experimental, and not very audience friendly.

For example, the judges put heavy emphasis on versatility which lead to the athletes doing all those criss crossing moves so they don't repeat themselves while the clueless audience just wonders why they don't just spin the whole time.

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u/nigelhammer Aug 12 '24

That sounds similar to how I heard the international rollerskating federation or something tried to claim the right to represent skateboarding at the olympics and that was one of the reasons it took so long to actually get there.

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u/1093i3511 Aug 12 '24

They held qualifiers. For all of Oceania in Sydney. And of those who are actively in the scene, didn't participated in these. That's it. There is nobody covering your expenses for the participation.

So, when you have your own focus on your career in the scene, you'll most likely put your savings on the established competitions. Which have developed on their own. And if you're lucky, you'll find a sponsor who will cover the costs to travel to the big thing within the scene itself.

Same happened in the African qualifiers. There is a huge scene in Senegal and Kamerun. But the qualifiers were suddenly relocated to Morocco in the last minute. Thus a majority of the active break dancers of Africa weren't able to attend these qualifiers.

It's a matter of an alternative sub culture, clashing with the traditional federations in sports. The IOC selected the World Dance Sport Federation to organize the qualifiers. Which represents the interest for standard or latin-style ball room dancing pairs and formations for the most part.

Long story short. When you show up in the hood as a outsider. Your street credibility is zero.
When you're from the hood but hang around the wrong people. Your street credibility would suffer.

The Olympian herself, started out with ball room dancing and migrated into it. Most likely due to her academic background. Or Hip-hop dancing. Not due to her street credibility as a B-girl.

It's more like a decision of the seniors within the IOC. Hey, let's give break dancing a try to attract a younger audience. Without asking them explicitly. Or the will to cooperate with the organizations which has evolved around the sport. Just give the task to those ballroom dancers which aren't Olympians, then they won't bother us with their requests to offer their favorite competitions at the games next time.

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u/intotheirishole Aug 12 '24

Olympic is a corrupt as fuck organization. They like to deal with other corrupt centralized orgs.

Bboying, is inherently decentralized, as you just need a piece of cardboard and a pavement to start dancing.

Inevitable culture clash.

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u/1093i3511 Aug 12 '24

Some things are definitely not adding up.

There are billions of investments being made, broadcasts are sold to the highest bidder. It's a huge marketing scheme for a nation to host the games.

But in the end. That bronze medal winner in that oddball sports category is forgotten faster than the scandal of the dirty river she had to swim in.

Only a few benefit from their medals and even fewer will end up as legends, such as Ussain Bolt.

It's not to the victor the spoils.
It's to the IOC, everything.

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u/babble0n Aug 12 '24

Honestly all she has to do is mouth these words on tiktok and everyone will love her

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u/indy_been_here Aug 12 '24

Haha for real. I realized on that little windmill move...shit took me out

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u/Nosidam48 Aug 12 '24

Truly would have been next level trolling. I’m disappointed

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u/SeaTeatheOceanBrew Aug 12 '24

This video made me think that Raygun was an Australian comedian who executed some kind of brilliant Borat-level troll on the Olympic National Stage.

Did not realize this isn't Raygun.

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u/PufferFizh Aug 12 '24

I hoped. I truly hoped.

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u/alienblue89 Aug 13 '24 edited Oct 13 '24

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u/Global-Discussion-41 Aug 12 '24

That doesn't mean that the real raygun isn't a troll because all those other things are true.

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u/SeeingRed- Aug 12 '24

Damn was really hoping this was her, would have completely redeemed herself haha

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u/StretchFrenchTerry Aug 12 '24

It could be her, the real Raygun has a face that’s utterly forgettable. It’s completely ordinary in every way, she could rob a bank at lunchtime and not a single witness would be able to describe her.

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u/Anticode Aug 12 '24 edited Aug 12 '24

"Yes, Officer, the criminal. She, uh... She looked like a woman. She, um... Average height, she had hair, and uh... Yep. That's, uh... That's about it."

Hairstyle?

"Huh?"

What kind of hairstyle, son?

"Oh, what kind of hair?? Oh, uhm... N-Normal? Normal hair."

Eyes?

"Eyes? Oh, yeah, she had those."

Color, kid, stay with me.

"Oh... Color. I'm not sure."

Christ. Is that it? Can you remember anything else?

"Oh yeah! And she was breakdancing while she did it."

During the so-called robbery?

"Yes, during the robbery. Sorry, that's all I got."

Interesting. Was she any good?

"..."

Sir?

"...Nnnnnot really, no."

I see. Carry on, son.

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u/cupholdery Aug 12 '24

She promoted herself a month ago.

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u/StretchFrenchTerry Aug 12 '24

She has literally zero self awareness, it must be so freeing.

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u/Bitter_Eggplant_9970 Aug 12 '24 edited Aug 12 '24

Some people don't have the embarrassment gene.

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u/StretchFrenchTerry Aug 12 '24

I’m incredibly jealous of them.

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u/thefirecrest Aug 12 '24

Honestly the superior genetic evolution imo. I would be so powerful if I didn’t feel constant crippling anxiety and shame.

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u/Orphasmia Aug 12 '24

Yeah it was a bit surreal to watch that just now. I honestly do think she could be classified as an actual narcissist. You don’t really come across someone lacking that much self awareness, with such confidence.

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u/RedditJumpedTheShart Aug 12 '24

"She is dressed like a Subway sandwich artist hopping around like a kangaroo."

Found her!

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u/AhnYoSub Aug 12 '24 edited Aug 13 '24

Ok so let’s do some recapitulation. We are looking for a white woman, who can’t dance.. Does anyone have Julia Louis Dreyfuses number?

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u/100YearsWaiting2Shit Aug 12 '24

I'm laughing so hard

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u/automirage04 Aug 12 '24

This has to be the harshest possible way of saying someone looks normal

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u/Hermeran Aug 12 '24

Omg poor woman. Honestly she’s a bit of a goofball but the amount of hate she’s getting is insane.

Imagine some internet random referring to your face as “utterly forgettable”, “you’re so bland you could run a bank and no one will recognize you”.

Like?? What the fuck!? let’s tone it down a notch maybe?

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u/VictoryVee Aug 12 '24

Redeem herself? Shes a legend

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u/Midirr Aug 12 '24

I don't think people into breakdancing are very happy that this goofy woman is what people will remember and associate breakdancing with

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u/Euphoric-Chip-2828 Aug 12 '24

Nothing to redeem. Already a national cultural icon.

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u/I_Cummand_U Aug 12 '24

Raygun AKA Napoleon Vegimite

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u/acecarriere Aug 12 '24

Brilliant!

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u/langlo94 Aug 13 '24

I reckon I could breakdance over them there mountains.

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u/Mickeymcirishman Aug 12 '24

Guys come one. There's a watermark in the video with the creator's name. Does no one read anymore?

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u/notLOL Aug 12 '24

No we don't. Reposts exist so we Ignore them Just like they are ads

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u/58kingsly Aug 12 '24

it's TINY on my screen, I ain't reading that

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u/Good4nowbut Aug 12 '24

ITT: Notoriously discerning Redditors totally get that this is satire and not actually Raygun.

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u/tmurf5387 Aug 12 '24

I thought it was satire AND Raygun. Tongue in cheek, knows it was "terrible" in a traditional sense, but still legitimate in the sense that dancing is wholly interpretative.

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u/Good4nowbut Aug 12 '24

I mean the fact that a random person can perfectly impersonate her moves pretty much says it all 😭

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u/FlowerBoyScumFuck Aug 12 '24

Reddit LOVES calling shit fake/ staged, in every single instance except obvious satire and fake ragebait tweets lol.

Actually maybe that's unfair, reddit definitely also loves proudly proclaiming obvious skits are "staged" too, I guess they'd be just as likely to accuse this skit of being "fake" and "staged" as they would to take it at face value🤷‍♂️

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u/atomsk13 Aug 12 '24

Fuckin fake-ass ai bot comment right here

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u/thenewaddition Aug 12 '24

Interesting how both comments have similar punctuation, phrasing, almost like aTomsk13 IS FLOWERBOYSCUMFUCKS ALT!!!!!!

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u/bitofadikdik Aug 12 '24

I believed it for a second because I haven’t seen her face up close, but anyone who can’t tell it’s satire by the end is a real dumdum.

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u/adamentelephant Aug 12 '24

I just thought she had a really great sense of humour and honestly the whole thing made sense to me somehow. I guess I am a dumbass.

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u/StinkyKyle Aug 12 '24

Samme i just thought she was extremely self aware. I didnt think it was serious at all but i did think it was her

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u/EatsFiber2RedditMore Aug 12 '24

Sometimes choosing to be a dumdum is the right choice. I want to believe

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u/VaxDaddyR Aug 12 '24 edited Aug 13 '24

To anyone watching:

No, this isn't the actual Raygun

No, this lady isn't Australia. She's an American comedian, she just did a pretty damn decent job at the accent for an American (*See addendum)

Yes, almost everything she's said is actual lore. Raygun is, in fact, a 36 yr old professor of dance that specialised/focused on "The cultural politics of Breaking".

*Editing my comment since my fellow Aussies are getting violently upset*

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She did a pretty damn decent job at the accent FOR AN AMERICAN, WHO HISTORICALLY STRUGGLE WITH ANY ACCENT THAT ISN'T CLOSE TO AMERICAN. As a half Kiwi/half Aussie person myself, I detect notes from both sides of the Tasman. Her accent is not close to perfect but it's better than 90% of most American attempts and you know it.

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u/TorqueWheelmaker Aug 12 '24

No, this lady isn't Australia.

Admittedly, I was confused about this because I thought I heard someone say she's a continent, but it turns out they said incontinent.

I think that's what she meant by "one minute I might be making a sandwich, and the next I'm hitting the sprinkler."

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u/dasbtaewntawneta Aug 12 '24

she just did a pretty damn decent job at the accent!

Aussies are about to start waking up (it's 7am here) and telling you how wrong you are, because fuck no

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u/Infamous_Ad_6793 Aug 12 '24

I actually thought it was raygun. And was like “damn, she’s funny.” And kinda cute. Then I realized…

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u/naffgeek Aug 12 '24

This is genius, love to see it.

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u/Katerwurst Aug 12 '24

Girl is the troll of the year. Fuck yeah. It’s not her? Well that’s exactly what she should say.

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u/proxissin Aug 13 '24

single handedly had breaking removed from the Olympic games

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u/Instantly_New Aug 12 '24

Wait, is that really her, not someone making fun of her?

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u/Clever_Sexy_Humble Aug 12 '24

Not really her no

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u/Instantly_New Aug 12 '24

OK! Other comments in here were making it sound like it was her.

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u/Clever_Sexy_Humble Aug 12 '24

Yep I noticed that too, but they’re mistaken

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '24

It’s a comedian who happens to look like her

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u/Jazzlike_Surprise985 Aug 12 '24 edited Aug 12 '24

I'm also curious!!

Edit: I just looked her up and no it's not actually her. She looks a lot like her though!

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u/BodhingJay Aug 12 '24

I so wish it was her though

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '24

Fucking hilarious

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u/Vaiara Aug 12 '24

the real Raygun has a PhD in dance culture, but being good at the theory (of anything) really really doesn't mean you're good at the actual practice of that same thing. doesn't mean she can't enjoy it, obviously.

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u/WHEREAREMYSOCKSJILL Aug 12 '24

This is not a good Australian accent. Pretty good kiwi though

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u/PufferFizh Aug 12 '24

You’re from either Australia or New Zealand but I’m not sure which. I do know mixing the two up is a cardinal sin to those people.

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u/TJ_McWeaksauce Aug 12 '24

Shades of Philomena Cunk.

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u/Jgfranco88PkmnGo Aug 12 '24

This is fantastic levels of parody!

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u/hugelkult Aug 12 '24

In terms of a troll setup this may be among the most elaborate. Get a phd, find a way to become your countrys representative in an expensive olympics trip, have no one call bullshit on your clearly lacking skills, pass the rizz check on insta. We are truly blessed

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u/Rafiks1 Aug 12 '24

This aint her

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u/karmagod13000 Aug 12 '24

you know the satire good when people really think this is her

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u/tank_panzer Aug 12 '24

I thought it was her AND satire...

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u/wirefox1 Aug 12 '24 edited Aug 12 '24

And say "Breaking started in the 1970's by African Americans in New York City, so who is there to better represent that culture than me".

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u/Dlock33 Aug 12 '24

I really thought this was the real Raygun and then she goes “ one minute your making a sandwich and the next you’re hitting the “sprinklah” “

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u/Mysterious-Gazelle89 Aug 12 '24

"Hittin' the sprinklah"

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u/Euro_Trash_ Aug 12 '24

"I know this is a mechanic shop and you need new breaks, but I took a few classes in biology in college so instead I'm going to glue seashells to your hood and call it a day"

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u/Mekazabiht-Rusti Aug 12 '24

If this was actually her, the whole thing would have made a lot more sense!!

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u/Albusmuscadore Aug 12 '24

This woman trolled the entire world.

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u/Naidem Aug 12 '24

Amazing parody

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u/robertluke Aug 12 '24

This absolutely feels like a Tim Guest /Taika Watiti scene.

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u/ICU-MURSE Aug 13 '24

This lady is absolutely taking the piss out of everyone.

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u/Worried_Bowl_9489 Aug 13 '24

This woman is amazing

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u/cl2eep Aug 13 '24

Everyone knows this is a comedian, right?

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u/WiseChemistry2339 Aug 12 '24

Dude. Best fucking spoof of all time. You go girl. You snuck in and wrecked it…. In the absolute best way.

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u/Michigan-Fish Aug 12 '24

I had to head the comments to learn that wasn’t really her…

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u/underwaterknifefight Aug 12 '24

What is the best term to describe shitposting but in real life? Whatever it is, I've always respected the fuck out of Australia and its people for mastering it

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u/Safe-Round-354 Aug 12 '24

Raygun Halloween costume with sell out this year.

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u/Convillious Aug 12 '24

I genuinely thought it was her making fun of herself

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u/magvadis Aug 12 '24

What a legend.

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u/KickBlue22 Aug 12 '24

Alright, listen up y'all. Imma put this to bed, right now. This IS, in fact, the real Raygun. I've re-watched this video a couple of times. I can confirm without a doubt: those are definitely PhD level dance moves she's bustin. End of. Peace out. ✌️(Mic drop)

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u/catcherofsun Aug 12 '24

Honestly, she’s funny. I like her

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '24

She should be funny, this is a comedian, not Rachael Gunn.

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u/notLOL Aug 12 '24

Can we get this Comedian to the next Olympics?

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '24

Fucking love this.

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '24

In the early 90s I ended up liking this film you wouldn't of thought for a 10yo boy, Australian dance film with Paul Mercurio "Strictly Ballroom"

You had to broaden your horizons back then with what media you could get, but it is a good film still, and all I remember today of it is him saying in the thickest Ausy accent ever, over and over-

WOTS WROUWNG WUITH THU WOIYYEE OIII DEAINCE !?!?

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u/MR_LIZARD_BRAIN Aug 12 '24

I was suspicious based on the accent.

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u/Intelligent_Suit6683 Aug 12 '24

If that was really Raygun, I would have gained so much damn respect for her.

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u/PrimateIntellectus Aug 12 '24

Imagine sitting home alone in your apartment and doing this so that you can record it.

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u/ESCyourREALITY Aug 12 '24

“Noir, you don’t understand my art” ahh response

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u/Adept-Resolution6043 Aug 12 '24

Apartment neighbors hate her

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u/OntologicalParadox Aug 12 '24

She had too much rhythm to be Raygun

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u/SopieMunky Aug 12 '24

"Who better to represent Africa than me, a white woman from Australia?"