Watch: Harlem Residents Take On “The Harlem Shake”

February 20th, 2013 by Racialicious Team

There’s a problematic remark or two in this video–and the language is mildly NSFW–but overall the feeling is clear in this video: actual Harlem residents do not appreciate the meme that borrowed the Shake’s name.

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Keith

Regardless of what these actual Harlem residence are saying people posting on the youtube comment section of the video just don’t care. Cultural appropriation means nothing when it comes to personal gratification of the ignorant masses.