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{{Display censorship incident
{{Display censorship incident
|ongoing=yes
|ongoing=no
|year=2013
|year=2013
|region=North America
|region=North America
|subject=Youth
|confronting_bodies=US School Officials
|confronting_bodies=US School Officials
|medium=Dance, Film/Video, Online
|medium=Dance
|date_of_action=February-March, 2013
|date_of_action=February-March, 2013
|location=US
|location=US
|description_of_content=The "Harlem Shake" is an internet video meme contain several individuals dancing, often in colorful or strange costumes, to a section of Baauer's eponymous song.  
|description_of_content=The "Harlem Shake" is an internet video meme contain several individuals dancing, often in colorful or strange costumes, to a section of Baauer's eponymous song.
|description_of_incident=Students across the country have faced detention, suspension and other forms of punishment from school officials for recording their own "Harlem Shake" videos. Usually students are in a partial state of undress or are dancing in a manner deemed "sexually suggestive".
|description_of_incident=Students across the country have faced detention, suspension and other forms of punishment from school officials for recording their own "Harlem Shake" videos. Usually students are in a partial state of undress or are dancing in a manner deemed "sexually suggestive".
|description_of_result=Punishments vary on a school-by-school basis. In the most severe cases, students have been suspended or expelled for participating in such videos.
|description_of_result=Punishments vary on a school-by-school basis. In the most severe cases, students have been suspended or expelled for participating in such videos.
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Latest revision as of 15:41, 8 November 2016


Artist:

Year: 2013

Date of Action: February-March, 2013

Region: North America

Location: US

Subject:

Medium: Dance

Confronting Bodies: US School Officials

Description of Artwork: The "Harlem Shake" is an internet video meme contain several individuals dancing, often in colorful or strange costumes, to a section of Baauer's eponymous song.

The Incident: Students across the country have faced detention, suspension and other forms of punishment from school officials for recording their own "Harlem Shake" videos. Usually students are in a partial state of undress or are dancing in a manner deemed "sexually suggestive".

Results of Incident: Punishments vary on a school-by-school basis. In the most severe cases, students have been suspended or expelled for participating in such videos.

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