If you don't know who Big Freedia is, you should: She's one of the key artists and originators of the New Orleans bounce scene, which involves a lot—a lot—of ass-shaking and Twerking. Much of the Twerking craze of late can be traced to the rising popularity of New Orleans's bounce scene over the last five years. And someone at Fuse TV was smart enough to ask Big Freedia what she thought of Miley Cyrus's performance.
Quote the Queen, on Miley:
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Freedia also responded to whether or not she was offended by Miley's act:
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Finally, on whether or not it's fair to call Miley's VMA performance a "minstrel show":
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The Queen has spoken. For more on Big Freedia, The New York Times Magazine ran a fantastic profile on Freedia, Katy Red, and the rest of the New Orleans bounce scene that's well worth reading. And here's a video of Freedia in action:
That is what the thing that Miley is actually trying to do looks like when someone who knows what they're doing is actually doing it.
[via Fuse.tv]
