Criticising John Boyega's dancing at Notting HIll Carnival is ignorant AF
John Boyega was caught living his best life this Bank Holiday weekend, and whilst some of us were cheering on his antics at Notting Hill Carnival others criticised him for whining with a dancer at the London event designed to celebrate Caribbean culture on August 29.
He eventually defended himself on Twitter – but why did he have to? The Star Wars: The Force Awakens star documented his incredible experience on his Twitter and Instagram page and here at Metro.co.uk some of us cheered him on for being able to firstly 'secure a whine' and secondly maintain it.
And it must be said that a small percentage of the office, mainly this writer, confessed to being slightly jealous of the dancer who was dressed in her traditional festival gear. But the people of the internet called him out.
What were their complaints? They claimed it was 'demeaning' to the young lady and they even brought characters from the fictional Star Wars into the debate. One user wrote: 'It´s not funny.
Can you imagine strong females like Padme, Leia or Rey in a similar situation? I can´t. @Disney @starwars. Their opinions have been noted somewhere in the book of unwarranted cyber opinions, we're sure.
But before you get into a debate about something you have to know what you are talking about in the first place. In short, before you speak on it, know of it.
Do we all know what a whine is? We are here to help.
(We wish we were joking, but clearly this is necessary.) What is a Whine? It's not just a high-pitched moan but is defined by our Caribbean dance experts as the thrusting or rotating of the pelvic girdle in a rhythmic pattern.
In the context of Caribbean culture, whine is a genuine regional dance form. Think Rihanna and Drake in Work. There is nothing demeaning about it if two consenting adults decide to part-take in some culture.
It also has to be noted that it's the lady in the video who was dominating that dance as John also admitted himself that he had to work hard to keep up.
He wrote on Twitter to say: 'Cant lie though… carnival got my left leg twisted.
Someone try do some acrobatics I wasnt ready for.' We've overheard people declare that Notting Hill Carnival is actually a festive season for black people in the UK.
Now it may not look like Christmas but it certainly feels that way to some of us. It comes once a year, but is talked about all year around.
Its a time for good vibes, quality time with family and friends and great food, drinks and of course dancing.
All it's missing is snow and Santa Claus – two things a lot of us will never see on December 25. So after all the anticipation you can't go to carnival and not join in when prompted.
Did people expect John to stand on the sidelines? You got the wrong guy. Let's point out the obvious.
The British-born Nigerian is black. A black man enjoying the culture of his cousins in the Caribbean after a long year working and bringing us dope movies like Detroit and the upcoming Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
If you think the 25-year-old was being inappropriate at carnival then you know nothing about the culture.
Either way the Half Of A Yellow Sun actor was not fussed and responded to the criticism with the most epic clap back. Rather than be upset about a grown man enjoying life and culture you can join in.
Mind you don't appropriate whilst you are at it.
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