This teen created the viral Renegade dance. Thanks to K Camp, she's finally getting credit (Jalaiah Harmon)

[exiledking]

Michael Jackson didn't "steal" the moonwalk. He was just the most popular guy to do it. They Didnt even call it the moonwalk. It was the spacewalk. Now everyone thinks he created it. Beyonce, Usher, Chris Brown, they all sit around and learn the hottest new shit, put it in there videos And in stage and get PAID for it.

 

[Amajorfucup]

Michael Jackson didn't "steal" the moonwalk. He was just the most popular guy to do it. They Didnt even call it the moonwalk. It was the spacewalk. Now everyone thinks he created it. Beyonce, Usher, Chris Brown, they all sit around and learn the hottest new shit, put it in there videos And in stage and get PAID for it.

Whats your point? And whats it have to do with this young child getting credited for a dance she created?

 

[TheAlias]

I can't believe how garbage the slam dunk contest has become. Growing up seeing Jordan/Wilkins go at it, this is damn near unwatchable.

 

[exiledking]

Whats your point? And whats it have to do with this young child getting credited for a dance she created?

That is the point. It's cool that she is getting to go do her routine but people flipped out just cuz someone more popular than her, who got it just like the other thousands of people who didn't give her credit, or know who did it, do every day.

The only time you see someone get credit for creating a ROUTINE, Is when they're already popular , like Shiggy. People crying like something normal was some grave injustice.

 

[Mrfreddygoodbud]

ok I watch lil sis dance and Im like.. ha she cute

she killin dat dance.

then Im lookin at the beckys like.. uh.. yea.. what the fuck are they doing... they not even doin the fuckin dance.


LOL

 

[Amajorfucup]

That is the point. It's cool that she is getting to go do her routine but people flipped out just cuz someone more popular than her, who got it just like the other thousands of people who didn't give her credit, or know who did it, do every day.

The only time you see someone get credit for creating a ROUTINE, Is when they're already popular , like Shiggy. People crying like something normal was some grave injustice.

You got more posts and word count in here than anybody. You seem the most outraged.

 

[TheFuser]

Credit matters. Especially since the ONLY reason the blancas are going all over the world and attending events is because they're known for some shit they didn't create.

 

[exiledking]

You got more posts and word count in here than anybody. You seem the most outraged.

I'm already done with it. I said my point and you wanted to know more about it, so I told you. You seem to really be worried about what I think enough to ask me.

 

[playahaitian]

see this bullsh*t just gets my blood boiling.

they do this to US all the time

it reminds me of the little boy who got LIED on in a bodega in NY by this decrepit white chick

and was FORCED by his mother to ACCEPT her apology and PUBLICLY say he FORGAVE her.

'I felt humiliated': 9-year-old boy in 'Cornerstore Caroline' video speaks out

He's been been consumed with fear since a woman falsely accused him of sexual assault.

abcnews.go.com

 

[playahaitian]

see this bullsh*t just gets my blood boiling.

they do this to US all the time

it reminds me of the little boy who got LIED on in a bodega in NY by this decrepit white chick

and was FORCED by his mother to ACCEPT her apology and PUBLICLY say he FORGAVE her.

'I don't forgive this woman, and she needs help': Black child wrongly accused of grabbing 'Cornerstore Caroline'

The 9-year-old spoke out at a community meeting held to address the incident.

abcnews.go.com

Video Clears Black Child Accused of Groping White Woman in NYC Bodega

She called the cops on the crying child, claiming the boy grabbed her butt.

www.thedailybeast.com

 

[Non-StopJFK2TAB]

Only white people can believe that they can create an entertaining dance.

 

[Amajorfucup]

I'm already done with it. I said my point and you wanted to know more about it, so I told you. You seem to really be worried about what I think enough to ask me.

I read an inane post and merely wanted clarity on your rationale. I also knew your followup post would further expose that you actually had no rationale. Just a bunch of nonsense about an overreaction while you had more posts actually overreacting than anyone else .

Good thing you're done with it tho.

 

[exiledking]

I read an inane post and merely wanted clarity on your rationale. I also knew your followup post would further expose that you actually had no rationale. Just a bunch of nonsense about an overreaction while you had more posts actually overreacting than anyone else .

Good thing you're done with it tho.

Boy you still talkin?

 

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[spider705]

Has it been mentioned that the creator of the dance performed during a time out at halfcourt of the nba all star game and was given credit as the creator as well?

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cool, it has been... carry on

 

[Mp Ray]

1. Fuck I hate CACs...... 2. It makes me cringe when they do shit we create.... 3. My daughter will be educated on this type of shit and never be caught slipping by lil WBs (She only 3 but I'm training her early, my son 11 and he ain't with the shits with no CACs already )

Glad that baby got her credit and shine but I want some $$$ in her family's pocket too, in whatever way they can.

 

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[Gemini]

White girls gonna steal this one too lol

 

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mom look good

 

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[Flawless]

Why is this news? New dances come out all the time and no one gets credit for them.

 

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Fortnite’s newest in-game emote is a collaborative one. Epic Games this evening announced the launch of “The Renegade,” the viral TikTok dance created by Atlanta teenager Jalaiah Harmon. The Twitter account for Fortnite openly cites Harmon, writing, “Go, go, go, go, let’s go and bust out some [fire] moves by @jalaiah.”

It’s not clear whether Epic and Harmon struck some type of licensing deal, but it’s a possibility considering the developer’s rocky legal history with dance emotes. Throughout Fortnite’s meteoric rise starting in the fall of 2017, the game has featured a number of real-world dances copied from pop culture.

Sometimes the emotes were inspired by dances on old television shows, like the default dance inspired by Scrubs actor Donald Faison. But quite often these dances were invented by black creators and later went viral on social media. A number of lawsuits were ultimately filed against Epic over claims the company infringed on some variety of either likeness or copyright by using the dances without permission.

In this case, however, it appears Epic is openly citing the creator of the dance its newest emote emulates, and it would be quite strange to do so without having first collaborated with Harmon to get it in the game. The developer seems to no longer interested in taking existing dances and turning them into emotes without credit, as was its strategy in the past for some popular dances.


The company held a TikTok dance contest earlier this year with transparent licensing terms and has been turning popular streamer dance moves into emotes with the permission and collaboration of the creators themselves. Popular streamer Tyler “Ninja” Blevins got his own skin, emote, and other in-game items as part of a deal with Epic back in January.

The inclusion of the Renegade emote is also a nice gesture for Harmon, who largely went unrecognized for her dance even as it became one of the most popular moves on TikTok and other social platforms earlier this year. Only after articles by publications like The New York Times and Vox did Harmon get the proper credit for her massively influential contribution to pop culture. And now Harmon will be forever immortalized in the world of Fortnite.