OREN SEGAL: And that's what makes it, I think, particularly insidious, is the use and co-opting of, you know, pop culture in order to make extremist points.ĪLLAM: That's Oren Segal of the Anti-Defamation League.
I don't want it to come to that.ĪLLAM: The same fun word, a chilling new context. UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #7: Do not think for one second that there aren't people that would love to see this thing to get started, that would love to see this boogaloo start rolling. UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #6: When the boogaloo happens, these are the people that you're going to have to watch out for. UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #5: So many people are saying that the boogaloo is about to kick off in Virginia. In dozens of YouTube videos, they promise armed rebellion if the government tries to take their guns - a civil war, or Civil War 2: Electric Boogaloo. But it's especially popular among right-wing militias and self-described patriot groups. That includes anarchists and others on the far left. UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #4: Welcome back to Aspirant Gaming, and welcome back to Patrol Memes 2: Electric Boogaloo.ĪLLAM: Today, boogaloo has seeped out of the gaming community and found fertile ground in militant fringe movements.
Most importantly for the spread of the meme, it took root among gamers. The title has evolved into a meme, a sarcastic way to describe any unwanted sequel, and not just for movies. Electric Boogaloo is Breakdance 2.ĪLLAM: "Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo" was a dud. UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #3: (Rapping) Electric boogaloo, the ultimate show with Kelly, Ozone and Turbo.
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But it wasn't until 1984 that boogaloo, or at least the way we think of it now, had its defining moment thanks to a movie - actually, the sequel to a movie about breakdancing. I used to get dizzy doing it.ĪLLAM: Over the decades, the word came in and out of use. JAMES BROWN: The boogaloo is probably one of the hardest dances in the world. It bounced around from New York's Spanish Harlem to R&B artists in Chicago and other cities. I said I like it like that.ĪLLAM: Boogaloo began as a sound and a dance. PETE RODRIGUEZ: (Singing) I like it like that. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "I LIKE IT LIKE THAT") We're talking boogaloo tactics right now.ĪLLAM: How did the word end up on the YouTube channels of armed and angry white guys? UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #1: All right, so we're hot. Now it refers to their coming apart, civil war - in some quarters, a race war. It once represented a fusion of people and cultures. Some 50 years later, the word is still part of American pop culture but with a very different meaning. Let's do the boogaloo.ĪLLAM: Boogaloo emerged as a mash-up of black and Latin American influences. TOM AND JERRIO: (Singing) Papa choo (ph). It also introduced America to a new word - boogaloo. HANNAH ALLAM, BYLINE: In 1965, this song by Tom and Jerrio was a hit. TOM AND JERRIO: (Singing) Hey, hey, boogaloo. Now the story about the strange journey of a word that's popular in far-right corners of the internet.
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