Frequent references to Vogue and fashion designers, such as Alexander McQueen. Occasional mentions of products, such as iPod, Cheerios, Nissan. Here, I could be more than the settings applied to my life by society. If I were a decent breakdancer, these people would respect me. "Somehow I knew, in that moment, that all that mattered in this particular world was talent. We were white and black and brown brought together by a single interest. I was surrounded by diverse bodies and faces I was hearing Spanish in one ear and Chinese in the other. Maybe it was because the self-selecting demographic in here was different. I didn't know why it suddenly didn't matter what I looked like, why my appearance garnered no reactions. In here, people didn't seem to care at all about me no one looked at me, eyes merely glanced off my face and body as they scanned the room. Music was reverberating against the walls and ceilings, the bass pulsing in my eardrums. Also the ability of music and shared interest to bring people together. Strong messages of family, friendship, tolerance, diversity, kindness, and choosing to overcome ignorance - your own, and other people's.
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