A Sensible Discussion About Twerking With Its Foremost Expert

Sissy bounce queen Big Freedia appeared on last night's episode of FXX's Totally Biased to promote her upcoming reality show on Fuse. Her ensuing interview with W. Kamau Bell was a refreshing alternative to the online hysteria about twerking, Miley Cyrus, and cultural appropriation. Freedia, as you may know, attempted…
Today in dumb controversies: Yesterday's world record for "Most People Twerking Simultaneously" has been formally challenged.
A Twerking World Record Attempt Is Happening Today
Big Freedia is the undisputed queen of sissy bounce. She's a New Orleans hip-hop diva who's toured around the country with a twerking team long before the word demanded a supercut. Her signature track is "Azz Everywhere," though she's also got one called "Make Ya Booty Go," and now Big Freedia wants to reclaim her…
The "Worst Twerk Fail EVER" Video Was a Fake Jimmy Kimmel Production
As many suspected, the "Worst Twerk Fail EVER" video is a fake. Jimmy Kimmel, who had a hand in its making, confirmed it tonight on his show.
Anna Wintour Cancels a Miley Cyrus Vogue Cover Due to Twerking, Bears
Intimidating bob of hair Anna Wintour may have canceled Miley Cyrus's upcoming Vogue cover after the young chanteuse's performance at the Video Music Awards. The 20-year-old, who only wanted the world to google "twerk" on a Monday morning in August, was photographed for the cover of the December issue of Vogue.
Morgan Freeman Recites the Dictionary Definition of the Word 'Twerking'
Word on the street is that the Oxford dictionary (well, Oxford Dictionaries Online, but still) has added "twerking" to its ever growing list of the darndest things the kids these days are saying.
Instagram's new video feature has already reached its logical conclusion: Twerkforthegram, which promises six twerk out videos "every couple hours." Does this count as ratchet? We're still not sure.
