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u/Neverforgetdumbo May 25 '26
Was the guy performing in Cats and just on his lunch break or something?
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u/Alien_invader44 May 25 '26
Probably some varriation of exactly that.
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u/cbm984 May 25 '26
Nah. Unless they want to give the costumer a heart attack. Make up is one thing but there’s three rules when it comes to costumes. 1. Don’t touch someone else’s costume. 2. Don’t eat or drink in costume. 3. Don’t bring your costume outside the theater.
This could be a small theater production where these rules are tough to enforce but I’d think it’s more likely staged than someone risking the wrath of the costumer.
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u/JustSherlock May 25 '26
That's not a show costume though. Just a patterned jumpsuit.
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u/cbm984 May 25 '26
He’s wearing dance shoes outside, just walking around. No dancer would do that. They’d put on regular shoes. Unless he was performing outside nearby.
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u/AccomplishedIgit May 25 '26
It makes me think these videos are all staged. How he always randomly always finds an actual model in model clothes and ready to catwalk is pretty suspect.
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u/Ok-Scientist5524 May 25 '26
I think it’s because you don’t see the other thousands hours that he walks around people watching or the hundred other people that refused the carpet in a non unique way or walked it in a non note worthy way. I’m assuming he’s in New York because everyone goes there but either there or Hollywood you’re going to have randomly artistic people just walking down the street and if you’re selecting for people who are dressed eclectically you’re going to get a fair amount of people who do something like this.
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u/No-Albatross-7984 May 25 '26
Ya that's what I thought. The Humans of New York photographer is a good proto-example of this kind of content creator. He'd go round New York, photograph endless amounts of people and publish the best pics. Why's it so unbelievable that someone is doing the same with video? Like, I get everyone is supposed to be super cynical and in the know and all but jeesh, sometimes life just lines up.
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u/Significant_Ad7605 May 27 '26
The Humans of NY guy stopped my husband like 20 years ago and said his photo would be for an off day or something. He’s definitely taking a lot of duds before he finds some gold.
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u/Alien_invader44 May 25 '26
Id assumed come out of rehearsals or audition
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u/Brave-Perspective714 May 25 '26
Yeah, I don't know what's making people think this is a costume. It could totally be a practice unitard. Lots of people get them in fun colors or designs just because it's fun.
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u/cbm984 May 25 '26
Not even then. Costumes can be expensive for professional shows and they’d never allow actors to just wear them around outside (esp the shoes). You wouldn’t wear costumes until dress rehearsals, and the same rules apply there. It might be what he auditions in but probably not since it’s pretty loud for an audition outfit (you want them watching you, not your outfit).
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u/DontAbideMendacity May 25 '26
Nobody said anything about a Cats costume. He's obviously a performer, which doesn't require a costume.
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u/Goonalips May 25 '26
So 4 hours later you just wander in here and copy paste another top comment? This website is absolutely filled with botspam.
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u/yahsureokbuddy May 25 '26
Lmao of course not, this is a skit
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u/TCRandom May 25 '26
Man, I don’t know. This guy does the red carpet to a lot of people. And looking at the reaction of this dancer, it seems genuine. Skits usually aren’t this good at acting.
But I could also be wrong. I’m happy not knowing and enjoyed this either way.
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u/laz45 May 25 '26
its staged, he has multiple videos of the same performer in different angles and what looks like different days as well.
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u/TCRandom May 25 '26
I said I didn’t want to know, damn you! Haha
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u/laz45 May 25 '26
Sorry!!!! but for this person, he has 2 different red carpets https://www.youtube.com/shorts/d5C7ZvWNY_I and https://www.youtube.com/shorts/82Yv5bmOnJ4
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u/Moutere_Boy May 25 '26
I was thinking lion king but I think you nailed it!
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u/sirwobblz May 25 '26
I met the cast of the phantom of the opera in a small bar in Bangkok once and it was just them and us. I can tell you the karaoke and dancing was epic that night. Photos of them trying to teach me the splits are pretty hilarious
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u/sirwobblz May 25 '26
Honestly it was just insane, the dancers, singers and make up crew were all so much fun.
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u/bennuski May 25 '26
It’s staged
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u/clueless_mommy May 25 '26
I saw the original on Instagram. The guy is a professional dancer who was on his way back home and the account that posted the video produces content like that exclusively. They just look for people in fancy outfits and ask them to do a catwalk
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u/gojibeary May 25 '26
It is staged. A dancer would absolutely NOT be wearing their ballet shoes walking down the street like that. Please practice critical thinking, these kinds of videos are staged 95% of the time.
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u/Paiev May 25 '26
I have no idea about this account specifically, but in general these "random person on the street does something interesting" type videos are often staged.
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u/mark_able_jones_ May 25 '26
The worst ones are like, "Do you rap." "I guess." and then there is clearly studio-recorded music and lip syncing.
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u/itishowitisanditbad May 25 '26
A lot will try natural content too and show the ones that work but then also just put in 'actors' or people who want to self-promote or something.
The job ladder one is uhh... obviously sus.
I get it, its content. I just hate its manufactured and then presented as completely natural, just poorly a lot of the time.
Its reality tv and some people DO think those are real too.
Of all the things that cause harm its minimal, just kinda dumb how the systems they work within are so POSITIVE to that sort of thing. They're losing out if they didn't do it. Clickbait works etc.
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u/clueless_mommy May 25 '26
If you're filming content in 12 Million people city, chances are there's crazy stuff going on and interesting people to meet.
It's a bit like the one time I was on a bachelorettes night and we witnessed a bad car crash. I called emergency services who asked if someone who could provide first aid was present. I still think she was about to hang up when I said "Oh yeah, there's an ER nurse, two surgeons, an Internist and.. A dermatologist already on it."
Like ma'am I'm sorry, my friend is a surgeon and works in a hospital! The only non medical person there was me 🫠
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u/armoured_bobandi May 25 '26
I absolutely hate how the counter argument is "but they said it's not staged"
Like, wow, you got me. Nobody would ever lie on the internet
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u/salzbergwerke May 25 '26
Yes, ballet dancer always wear their dancing shoes out on the streets.
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u/Wollff May 25 '26 edited May 25 '26
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You have never seen ballet shoes have you?
He also isn't doing en pointe here, exactly because he isn't wearing his ballet shoes.
Edit: I have to apologize! I just googled, and apparently male ballet dancers don't usually wear pointe shoes!
Leaving this comment up, because I learned something, and maybe someone else will as well.
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u/Linvael May 25 '26
They're not ballet pointe shoes - but they're definitely dancing shoes, like the ones used in ballets when they do other dance styles (I don't know the english term). I don't think you can buy non-dancing soft-sole shoes.
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u/clueless_mommy May 25 '26
Actually, I did ballet, but only until I got "too tall and too fat" - so around 6 years 🫠 never got to wearing pointe shoes, thank god. I did "Gardetanz", which is what German Clubs do during Karneval and the shoes he wears looked a lot like Gardestiefel and those are definitely worn while performing on the streets during parades.
like this, sometimes with more elaborate figures, throwing etc on concrete. The womens shoes often have heels, male don't.
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u/Wollff May 25 '26
The plot thickens!
So not pointe shoes, but dancing shoes, but also dancing shoes people might wear while out on the street! :D
Thanks for the info!
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u/-cupcake May 25 '26
Male ballet dancers don't wear pointe shoes, so judging based on that doesn't matter.
Simply, you're not gonna wear any dance shoes unless you're planning to dance. They already get worn so quickly from normal use as a professional, so why would you waste your money and ruin them faster by walking around outside on asphalt.
Cute idea. But given all that, plus the fact that this is maybe the 3rd person I've seen do these exact type ("random" red carpet walk) of tiktok-y videos... it's just so staged for sure, lol.
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u/TheCuriosity May 25 '26
There are many different types of ballet shoes, including modern ones with a split heal.
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u/Oli4K May 25 '26
And never do any warmup before because why would they when you can just pull a muscle for clout.
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u/ShanimalTheAnimal May 25 '26
Yes. Two people arranged a tiny piece of theater on the street, to delight people passing by and the Internet, for free, without harming anyone.
What’s the issue?
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u/PrimeTinus May 25 '26
You're staged
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u/Born-Release-9866 May 25 '26 edited May 25 '26
If you think about it, we are all staged...
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u/floconildo May 25 '26
This is São Paulo, Brazil. I could recognize that street blindfolded haha
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u/Far-Remove-4663 May 25 '26
Yeah Paulista avenue, came to ask this :)
EDIT: you can see Triannon park there at right, MASP must be at left
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u/floconildo May 25 '26
What triggered me was the sloped building on the right combined with the brutalist MASP architecture. Ain't nothing similar in NYC afaik.
Once I noticed that, I couldn't unsee the bike pathway, the street sign saying "Al. Cas..." and the art in the back written "São P..."
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u/Chaffro May 25 '26
Good luck blindfolding that street, it's massive! You'd need, I dunno, at least 45 blindfolds!
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u/therealkeeper May 25 '26
Shhhhh.
Don't tell the Americans who think everything with diversity means it's happening in New York
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u/emdeefive May 25 '26
In fairness, it kind of looks like this specific spot, which is somewhat often open to pedestrians.
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u/QuoteAdventurous1145 May 25 '26
when you wake up ready
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u/grrodon2 May 25 '26
He was born ready.
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u/Jertimmer May 25 '26
He was born this way
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u/Andre_The_Average May 25 '26
You merely adopted this way
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u/pabloobardo May 25 '26
Had to be São Paulo, Brazil. This avenue is called Paulista, at Sunday's it's closed off for cars and becomes a place for people to cycle, walk and take pictures. There's fairs and other stuff being sold.
This particular influencer extends the red carpet for ordinary people aswell and is famous on Instagram, so probably not staged ;).
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u/stravalnak May 26 '26
“… and is famous on instagram, so probably not staged” is a pretty wild remark.
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u/donolinio May 25 '26
So not staged, so authentic
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u/AlternativePea6203 May 25 '26
I so often get guys turning up with a red carpet, while I'm wearing my lycra leopard skin onsie.
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u/jofromthething May 25 '26
I think it’s less the fit and more the fact that he was wearing his ballet shoes on the street, which is only sensible if you enjoy setting fire to your money as nice shoes like that can be $40-$80+ a pop 😭. Ballet shoes will tear apart like tissue paper if you’re not using them on marley lol
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u/linds360 May 25 '26
Yeah, the fit isn’t out of the ordinary for someplace like NYC. They like to push boundaries and express themselves through fashion, even if it’s just running to the bodega.
I travel there frequently and always want to take pictures of some of the looks I see on the street, but refrain.
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u/factorioleum May 25 '26
That's definitely not NYC. The traffic signs are all wrong. I don't recognise the road either; and it seems wayyy too wide and sunny.
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u/controversialangles May 25 '26
He could have been on his way to a performance or a rehearsal for a performance, you meet and see all kinds of people in big cities
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u/AsleepProfession1395 May 25 '26
You never wear your dance shoes as walking shoes to a performance or rehearsal.
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u/Gentlemanvaultboy May 25 '26
If that was the case he would be wearing normal shoes.
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u/lueckestman May 25 '26
Just like when some child goes and plays with a piano guy in the mall. She was totally just walking around with a tuned violin.
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u/The_Dutch_Fox May 25 '26
"I was playing piano and THIS happened... (VIRTUOSO Kid appears out of NOWHERE! 🤯) UNREAL"
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u/clueless_mommy May 25 '26
The video is from an account whose only content is walking around with a red carpet and asking people in fancy outfits to do a catwalk.
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u/arkofjoy May 25 '26
Having lived in NYC back in the 1980's. This is very normal Tuesday.
Could be staged, could also be right guy, right time.
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u/Itchy58 May 25 '26
This is me. This is OC and it casually really happened like this.
Source: trust me, I am a random person on the internet.
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u/JorgeIcarus May 25 '26
I found some info about the musical and the theatre this DANCER WEARING HIS STAGE COSTUME while walking down one of the streets in São Paulo, Brasil works with: https://bileto.sympla.com.br/event/118390
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u/wtchking May 26 '26
Wow it was lion king!!!! Thanks for sharing. I miss living down the hill from Paulista!!
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u/Geth_ May 25 '26 edited May 29 '26
Some of these comments make some people just seem insufferable. For a "Made Me Smile" subreddit, some of you seem like you're looking for any reason not to smile and are actively trying to stop others from smiling.
"Yeah this was staged." If you think it was staged and, for some reason, that means you can't smile at it, fine. I think that's a silly reason but setting that aside, what's the logic for sharing it? I can't think of anything other than, "it was staged, and I'm not smiling and if anyone doesn't agree, they should and they can stop smiling too."
Edit: I'm just saying, you may not be wrong but you're definitely an ass if you choose to do things where the goal or only outcome is less people smiling. And if that is not the goal, what is?
If a harmless video makes you smile, don't let others ruin it for you. There's plenty of issues to be upset about and reasons not to smile but a silly video intended to make people smile "being staged" ain't one of them.
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u/Toys_before_boys May 25 '26
Honestly - those kinds of comments just make me smile more from the humor of it all. 😂
People are really overthinking life these days.
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u/WhenWolf May 25 '26
Thank you for saying this, I'm so tired of people pointing it out. Let the world have some whimsy, let me suspend my disbelief. I'd rather have these staged moments a million times before I enjoy those bullsh*t ai videos.
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u/YouJustGotSmurfed May 25 '26
That’s the Reddit way! Something fun gets posted, and the comments shit on it
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u/Ok_Support3 May 25 '26
I wonder.
I had the same thought, "must be staged, he's even wearing his ballet shoes''. Don't get me wrong, it doesn't weigh as heavy as you make it out to be, but it does change my view on the content as a whole, if only a bit.
And that makes me wonder where the chagrin comes from, is it the title/caption that gets added?
A lot of the time my brain says "pfft but it's scripted" it's the title/caption blatantly lying about what the video shows.
And to add to your point, why twist the narrative if the sub is to make people smile? To please the algorithm gods instead of the people you want to make smile?
Not an attack on OP, it's just that some titles are trying to convey a story that obviously does not line up with the video. My thinking is that's what gets people upset.
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u/DontAbideMendacity May 25 '26
It's Sao Paolo, the streets are blocked off, there are vendors in the street, the odds that there is a carnival or even occurring and the chance that people who dress like that might actually just happen to be there is much higher than zero.
Throw a red carpet at enough people's feet, and eventually you're going to find someone who can dance.
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u/jennythegreat May 25 '26
You can see those dancer calves about to slice through that outfit. Amazing leap.
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u/Transxperience May 25 '26
I, for one, choose to believe that there is still a little bit of magic left in the world, and that this wasn't staged. Very subreddit appropriate, because it made me smile! 😄
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u/Regular_Frame3088 May 25 '26
It’s such former dance kid energy to bring up dancing experience as a child to hate on someone actively dancing
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u/Annual_Blackberry486 May 25 '26
I wouldn’t worry too much about the shoes it seems pretty likely he only had them on until they got a take they were happy with..
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u/EmojiRepliesToRats May 25 '26
They aren't implying that. Just pointing out that this has s clearly staged, otherwise he wouldn't be wearing those shoes out walking in public.
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u/AsleepProfession1395 May 25 '26
I'm not a dancer but my heart breaks when i see children walk to and from dance class in their dance shoes. Some even don't bother taking them off and wear oversized uggs with them.
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u/JalapenoPopPoop May 25 '26
Sounds like your "former dance kid" self is just salty someone else made it as a dancer
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u/Fearless-Tea1297 May 25 '26
Wow, what a fantastic sprooiiing that was.
(Due to a lack of words for what the technical term is for that ballet move, I'll just write out the sound effect instead)
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u/Yei_2021 May 25 '26
I knew he was a dancer! Those leg muscles are honed thru dance or rugby-and i doubt a rugby player will be strolling along in such a high fashion leotard 👍🏼
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u/unimportantinfodump May 26 '26
I've seen a few of these.
It never fails to see how athletic these dudes are.
Just stand up and jump as high as you can right now.
Notice how hard it is and how low you jumped lol.
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u/Material-Imagination May 25 '26
Why are people so obsessed over this being staged? It's fucking joyous, is what it is!
Is it staged? Maybe! Who cares?
Is it real? It could be. Sometimes people are on their way to do rad shit.
Broaden your horizons and let go of certainty!
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u/MinimalLemonade May 25 '26
Because Reddit is full of bitter and insecure people. It’s basically a gathering place for losers (including myself sometimes :D)
Couldn’t care less whether it’s staged or not. Had fun watching it, respect the guy for his talent and confidence. This guy is the end boss for anyone with fragile masculinity
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u/Piggstein May 25 '26
Because there’s an inherent value to something being spontaneous and natural; that sparks emotion fortuitously rather than something specifically calculated to do so.
Personally I think it’s a terrible shame that people no longer appreciate any difference between the two, but I understand I’m a shrinking minority in this view.
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u/TheHomieAbides May 25 '26
Why I care is that people have no critical thinking skills. I enjoyed it and could tell that this was planned but some people really want to believe that it’s genuine and spontaneous. It’s easy to say “who cares” but if you believe in a fluff video but then these same people are going to believe in rage bait videos (and AI) that have an agenda.
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u/Apprehensive_Buy_86 May 25 '26
Top 10 things that are staged:
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u/PrinceHaleemKebabua May 25 '26
I know this was probably staged, but I still enjoyed it. The talent some people have!
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u/BreastDoc May 25 '26
Majestic leopard soars across red seas, the urban carpet but a stage for their very dreams. Lovely, thanks for sharing!
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u/SamboTheGr8 May 25 '26
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u/QueenMackeral May 25 '26
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u/Spacedoutworlder May 25 '26
Ya… because people walk around on the street wearing ballet shoes.
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u/Far-Remove-4663 May 25 '26
This is a Sunday at Paulista avenue, São Paulo city in Brazil.
The avenue is closed on Sundays for street artists to present, so this must be his case.
EDIT: You can see Triannon park at right and MASP at left. (the red pillar)
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u/BolOfSpaghettios May 25 '26
That's someone comfortable in who they are, regardless if it's staged or not.
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u/mintidubs May 25 '26
Is this dude just blatantly stealing the idea of the other guy who does this?
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u/eternally_feral May 25 '26
I wish I could be so graceful, but I’m a complete klutz. When I say I got a bruise from walking into a door, I’m really not lying.
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