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[llcoolvad]

I found this via CNN:

I don't want to think about politics, or society, or treatment of prisoners, or anything! I just want to groove to 1,500 hardened Philippine convicts dancing to "Thriller."  Making something beautiful out of something ugly. And hey! Zombies!

Other videos from the same prison.
The CNN article I read.

As you were...

Comments

[istemi.livejournal.com]

It was uncomfortable to watch the first time - is this a human rights violation, and if so, how bad is it that I'm enjoying it so much? The articles I read suggest it's purely voluntary, so I felt much better.

( Now... are there sequels?)

[llcoolvad.livejournal.com]

That's a good point -- I had read the article first, so I didn't have the worry about the human rights violation angle.

The videos are strangely compelling (and toe-tappy!). I wish the warden was a better cameraman. And I wish the longer videos didn't degenerate halfway through into scary Philippine pop music. But I still find it sort of heartwarming. And then I try to picture the guys from "Oz" all marking time while a shemale flounces around in mock terror. It's an interesting mental exercise...