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| Dabbing in the Dáil: Richard Boyd Barrett explains dance move during drugs debate | Dabbing in the Dáil: Richard Boyd Barrett explains dance move during drugs debate |
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| It's a global dance craze born out of US hip-hop culture that's swept the world over the last year. | |
| From nightclubs to sports grounds to television studios, it seems almost everyone's had a dip at doing the dab. | From nightclubs to sports grounds to television studios, it seems almost everyone's had a dip at doing the dab. |
| But in a surprising new development, it has worked its way into the stuffy world of Irish politics. | |
| In an attempt to get down with the kids, Richard Boyd Barrett brought the dab to the Dáil - the Irish parliament. | |
| The left-wing Anti-Austerity Alliance People Before Profit politician pulled the move during a debate on the Irish government's Misuse of Drugs Bill on Thursday. | The left-wing Anti-Austerity Alliance People Before Profit politician pulled the move during a debate on the Irish government's Misuse of Drugs Bill on Thursday. |
| Positive | Positive |
| In his speech he said politicians "need to start to listen to young people", adding that some in his Dún Laoghaire constituency in County Dublin had asked him: "Do you have any idea what's going on?" | In his speech he said politicians "need to start to listen to young people", adding that some in his Dún Laoghaire constituency in County Dublin had asked him: "Do you have any idea what's going on?" |
| And he said they asked him to dish out a "bit of street language, from the street" to his fellow parliamentarians in the Dáil. | And he said they asked him to dish out a "bit of street language, from the street" to his fellow parliamentarians in the Dáil. |
| "When kids are trying to make a positive statement on the street they do a thing called a dab," he said. | "When kids are trying to make a positive statement on the street they do a thing called a dab," he said. |
| "I don't if you've ever seen it. | "I don't if you've ever seen it. |
| "I don't know what it means. | "I don't know what it means. |
| "But we need to learn what it means, learn what young people are talking about, what matters to them, what they consider positive activity." | "But we need to learn what it means, learn what young people are talking about, what matters to them, what they consider positive activity." |
| Alienated | Alienated |
| Speaking to The Ryan Tubridy Show on RTÉ Radio 1, Mr Boyd Barrett said "we need more" hip-hop in the Dublin parliament. | Speaking to The Ryan Tubridy Show on RTÉ Radio 1, Mr Boyd Barrett said "we need more" hip-hop in the Dublin parliament. |
| "I don't pretend to be an expert on these things, but it's more from my own kids and young people that I've kind of learnt about these things," he said. | "I don't pretend to be an expert on these things, but it's more from my own kids and young people that I've kind of learnt about these things," he said. |
| "Hip-hop, for a lot of teenagers these days, is the language they speak - it's the cultural language of teenagers." | "Hip-hop, for a lot of teenagers these days, is the language they speak - it's the cultural language of teenagers." |
| He added that it's "very obvious" that many young people "are completely alienated from politics". | He added that it's "very obvious" that many young people "are completely alienated from politics". |
| "In any election, it's clear that the biggest demographic that don't vote and don't engage with politics are young people. | "In any election, it's clear that the biggest demographic that don't vote and don't engage with politics are young people. |
| "I think it's our responsibility top engage with young people." | "I think it's our responsibility top engage with young people." |