Friday, November 15, 2013

America's Trends: Ooh Kill Em


“Ooh Kill Em” is the new saying and dance craze. There always seems to be something that we think is cool and become obsessive with. Why do people do this? Sometimes it’s because of the people behind the dance, and other times it’s just becomes a universal trend. This time it happens to be because of a specific person. A 6 year old cousin of Maleek Taylor.

            Maleek Taylor is a star basketball player in the state of Georgia, and he had a lot of followers on his vine account. It all started when he started to take vines (6 second videos) of his little cousin named Terio. Most people think having a younger kid do something makes it funnier. In this case that it what happened. Terio is known for his saying “Kill Em” and that dance he does with it.

            This dance and saying isn’t limited just to people who follow or have a vine. It’s possible to have seen it if you don’t even know what it is. If you’re a sports fan I’m sure you’ve seen it at least once. For example last Sunday Tavon Austin of the St. Louis Rams scored three touchdowns, and on one of them he celebrated in the end zone just how cousin Terio would. Justin Tucker, kicker of the Baltimore Ravens hit a game winning field goal against the Cincinnati Bengals, and used the same celebration. The last one I want to say was in the preseason game of the Chicago Bulls. Derrick Rose of the Bulls made an off balance acrobatic looking layup, and after making it the announcer said “Derrick Ooh Kill Em.”  

            So how does something like this become so popular? America very easily grabs a new trend, and makes it something that many people do or talk about. The only question is what the next trend is going to be.
Terio Killin Em

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