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Also parodied was Cornelius' tendency to sway when MCing, lampshaded on Mad TV once.
Never Live It Down: Although outlasting the genre by two decades, the show couldn't escape its connection to disco (particularly big bellbottoms and bigger Afros).
Older Than They Think: Carol Song had been a Soul Train Dancer since at least the late 1970s.
Replacement Scrappy: After Don Cornelius stepped away from hosting, every subsequent host was tolerated at best by the fandom.
The Scrappy: Any white male dancer in the Soul Train Line. Bro, give it up — you can't dance.
White women tended to avoid this Trope, holding their own on the dance floor.
White singers were tolerated, but only a few of them (including Elton John, Michael McDonald and David Bowie[1]) were deemed worthy.
↑hilariously, as he was transitioning to his aristocratic, "emotionless Aryansuperman" "Thin White Duke" phase
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