That’s the thrust of the Pitchfork article I shared further down, compounded with the fact that, when you’re an entertainer, you can’t estimate nor guarantee income (a requirement for Section 8).

i am now watching the documentary embedded in the article - i have seen it before but it’s been a while - bounce music is so infectious and happy and just makes you get up and move. and Freedia has such a voice! so thanks again for the link! has made lunch much more fun.

She plead guilty to stealing $35K in section 8 housing vouchers. But it seems there is some context and a bit of mitigating circumstances to it, after poking around a little on the internet:

ambASSador

She’s not an originator. Just a current...diplomat?

Concur! I’m 36 and honed my P-pop in Houston. We got everything our cousins in the ‘Nolia got as soon as they came down I-10.‘Gimme what you got for a pork chop,’ Ha! It’s crazy that was truly back in the day. We had so many choices: you could pop, tick (tell me you still know how!), roll, all sorts of stuff. I hope…

Thank you. I love Big Freedia and her tv show is fabulous. everything i know about bounce (which is admittedly next to nothing) comes from her.

Based on this article, I don’t think she is wishing that she had copyrighted it or that no one could use it without her permission.

The important thing isn’t where it came from, but who is abusing the term (RIP “woke”, “hot mess”) and who sucks at actually twerking.

It IS called Pussy Popping. No debate, no hedging, no discussion. Twerking can include other bounce dances and can be co-opted by others in sanitized, comical ways. But what Mannie knew, Cheeky knew, Ms. Tee knew, and every Black girl with a sweaty bra and a perm lost to the beat knew is that P-popping is its own…

great article. would love to see the full panel.