A London man named Sean has become famous and is getting a dance party supported by celebrities after he was fat-shamed on 4Chan for dancing at a concert.
- Mar 9, 2015
AceShowbiz - It was all started when a 4Chan user posted last month pictures of an overweight man dancing at a concert along with caption, "Spotted this specimen trying to dance the other week. He stopped when he saw us laughing." After the pictures went viral, a Twitter user named Cassandra initiated a campaign to stand up against the bullies along with other 1,700 women.
Anyone know this man or who posted this? There's a huge group of ladies in LA who would like to do something special pic.twitter.com/DGbu3AXOrB
— Cassandra (@CassandraRules) March 5, 2015Cassandra tweeted last week two photos of Sean who's nicknamed Dancing Man along with caption, "Anyone know this man or who posted this? There's a huge group of ladies in LA who would like to do something special." She and her supporters then began promoting hashtag #FindDancingMan to find Sean. In only 12 hours, a Twitter user named Max Taucer found Sean.
#FindDancingMan spotted in London with latest dancing partner pic.twitter.com/TmjhNZ8Rk2
— Max Taucer (@MaxTaucer) March 6, 2015Cassandra then asked Max to send an invitation to a dance party to the Dancing Man. A fundraising page for the dance party was set up with a goal of $20,000. More than $35,000 has already been donated.
@MaxTaucer can you pass him our invitation? pic.twitter.com/FXkxV5bLh2
— Cassandra (@CassandraRules) March 6, 2015Sean then created a Twitter account with username @Dancingmanfound. He replied to Cassandra's invitation, "@CassandraRules @MaxTaucer #finddancingman. Cassandra just seen invite and would love to join you in LA for a dance off!!" Cassandra then responded, "YAY TWITTER!!! @Dancingmanfound #FindDancingMan. We are going to dance!!!"
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We are going to dance!!! pic.twitter.com/G7FxuiSsIh
— Cassandra (@CassandraRules) March 6, 2015Pharrell Williams tweeted on Saturday, "Hey @CassandraRules keep me posted about your dance party! @Dancingmanfound, never be ashamed of yourself. You are both truly #OTHER." Cassandra replied, "@Pharrell @Dancingmanfound that means so much, I am a huge fan of yours. we would love to have you if you want to stop by!" The "Happy" hitmaker responded to her with an OK emoji.
Sean tweeted, "@Pharrell @CassandraRules Thanks for the interest and the tweet. Today is a day I have never imagined would happen."
Moby also wanted to join the dance party, tweeting, "I offer my dj services for free for #DancingMan #DancingManFound #FindDancingMan . no one should ever be ashamed about dancing."
Other celebrities like Andrew W.K., Ellie Goulding, Cher Lloyd and Susan Sarandon also offered their support to Sean.
@jayzombie Of course! This guy is totally a dance party master and I'm backing him all the way.
— ANDREW W.K. (@AndrewWK) March 7, 2015
I want to dance with #dancingman and play at the party.
— Ellie Goulding (@elliegoulding) March 8, 2015
I wanna dance with @Dancingmanfound !!!!! ��°ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½
— Cher Lloyd (@CherLloyd) March 7, 2015
Hey @Dancingmanfound, dancing is a basic human right & I applaud your spirit. Dancing in my kitchen with you now. #DanceLikeNobodysWatching
— Susan Sarandon (@SusanSarandon) March 7, 2015The L.A. Coliseum agreed to host the party while the Los Angeles Tourism and Convention Board volunteered to pay for Sean's travel from London to L.A.
@CassandraRules @Dancingmanfound @Pharrell we would love to donate the "worlds greatest stadium" for the worlds greatest dance party!
— LA Memorial Coliseum (@lacoliseum) March 7, 2015
@CassandraRules a party @lacoliseum for @Dancingmanfound w/ @Pharrell & @thelittleidiot is the perfect #LAstory. We��¢ï¿½ï¿½ll cover his travel!
— discoverLA (@discoverLA) March 8, 2015
Just woke up to be greeted with so many more kind words. Big thanks again and am sure the charity will appreciate it as well. Thanks again
— Dancing Man (@Dancingmanfound) March 7, 2015
