They stalked on the roof of the facility with gigantic pepper ball guns, drove a large bus with shaded windows into the loading zone, glowered at the proceedings from behind balaclavas, and fired some pepper balls at protestors camping out closer to the entrance gate of the facility, across the street from the kitschy aerobics class. These videos have a very specific aesthetic, the sort that can seem cringe in one decade and kitchy-cool in another: soft focus lenses, pastel colored rooms, neon-pastel leotards and leg-warmers, wild blowout haircuts, and textured, dynamic synth soundtracks, and a light, positive tone, with interspersed “woos” and Fonda telling her students to “feel the burn.” Jane, still connected to the struggle even today, put a lot of the money she made from these videos into New Left political action committees. When we reinforce the connections within our local community, that is a way of defying the fascist government trying to overtake our cities, rip families apart, and deport people even when they’ve been contributing members of our community their whole life, so this is something that keeps us in community,” Rae said.“We get our heart rate up, we’re dancing together, we’re moving in synchronicity, we’re feeling each other’s energy, we’re vibing.”
Author: Corbin Smith
Published at: 2025-11-11 22:00:00
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