Boogie Woogie gate

 One of the more absurd items on youtube is about a musician in the UK who  plays the public piano (i.e. a piano put there that anyone can play).

and who was streaming (luckily) his music, and then some Chinese carrying a Chinese flag tried to stop him, and when he asked if they were Chinese, they accused him of racism.

Here is the video, (until they take it down for complaints). I should add that early in the video he calls them Japanese, which is maybe why he asked if they were Chinese. And notice that they are merely standing around for nine minutes and didn't bother to move, which would have been easy.

Turn on to listen to the wonderful music, or if you want to see absurdity in action fast forward to nine minutes....

...music restarts at 30 minute mark.

in the meanwhile, the ChiComs are busy spreading their side of the story, which of course is proved to be a lie if you watch the video. So they are now trying to get the video removed from You tube.

A little late, since over 8 million folk have already watched it.

to show he wasn't picking on the Chinese, here is an older video of playing at what appears to be the same site. Playing piano and interacting with some of those listening, and even asking them to join him in making music...

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Note he has 2 million followers so if youtube demonatizes him, it will affect his income. Never mind that their story is proved to be a lie by the original video.

I should also note that he has videos of various security type trying to shut him down in the past. 

The piano was donated and placed there by Elton John, with the idea that ordinary folk could play it in public.

And although the piano was corded off after the incident, it is now released to be played.

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update: the free Hong Kong activists use the piano to protest how China has destroyed freedom in that city.

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update

these vloggers explain both sides of the story, putting it into context of Chinese culture.