The euphoria that is experienced through dance, music and drugs in the funk scene and others does represent a physical liberation for the body that is psychologically tormented by systemic oppression. Dancing is the attempt to get the duppy out of you. The drugs are used for the purpose of self medicating to ease the mental pain and reach euphoric heights. It is also a used as an escape mechanism to numb the pain from the struggles of black urban life.
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