yet another ‘humans are space orcs’ idea

jumpingjacktrash:

what if our most iconic contribution to galactic culture is the haka?

not just the haka itself, but the concept of a war dance. some other species have dance or something like it, but it’s either specifically a courtship thing, or it’s very homey and cooperative, pretty much folk dance. the idea of dancing as a way to showcase aggression is just – wham, cognitive dissonance.

and then you add on the way humans will make their bodies do impossible things, and wear outfits that show off how muscular they are? and the music, my stars, it’s so violent!

everyone finds it extremely intimidating.

exporting war dancing was not intentional, per se. it’s just that some human pirate hunter decided to pull an iron man and broadcast ‘bitch better have my money’ on all channels while hitting some freight raiders and the crew had a lot of adrenaline to work out.

now it’s a tradition.