Talk:Just Dance 2017/@comment-25359210-20160921142259/@comment-1465604-20160921164122

It's offensive because the only things they have in common is being in Middle Eastern languages and having an Middle Eastern theme. I mean, why isn't anyone comparing "Leila" or "Fatima" to "India Whaale" or "Lean On" despite similar themes and even slightly similar dances?

That's right, because India Whaale is in Hindi and "Lean On" is in English. For everyone to automatically and quickly compare "Leila" and "Fatima" is actually slightly racist. They neither sound alike nor are the dances similar.

By the way, they're technically by the same singer, but only because the version of "Fatima" used in the series is a cover version. This is like comparing "Oops I Did It Again" to "Dancing Diva" because they're both credited to The Girly Team. Heck, Cheb Salama sounds completely different on "Leila" than on "Fatima", most likely because he was trying to emulate the singing voice of the original artist of "Fatima" but for "Leila" he just sung it his way.

As for dances, "Fatima" was just straight up belly dancing, with slightly more focus on arm movements than in regular belly dancing while "Leila" is just a straight up dance, with a lot more hip movements. Heck, if you fitted it over "Hips Don't Lie", people would probably not bat an eye because the dance movements are really that region-specific for the most part.

So, again, how come people immediately compared "Leila" to "Fatima"? It couldn't be the dance routines. It couldn't be the overall sound of the songs (because even if you discount Cheb's singing, the two songs have completely different sounds, one being a folk song and the other being a modern Middle Eastern pop fusion song). It couldn't even be the outfits.

Nope, it's because they're both Middle Eastern-themed. Wow, super-similar! Must compare at once!