I take solace in the fact that the course of history was never changed by the many but by the few who risked exposing facts by written word reminds me always that the Pen Is Mightier than the Sword. When the self righteous is poked into undying rage the real personality explodes like dynamite and the self proclaimed veneer vanishes into thin air like the mist from dawn. Let the chips fall where they may.
“The idea that sex is something a woman gives a man, and she loses something when she does that, which again for me is nonsense. I want us to raise girls differently where boys and girls start to see sexuality as something that they own, rather than something that a boy takes from a girl.”
— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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Sunday, May 19, 2013
Big up the Man dem pon the Corner
Have your ever ventured outside of the hotel hubris to experience the genuine Jamaican cultural experience. Jamaica is not centrally about drugs, guns and scammers. There is more to this cultural melting pot than corrupt police man and harassing tourist hucksters.
There is nothing like “chilling with your corner friend at the corner shop”. That is the essence of the average Jamaican social setting, a pot of soup, a bottle of rum and some good old Tommy lee is probably characteristic of most “family and friend cook outs in Jamaica.
Do not exclude the “reasoning that often follows it” Profound social commentary and shared philosphies on the personality and ideology of the Jamaican communities.It is an exchange of soul, stories and experiences. The central life phenomenas that bonds every Jamaican together.
Grudges and disputes are settled as the rum and the food often brings people back together. Chillin by the beach, underneath the ackee tree or around the playfield are crucial social gatherings for Jamaicans trying to make sense of the banality of life and harsh economical climate.
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