Beautiful voice from such pain

What is with Jamaicans and beating kids? Ik I'm going to get called soft for saying this but I don't see the point in it? Some parents beat there kids black and blue and the kid will still just go and do the same thing again anyways. One excuse I see people say is that "Ohh it takes too long to do naughty corner and different discipline methods" but yet they'll run up and down and beat there kids for hours. At what point does it start to be seen as child abuse? People will do wicked things like beat there kids with iron bars, wood. I've even heard this mad story that someone bashed their kid head against a wall and neighbours will say nothing since they're "disciplining their children". I'm not saying don't discipline your kids and let them rule you but surely there's a different way to discipline them. Kids grow up and laugh about it thinking it's ok, when it's not, at least not for me. They'll say they came out fine but not everybody has the same luck. It can mess up some people in the head. One thing I'll never do is beat my kids when I have them.

It's so sad that our society has made you hate yourself so much that you would bleach your skin to look more like the oppressor who once enslaved you ☹️

It really hurts my heart so bad when I see bleachers especially e skoolaz dem .

You would rather hv bun up face and fava pinado then have black, clean skin.

I am light bc some of my family is white. A couple times someone I know starts bleaching and them tell me seh "me soon white out like u" and I tell them "why ? look how beautiful u are dark why would u want to risk cancer for this" and dem tell me seh "oh you alone wah brown??!" And then stop talking to me.

People want to pay me big money to promote dem cream brand and when I go in my darkskin is beautiful tangent dem think seh me crazy.

When will we start loving ourself and stop saying things like "black like tar" "nice and brown" ? We need to be freed from the shackles of colorism. We can start with shooting down anyone who says these words and remind them why u want to look sick, pale and gray instead ?

Big up alla di darkskin girl an youth dem weh know seh dem look good !!!!!!!

It seems as if people were misunderstanding my last post so I decided to rewrite it. This post is for Jamaicans who are also victims of parents with extremely high egos and who have been neglected or abused by them.

I think this stems from abuse or neglect they could’ve faced during childhood. A lot of older Jamaicans have endured a lot of abuse from their parents and ended up treating their children the same. This post isn’t for those that have great parents but is for those who have been abused by their Jamaican parents or who have witnessed it.

I have multiple chronic illnesses and it seemingly can’t get into my parents heads that I’m not lazy but I’m simply disabled.

I’ve observed that a lot of our parents think we owe them something. My parents constantly criticize me about everything and compare me to everyone. They blame me for everything and I know for a fact that other Jamaicans have been through the same.

What really solidified my belief that my parents have narcissistic TENDENCIES (not saying they are a narcissist) is when I told them about me getting r worded by a classmate and in response my mother blamed me and my father yelled at me and called me a liar.

I have observed that a lot of Jamaican parents would rather believe an adult before they believe their child. I have experienced this and I know many people who have. I have been neglected medically by my parents. I have been denied physical therapy by my father since I “can exercise at home” among other things.

Again I’m not saying that these people are narcissists I’m simply saying that they show a lot of these traits. A lot of Jamaican men have mothers that see them as their partners and get jealous of their girlfriends. A lot of Jamaican mothers purposely sabotage their daughters and set them up for failure. A lot of parents also cannot respect their child’s boundaries in any form, constantly searching their child’s phone and possibly taking away their doors when the child has done nothing wrong.

I know not everyone might relate to this post but some Jamaicans definitely do. A lot of parents or elders love to twist the words of others/their children and say they said something else and a lot of them also feel entitled to all the money you make. One thing I think is a huge sign is that I’ve heard so many stories of Jamaican women neglecting their children for a man.

I was watching the Jamaican version of pop-the-balloon and I am flabbergast at how many Jamaicans are now using the n-word like Americans. I prided myself on the fact that we didn’t use that word, but I guess I was wrong. Love Jamaican culture, my grandparents are Jamaican and I grew up with it. But it seems like younger Jamaicans really want to be like Americans. I say this as an American myself, that’s just what I observed. Sad, because Jamaican culture is great.

Do yall agree with her?

Ive always been curious as to why Jamaica seems to have such deep rooted issues with LGBT folk, and was curious as to the history behind it and was curious as to why do you guys think that is?

Theres crazy amount of songs, that reference gay folk in a negitive way which to me was crazy because Jamaica has always been about love and peace.

I will say, it seems like the younger generation, are much more improved, in terms of acceptance which is good to see!

Is it a kind of madness to deny your African roots? Discussing the case of the diaspora in Jamaican, Dr. Imani Tafari Ama argues yes - claiming a kind of cognitive dissonance has set in. She compares Black identity in Jamaica and the Caribbean more widely with how other races living in diasporas have a clear sense of where they are from. She surges her community to rid itself of an imposed identity and reclaim its true, African self.

I could encompass this to just WI culture in general. But here are points i've heard over the years:

• Dancehall's hypersexual nature and lyrics (i.e stuff like daggering)
• Gyallis culture
• Jamaican relationship dynamics (Lots of Jamaican men are very straight forward)
• Adolescents having sexual partners very early

Wondering if this is just manufactured hate from online or is this a real thing.

I love my country. The people are very talented. The culture is amazing. For the love of all that is holy, taxi men and vendors (usually males) stop calling random women mother or baby mother. Stop calling random men daddy or uncle. I detest this practice. I don't have any kids.

If I go shopping in the market and you address me this way, I am not buying from or if I need a taxi, I am not coming into your cab. It is disrespectful to me. Miss, Madam, ma'am, I can accept.

Mi mada did fraid bad a Jonkunnu when di man dem pon stilts did a march dung di road. She still fraid a dem up to dis day!

Had someone from America (that was black) say that Jamaicans didn't have much of an influence culturaly in the UK. Im Jamaican but migrated to the USA when I was 2 years old. How much of an impact has Jamaica had on the general culture there?

As the title says. I'm not doing this to spark a hateful discussion in the comments but if people have real questions I could give insight. I am as uptown as they come, the patois, the schools, the community. I also feel like there are a lot of misconceptions about the mentality of uptown Jamaicans that I read here that maybe I could clear up. Also, I am home for summer and bored.

As a Jamaican woman, I’ve noticed a disturbing trend where the blame for many societal issues is placed on women. For example, when Jamaican men commit crimes, it’s often said that women are the ones hiding the criminals. When men turn to same-sex relationships, some claim it's because women are supporting this shift, pushing it forward. Even in cases where men commit violent crimes, the narrative is that women are the ones "pulling the strings," yet investigations still show that it's men who are mostly arrested for these crimes.

When a woman is killed for cheating, the blame is placed on her, but you rarely hear of women killing their partners for infidelity. Our society often praises men for having "woman inna bundle" and being "gyalis," yet when a woman cheats, she is labeled with derogatory terms.

Femicide rates in Jamaica are alarmingly high, placing us among the top 10 countries where women are targeted. Despite this, I keep hearing the argument that crime in Jamaica isn’t specifically aimed at women and it affects everyone. This perspective downplays the reality that domestic violence significantly contributes to our murder rates too.

Another narrative being pushed hard is the issue of "jacket". While this may have been more common in past generations due to limited resources and education, it doesn’t hold the same weight today. We see a decline in birth rates and the idea of women having multiple baby fathers is not as widespread as it's portrayed. Yet, I hear men saying they've “wised up” and are choosing not to have children, this perspective seems disconnected from the actual statistics🙄

I find myself questioning whether I’m being biased, or if women are unfairly blamed for everything. Are women the backbone of the country, or should men start taking more responsibility for the issues we face? When will accountability shift to where it belongs?

Don't get me wrong, I am not a feminist or anything and I understand we as women definitely have our flaws, very bad flaws. I just like seeing accountability.

I want to see our men stand up for women, be the backbone for our women, lead our women...not evade every accountability as if you dodging bullets.

Am I hoping for too much?

Hhh

Spring cleaning and found this. Does anyone else have their primary school photos from long ago?

Examples:

“I don’t like Bob Marley”

“I don’t eat ackee”

“Bun & Cheese is overrated”

“Barbados has better beaches than us”

FYI, none of these are my own. I’ll add my own once the ball gets rolling a bit…

Just curious how elderly Jamaicans feel about Dancehall music, since a lot of it is dirty and sexual.

I loveeee dancehall and there is this sweet elderly lady at my job who is from Jamaica. i was going to tell her how much I love dancehall lol but l didn’t because I wasn’t sure how she would react.

For example a lot of elderly latinos don’t appreciate reggaeton because its highly sexual, dirty etc. is this kind of the same thing?

Thank you.