A Girl Like Me
Yow this video is what i have been lamenting for several years now, since high school actually, I recommend it to all women, especially all the duncey head ooman out deh who want "pretty hair" pickney and "brown" or half koolie man... redda judgement pon unnu.
This unique blog is Jamaica's very first blog. It documents the work and thoughts of Jamaican Philpsopher, Yannick Nesta Pessoa. I am an Artist, Graphic Designer, Copywriter, Poet, Social Advocate, Community Activist, Western Mirror Columnist and Legal Student. Follow on Twitter & Instagram @yahnyk. Follow on Youtube @ and Reply to yannickpessoa@gmail.com
Thursday, August 31, 2006
Wednesday, August 30, 2006
Letter of the Day
http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20060830/letters/letters1.html
LETTER OF THE DAY - 'No such thing as bad words'
published: Wednesday | August 30, 2006
The Editor, Sir:
There has been lots of media attention placed on badwords, especially when used by artistes and the like. This attention has also carried with it police watch and legal consequences. Now it has come to my attention again that the law of the land has chosen to persecute and prosecute Bounty Killer, also known as Rodney Price, for what? Bad words. Where on earth did we come up with this draconian concept? I would like to ask, what is a bad word really, and as a matter of fact, who decides which words are bad, and how does one decide whether a word is bad or not?
Various terms
A bad word. A curse word. A swear word. A malediction, malison, imprecation, denunciation, execration, anathema, proscription, commination, expletive, disparagement, vilification, or vituperation. Bad language, strong language, foul language, colourful language, blue language, unparliamentary language, profane language, or harsh language. There are almost as many terms to describe these words as there are words themselves. But are these terms accurate? Is there really something bad about certain words? I resoundingly say NO!
We are introduced to the concept of a bad word because an adult hits us or yells at us when we say one. "Don't say that! That's a bad word!", Booduf buff baff! There's nothing like an open handed slap to the mouth to convince a child to adopt your point of view, even when it's a view based on ignorance and prejudice. Of course, the only thing this really teaches the child is that you'll use the threat of violence if he/she says any of these bad words. It doesn't explain exactly WHY the word is bad, or exactly WHAT is bad about it. There's a simple reason for this, and that is the fact that there is NO SUCH THING AS A BAD WORD!
Nothing more than a sound
A word is nothing more than a sound or a combination of sounds, or its representation in writing or printing, that symbolises and communicates a meaning. It's a tool. Tools are good things. Is a hammerscrewdriver into your eye socket, or smash your toes with a hammer, I might just as well find these activities to be a very good thing. But just because a tool may be used in a bad way, doesn't make the screwdriver intrinsically bad. So why should a word be treated any different? bad? How about a screwdriver? Sure, these tools could be used in bad ways, but even that is subjective territory. While you might consider it bad for me to jam a
I am not absolutely sure, but I do believe this ascribing of bad to certain words has its origins in racial and social prejudices inherited from slavery, while others are inherited from old Europa. And to be honest, if I were ever to go to court because of using bad words, then I would have to argue what is a bad word and why is it such before ever being convicted of this ridiculous social norm we have burdened our enslaved minds with.
I am, etc.,
YANNICK NESTA PESSOA
cyber_yan@yahoo.com
Paradise, Montego Bay
LETTER OF THE DAY - 'No such thing as bad words'
published: Wednesday | August 30, 2006
The Editor, Sir:
There has been lots of media attention placed on badwords, especially when used by artistes and the like. This attention has also carried with it police watch and legal consequences. Now it has come to my attention again that the law of the land has chosen to persecute and prosecute Bounty Killer, also known as Rodney Price, for what? Bad words. Where on earth did we come up with this draconian concept? I would like to ask, what is a bad word really, and as a matter of fact, who decides which words are bad, and how does one decide whether a word is bad or not?
Various terms
A bad word. A curse word. A swear word. A malediction, malison, imprecation, denunciation, execration, anathema, proscription, commination, expletive, disparagement, vilification, or vituperation. Bad language, strong language, foul language, colourful language, blue language, unparliamentary language, profane language, or harsh language. There are almost as many terms to describe these words as there are words themselves. But are these terms accurate? Is there really something bad about certain words? I resoundingly say NO!
We are introduced to the concept of a bad word because an adult hits us or yells at us when we say one. "Don't say that! That's a bad word!", Booduf buff baff! There's nothing like an open handed slap to the mouth to convince a child to adopt your point of view, even when it's a view based on ignorance and prejudice. Of course, the only thing this really teaches the child is that you'll use the threat of violence if he/she says any of these bad words. It doesn't explain exactly WHY the word is bad, or exactly WHAT is bad about it. There's a simple reason for this, and that is the fact that there is NO SUCH THING AS A BAD WORD!
Nothing more than a sound
A word is nothing more than a sound or a combination of sounds, or its representation in writing or printing, that symbolises and communicates a meaning. It's a tool. Tools are good things. Is a hammerscrewdriver into your eye socket, or smash your toes with a hammer, I might just as well find these activities to be a very good thing. But just because a tool may be used in a bad way, doesn't make the screwdriver intrinsically bad. So why should a word be treated any different? bad? How about a screwdriver? Sure, these tools could be used in bad ways, but even that is subjective territory. While you might consider it bad for me to jam a
I am not absolutely sure, but I do believe this ascribing of bad to certain words has its origins in racial and social prejudices inherited from slavery, while others are inherited from old Europa. And to be honest, if I were ever to go to court because of using bad words, then I would have to argue what is a bad word and why is it such before ever being convicted of this ridiculous social norm we have burdened our enslaved minds with.
I am, etc.,
YANNICK NESTA PESSOA
cyber_yan@yahoo.com
Paradise, Montego Bay
Monday, August 21, 2006
The Votes are in...
Yup the votes are in the world has voted that the three sexiest dreadlocked gemini are... Yannick Pessoa, Damian Marley and Lenny Kravitz, born May 27- 1981, June 21- 1978, and May 26- 1964 respectively...
Monday, August 14, 2006
Tuesday, August 08, 2006
dutty wine COLOMBIAN STYLE...
JEZAAS KRyse... the world just get f---... courtesy of Matterhorn, Merrital Family(original dutty wine song) + Aila and Dhyma(inventors of dutty wine out of Flankers)... bet dem neva feel seh di dance woulda Sell OFFFF sooo... my word... look at this likkle homo-looking young man!!!
JEZAAS KRyse... the world just get f---... courtesy of Matterhorn, Merrital Family(original dutty wine song) + Aila and Dhyma(inventors of dutty wine out of Flankers)... bet dem neva feel seh di dance woulda Sell OFFFF sooo... my word... look at this likkle homo-looking young man!!!
Friday, August 04, 2006
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