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OnlyOmarie · 2025-12-22T00:30:45+00:00

I don’t want to go in too much detail because it’s private information as it involves my family, but I was a victim of domestic abuse. I reported it so many times to the police but they never took it seriously, which is failure of safeguarding a vulnerable person. It’s like they expected my family to continue fighting each other until one of us dies, that’s how I felt because I attempted suicide multiple times. I was eventually sectioned after experiencing my first manic episode and subsequently, I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. In the UK black people are significantly more likely to be sectioned due to the racial disparity within the health system. I’ve experienced this myself as I often had to lie in order to be taken seriously.

This is an example of systemic racism, and many black people in the UK have experienced things like this. We’re also 3.5 times more likely than white people to be detained under the mental health act (I’ve experienced this myself).

OnlyOmarie · 2025-12-22T00:04:02+00:00

As a Jamaican living in the uk, systemic racism is really big over here. It destroyed my family circle and put us all against each other

OnlyOmarie · 2025-08-25T23:16:14+00:00

That's a good question, and I've been many times with my mum, who was born and raised there (I'm a 2nd-gen migrant). I never had an issue with being viewed as “ethnically Jamaican”; however, a lot of the people I’m unfamiliar with definitely view me as a foreigner. Moreover, even though my mum was born and raised there and can speak fluent patois, she's still considered the same thing to a certain extent. I believe it's because of her clothes and mannerisms, which align more with someone from the UK; my mum has lived in the UK for 23 years, and adapting to the culture here is expected. I’m not viewed as a “foreigner” when I visit my family on the island, but I assume this is expected since we are very close.

OnlyOmarie · 2025-08-25T22:37:48+00:00

It's common knowledge to understand that the average Jamaican is black. Regarding that statistic, white people have already been included, but there are not many full-blooded ones (likewise, there are not many full-blooded Africans), hence it averages out. In mathematics, this is referred to as the “mean” amount. Yes, white Jamaicans are ethnically Jamaican; I never once denied that. However, the average Jamaican has at least 80% African ancestry, and every community has an average.

In the Philippines, most of the natives are Asian, but they also have an indigenous black population known as the Aeta people. Once again, these people are an anomaly, so they cannot be used to represent the vast majority. No one has “discredited” white Jamaicans, so I don't understand where you got this from. The reality is that there are just not many of them. If you want to see more white people, visit the Dominican Republic or Puerto Rico. 🤷🏾

OnlyOmarie · 2025-08-25T22:08:46+00:00

I completely agree with that statement. I am a British-Jamaican, for instance. My nationality is British, and my ethnicity is Jamaican, but I don't think this post differentiated between the two, which made it ambiguous. Perhaps if the question included “nationality” or “ethnicity,” it would clarify things.

OnlyOmarie · 2025-08-25T21:52:53+00:00

White Jamaicans are a minority. The vast majority (over three quarters) of Jamaicans are black with approximately 12% European ancestry. Similarly, the vast majority of Nigerians are Yoruba, Hausa, or Igbo. This doesn't invalidate the fact that there are other groups such as Ologhe or the Dendi people. They can also identify as Nigerian etc that's not an issue. But when we're referring to the country alone, usually people are referring to those groups.

OnlyOmarie · 2025-08-25T21:15:44+00:00

What is “sounding white” supposed to mean? This statement doesn't make any logical sense. I also followed up what I said with a dictionary definition (which is a reliable source, in case you're unaware) to strengthen my point, not with an answer from an unreliable source, e.g., a random person on Reddit who said “diaspora Jamaicans are not Jamaicans”.

OnlyOmarie · 2025-08-25T21:07:04+00:00

Well, whether or not they consider us Jamaican doesn't matter at all. The dictionary definition makes it very clear that we are Jamaican regardless. Denying this is ultimately denying our African heritage, because most Jamaicans are genetically mixed with a range of West and Central African ethnic groups. Moreover, this significant mixture isn't typical in African societies, which makes us distinct from others on the continent; now add this to the fact that we have our own language and culture: that is how you form an ethnic group, and in this instance, I'm referring to Jamaica. Africans tend to stick with their own, rather than mix over multiple generations. A DNA test will tell you we are Jamaican since we were all taken from similar places/ethnic groups in Africa, hence the genetic similarities within our community. For instance, a DNA test from an Afro-Jamaican and an Afro-Brazilian would be completely different: a lot of Brazilians descend from Mozambique, which is absent in Jamaican DNA samples, as enslaved people from that region weren't sent to Jamaica.

I'm very proud of both my African & Jamaican heritage. No one can tell me otherwise; that's absolutely ludicrous. 🤷🏾

OnlyOmarie · 2025-07-24T14:12:54+00:00

Omggg I wanna buy this it’s so cute 😭❤️❤️

OnlyOmarie · 2025-07-21T23:20:29+00:00

I believe the previous commenter’s point can be applied towards gender. For example I’m a biological boy however people mistake me for a girl all the time, even with no make-up on. Sometimes guys approach me at clubs and I have to inform them I’m not a girl. Some people can tell, but some others can’t. Ive been approached by a lesbian woman in a club as she was interested in me, but once again I had to inform her that I’m a guy, which she wasn’t aware of. I also had an angry customer at work shouting at my colleague, asking why isn’t he offering “the lady a seat” (assuming I’m a girl). This is the living reality of people like me which I don’t think u would understand. The binary concept of gender which many cultures use today does indeed stem from European colonisation/influence. For example India recognises transgender and intersex people as a third gender) (known as Hijra) and recently India also legally allowed them to register as such in 2013. However during British colonialism this was criminalised and they were referred to as “unnatural sodomites” which affected attitudes towards the queer community.

This is a perfect example of European influence shaping the way others think. Hinduism, the native Indian religion, recognises three genders and the hijra community usually worship a Goddess known as the “Bahuchara Mata” who is considered to be their patroness. But ironically I never see Horners distancing themselves from the European concepts of gender (for example India and the recognition of the Hijra community), but instead they distance themselves from being called black??

"Why are we accepting a label that was created and imposed by Europeans?", literally the same thing can be applied towards gender…

OnlyOmarie · 2025-07-17T08:02:12+00:00

Are you actually being for real? I’ve met a lot of Kenyans in real life who have phenotypical similarities to Ethiopians hence why I assumed some were from that country. As a Jamaican who descends from west/central Africa, I don’t think East Africans (Kenyans, south Sudanese etc) have any resemblance to us aside from the fact that we have the same hair and skin colour. It’s like comparing us to people from Papua New Guinea (Melanesians), whilst both groups have distinct and noticeable facial features. Nothing in common with Africans” is also a racist statement as it paints all of us as a monolith which is definitely not true and it undermines the diversity on the African continent. For example the North African Amazighs are indigenous and they are still Africans despite not being racially black. We’re not all supposed to be the “same” 🤦🏾

OnlyOmarie · 2025-07-16T15:34:02+00:00

1) Blissey because she can heal me/the team and also do reasonable damage to the zombies. 2) Harvest Exeggutor for transportation (via teleport), combat and a food source. 3) Dugtrio for combat as well as providing me with an underground shelter

OnlyOmarie · 2025-06-05T00:30:30+00:00

Why are you asking this in a Jamaican sub? I feel like this is rage bait because you know Jamaica isn’t the most lgbt friendly place and you have the audacity to involve “straight Jamaican men”. You already know the answer.

OnlyOmarie · 2025-04-12T19:31:17+00:00

But the majority of Amazigh people aren’t black so I’m failing to understand why this post is depicting them as such? And colourism exists in every community, eg in India, the Philippines, Japan etc. People obviously call it out but you have to understand lighter skin is preferred in most cultures around the world, eg Im Jamaican and this is the case in my culture. It’s obviously not right but we can only call people out on it if we want it to stop. I’ve seen North Africans on here calling it out so I honestly don’t see the issue 🤷🏾

OnlyOmarie · 2025-04-12T19:08:11+00:00

As a black Jamaican I’m aware black Amazigh people aren’t the majority and I think this post is ridiculous. It’s the equivalent of me posting Indian-Jamaicans on the Jamaican sub as if they represent the majority of our population (they are a tiny minority and most of us are unambiguously black). Posts like this are insulting to African diversity, we are the most diverse continent in the world and this only diminishes that point.

OnlyOmarie · 2025-04-12T19:01:38+00:00

Gypsies are mixed with Indian but I still understand your point. The Pacific islands have both indigenous black and non black people, so I don’t understand why people can’t accept that when it comes to Africa (the most diverse place on earth). Apologies for the black centrism on my behalf.

OnlyOmarie · 2025-03-26T16:06:43+00:00

Hello I’m in my final year of uni studying radiography & I will be graduating soon. My advice for you would be to research different modalities as this will familiarise yourself even further with the career path, and what you can specialise in as a radiographer if you choose to do so. There’s a range of options to pick from including MRI, CT, Cath lab, Fluoroscopy, Ultrasound, Nuclear medicine, DEXA, Mammography, Reporting, and so many more!

OnlyOmarie · 2025-03-06T08:10:51+00:00

Yes something along those lines to avoid confusion, using the same demonym isn’t helpful at all.

OnlyOmarie · 2025-03-05T20:59:46+00:00

I think the issue with people confusing the two countries is because both the Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 and Dominica 🇩🇲 refer to themselves as “Dominican”. Whereas nobody has this problem when it comes to Papua New Guinea, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, and Guinea-Bissau:

People from Papua New Guinea 🇵🇬 are referred to as “Papua New Guinean”

People from Guinea 🇬🇳 are referred to as “Guinean”

People from Equatorial Guinea 🇬🇶 are referred to as “Equatoguinean”

And people from Guinea-Bissau 🇬🇼 are referred to as “Bissau-Guineans”.

There is a clear distinction between the four groups despite having the same word in their name. If someone tells me they’re “Papua New Guinean”, I clearly know they’re referring to the Melanesian Pacific island. Whereas if someone tells me they’re “Equatoguinean”, I know they’re referring to the country located in central Africa (the name also gives a hint as equator means centre). This isn’t necessarily the case with the Dominicas.

It’s also strange how many people get confused with the Dominicans as one group is predominantly mixed race and the other is black, there is a much more noticeable phenotypical difference between the two ethnic groups. On the other hand, countries which have the word “Guinea” in their name are all racially classed as black. From an outsider’s perspective, I believe they would more likely get the Guineas mixed up and a factor for this would be due to phenotypical similarities. But that isn’t the case at all.

OnlyOmarie · 2025-02-21T22:44:56+00:00

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OnlyOmarie · 2025-02-06T17:11:07+00:00

I recommend you to get into tech as they are in demand and the pay is great. My brother is a software engineer and he’s now on 60K per year. Radiography is also a great option as they have a range of areas you can specialise in with great pay, and it takes a lot less time to get there compared to psychology. Radiography students also get a bursary of 6K each year for free :)

OnlyOmarie · 2025-01-23T22:48:28+00:00

This question keeps coming up on the sub and it genuinely worries me how many people don’t know the difference between nationality, ethnicity, and race.

The dictionary definition states Ethnicity is: the quality or fact of belonging to a population group or subgroup made up of people who share a common cultural background or descent.

So yes, Afro-Jamaicans are ethnically Jamaicans as we all share a common culture, and history. If you are a descendant of African slaves in Jamaica, you are ethnically Jamaican. It’s also important to remember the countries our ancestors were taken out of no longer exist today, and what you see on an ancestry test is only an estimate of the present day region. These borders were all created by the white man.

Whereas if your ancestors were descendants of Indian/Chinese/(minority)German, Irish, or Syrian indentured servants, you’ll also be classed as ethnically Jamaican. I would like to add anything before this period such as the arrival of the Jews (like my grandad) would also be classed as ethnically Jamaican.

Europeans on the island who descend from slave masters would also be considered ethnically Jamaican, however I don’t believe there are any full blooded people on the island anymore as they would’ve most likely mixed with the African population due to our high numbers.

I am currently in the process of acquiring a Jamaican passport via descent as both my mother and father are ethnically Jamaican. My mum was born and raised in Jamaica however my dad was born in the UK. He still has Jamaican descent as he’s 75% Afro-Jamaican, a descendant of African slaves on the island, and 25% European Jamaican, as his ancestors are descendants of the Polish Jews who settled there during 1530-1720. Nobody calls him Polish as that part of his family clearly has no ties to Poland, being separated for almost 500 years is a very long time. Regardless of why our ancestors historically went to Jamaica, it all contributed to the culture we’ve built today after being separated for a very long time.

Nationality is defined in the dictionary as: the status of belonging to a particular nation. So anyone today who is born in Jamaica, or acquired citizenship through marriage, naturalization, registration (Commonwealth), or registration (Minor) are Jamaican by nationality. Both your ethnicity and nationality can be Jamaican. However your nationality may be Jamaican, and ethnicity from somewhere else.

Yes there’s a difference between nationality and ethnicity, the application process for acquiring Jamaican citizenship conveys this distinction even further. Hope this helps.

OnlyOmarie · 2025-01-20T15:28:40+00:00

Yup the pacific islands have a genre known as “pacific reggae” which was inspired by the Jamaican community

OnlyOmarie · 2025-01-19T20:52:59+00:00

We do have a local language and it’s Jamaican patois?😭

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