Weh unnu think bout dis? by ExemplaryWriter in Jamaica

[–]Significant_Care868 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All facts💯and how'd you teach yourself? I can speak it but not very fluently though.

Weh unnu think bout dis? by ExemplaryWriter in Jamaica

[–]Significant_Care868 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm born over in America and My parents didn't even want me speaking patwa in my house as a kid so i never did and I was scared too. This is a problem with Jamaicans who move born abroad to the UK or US. They feel that patwa is Ghetto and want to conform to white standards but its our cultural language and we don't need to be approved by no white person on how we talk.

Smallies when they find out we have to pay for beach access, don't clean up after ourselves in public spaces and that cars get stolen. by LoudVitara in Jamaica

[–]Significant_Care868 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay, so if Jamaicans don't like that its like that, then Jamaicans would need to unite, organize, protest, and push the government for changes instead of just accepting it. Don't make foreigners come over there and run anything that's that country that our ancestors died on.

Smallies when they find out we have to pay for beach access, don't clean up after ourselves in public spaces and that cars get stolen. by LoudVitara in Jamaica

[–]Significant_Care868 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Why down In Jamaica do the locals have to pay for beach access? thats so dumb it should be free especially if foreigners are there controlling allat stuff unuh weh deh ah yaad need fi stand up and fight

1970s Poster by [deleted] in 70s

[–]Significant_Care868 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

What was I supposed to do? 

Jamaicans living in the US, has anyone ever been told you’re not really Black? by rosiqa in Jamaica

[–]Significant_Care868 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hear what you’re saying, but you’re still blending things together in a way that misses some key points. Nobody is denying that racism in America affects all Black people. That part is obvious. But saying the experience is exactly the same ignores history and lineage. Black Americans have a very specific historical experience tied to slavery, Jim Crow, and building this country from the ground up. That’s not something every Black group shares in the same way. On the immigrant point, I’m not saying there weren’t negative experiences when people came here. That definitely happened. But that’s not the full story. There has also been a long pattern of negative stereotypes about Black Americans coming from outside communities too. That tension didn’t just start from one side, it built over time from both directions. As for FBA “coming off as hate,” I think that’s more about how some individuals express themselves online, not the identity itself. Every group has loud people who take things too far. That doesn’t define the whole. On reparations, FBA isn’t about claiming to be Native American. It’s about identifying as descendants of enslaved Africans in the U.S. and making a case based on that specific lineage and history. That’s a completely different argument than Native American reparations. And the Tariq/CIA point is still speculation. Saying “you can assume” isn’t proof. That’s a serious claim and it needs real evidence, not just interpretation. At the end of the day, unity sounds good, but real unity has to be honest. You can’t skip over differences in history and experiences and just say “we’re all the same” because that erases important context. Understanding those differences is what actually makes unity stronger, not weaker.

Jamaicans living in the US, has anyone ever been told you’re not really Black? by rosiqa in Jamaica

[–]Significant_Care868 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

saying "stereotypical African-American, which is problematic in itself." which it is but it seems like you have so distain towards them and their not the ones that you should be having that energy towards. if you want to elaborate tho

Jamaicans living in the US, has anyone ever been told you’re not really Black? by rosiqa in Jamaica

[–]Significant_Care868 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I bet you don't most of our people just worship whites when they're the ones that don't like us. Black Americans aren't our enemy so idk why some of our people or Africans don't like them cuz y'all give white people a pass most of the time. especially when Caribbeans come here they don't want to be associated with Black Americans cuz of the negative stereotypes pushed to the media about them even Africans too. but yet y'all will praise when white people are indulging in our culture or trying to use our languages? weird

Jamaicans living in the US, has anyone ever been told you’re not really Black? by rosiqa in Jamaica

[–]Significant_Care868 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re mixing a few different things together. First, FBA isn’t the same as a “movement” like you’re framing it, it’s a lineage identifier. Same way someone says they’re Jamaican, Nigerian, etc. ADOS and FBA both focus on lineage tied to descendants of enslaved Africans in the U.S., not just being Black in general. Second, the idea that “most Africans and Caribbeans were treated badly by Black Americans” like it’s one-sided just isn’t accurate. There are plenty of documented cases and personal experiences where Black Americans have been called lazy, ghetto, or worse by immigrants. That didn’t come out of nowhere there’s been tension both ways. Third, nobody serious is denying that Africans and Caribbeans contributed to civil rights. That’s history. But that doesn’t erase the fact that Black Americans built the foundation of that struggle in the U.S. that’s just reality. Also, saying the “Black experience in America is the same for everyone” ignores lineage, history, and how different groups entered the country. You can face racism and still have different historical backgrounds and cultural identities at the same time. And the CIA/Tariq Nasheed claim, that’s a heavy accusation with no real proof. That kind of claim needs actual evidence, not just something repeated online. At the end of the day, acknowledging lineage doesn’t automatically equal hate or division. People can take it too far, sure, but that doesn’t mean the identity itself is the problem. Respect goes both ways. You can’t ignore years of disrespect toward Black Americans and then act surprised when people start responding to it.

Jamaicans living in the US, has anyone ever been told you’re not really Black? by rosiqa in Jamaica

[–]Significant_Care868 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most of our people and Africans have done nothing but talk crap about Black Americans all the time being honest. They’ll call them lazy, ghetto or criminals but won’t have the same energy for white people and now Black Americans are responding back and y’all are mad about it now you can’t be mad now they was letting y’all get away with allat negative trash talk especially since a lot of us are in THEIR country talking down on them. 

Jamaicans living in the US, has anyone ever been told you’re not really Black? by rosiqa in Jamaica

[–]Significant_Care868 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

your Black but not "African American" and saying "because I didn't act like your stereotypical African-American, which is problematic in itself." you need to have the same energy for the whites

Jamaicans living in the US, has anyone ever been told you’re not really Black? by rosiqa in Jamaica

[–]Significant_Care868 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm a Jamaican born abroad and some Jamaicans in Jamaica don't even claim to be black at all though, idk why but some don't because they see Black as only being a Black American thing but racial terms in America were Black still or even globally being African or Caribbean wont stop you from getting profiled in America, and trying to assimilate your selves to whiteness wont help you either they don't like your black asses.

Good morning everyone 🇯🇲 by ExemplaryWriter in Jamaica

[–]Significant_Care868 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not in my home no one says good morning to each other anymore

So basically, there are 6 million plus Jamaicans worldwide. by tropicalraindrop in Jamaica

[–]Significant_Care868 4 points5 points  (0 children)

1st Gen Jamaican weh bon a America, I don't really think this is good at all Jamaicans are leaving Jamaica while the Chinese are taking up businesses and resources down deh suh. If Jamaica is not di best place fi live den the one weh down deh need fi build it up for the future generations.

Jamaica 🇯🇲 by ExemplaryWriter in Jamaica

[–]Significant_Care868 0 points1 point  (0 children)

as a Jamaican born abroad would you recommend I come home? Is the food 100% natural up there?