The election of officers for the Guild of Students of the University of the West Indies, Mona is once again upon us. As usual, students have a wide cross section of candidates to choose from and are being courted by said candidates in hopes of securing votes. Having thoroughly assessed the candidates, I wish to publicly endorse Miss Krystal A. Tomlinson for the post of President for the academic year 2012 – 2013.
Trayvon Martin
I’m usually sceptical to join online campaigns which call for justice for any particular individual; I was critical of the “Stop Kony 2012″ campaign and cautious in my support of Troy Davis. This is not because I’m insensitive or otherwise uncaring, but I seldom see any tangible result that arises from these campaigns. I always find the aim suspect. However, in the last few days a particular case has come to my attention that truly breaks my heart, the shooting death of 17 year old Trayvon Martin in Florida.
Jason Russell has received international attention for his 30 minute short film “Stop Kony 2012″. The film, which has gone viral on YouTube, receiving some 100 million hits, highlights the atrocities of alleged Ugandan war lord Joseph Kony. The film has received mixed reviews. While some persons have readily joined the campaign, others, including myself, have voiced concerns and questioned the motives and intentions of the film.
In the last five (5) years there has been a drastic increase in the practice of high school students having sex and recording it via smartphones and other recording devices. Often times these students are clothed in full uniform and even more often they are engaging in unprotected sex. The latest video going viral appears to be of a student of Excelsior High in Kingston; true to form, the young lady is in full uniform, bent over in what appears to be an abandoned building by the road side (by the sound of it) and the young man is wearing no condom.
The funniest thing happened this morning. I received an email from a guy who subscribes to my blog, blasting me for encouraging people to participate in oral sex. Interestingly enough, the criticism wasn’t aimed at stopping me from promoting it, but rather, it blasted me for promoting it without telling my readers that it’s a skill, and simply putting mouth to genitals isn’t enough. The young man, who will remain anonymous, told me, “I love yuh blogs, but you can’t telling di b dem fi just suck hood suh Mr. Editor. Find an experience girl nuh and mek har explain how to do it good. Mi hate when di new one dem suck it and dem teeth graze off mi hood, dawg it hot…”
The Gleaner carried a story today which alleges rampant homosexual conduct at a local corporate area all girls school. The newspaper claims that in many cases younger students are forced into performing sexual acts on or with older students. According to the school’s administration, the situation is so severe that an emergency meeting was called with parents to address the “behavioural” issues. This predator-like perception of lesbians worries me, especially in a country already grossly homophobic. Could the actions of these supposed lesbians result in further marginalisation of homosexuals in Jamaica? I think so.
