Gays and Sparta : What Tommy Lee May Not Know

The Gaza is such a wonderful place. From the majestic causeway, rising above the pristine waters of the Caribbean sea, to the sweet song of mosquitoes singing lazily by your ears; who could deny the beauty of the Gaza? That most wondrous place in Portmore, St. Catherine has given Jamaica some of its best dancehall talents. The Gaza is a place where stars are made. Who could forget being taken to the Ramping Shop? Who would dare forget the thrill of wearing a Clarks? Or the absolute pleasure of jumping in the benz punani and taking it for a ride? Such fun times. In more recent times, Tommy Lee has invited us to ancient Greece, to the era of the great Greek warriors, the Spartans.

Demons & Sparta : The Tommy Lee Curse

I believe art is one of the most powerful forms of communication, mobilisation and ultimately, indoctrination. I’ve always been mindful of the influence of music, particularly dancehall music, on the young and impressionable minds of our society. Those who have been following my blog for some time now would know my personal objection to “The Gaza Empire” and most, if not everything it produces. The latest “talent” the Portmore based empire has produced is the now infamous Tommy Lee. Since the incarceration of their god, Kartel, on murder charges the fans of Gaza have consistently repeated the refrain “Free Werl’ Boss”. When it became evident that the wheels of justice would turn desperately slow for the self styled “Werl Boss”, his fans craved a saviour for dancehall, a rebound figure to continue the influence and impact of the Gaza, that task fell to Tommy Lee. His methods have proven even more controversial than those of his boss. Of all the themes available, why choose a demonic one? And is that really “art”?

A JA Girl Exposed : In Her Own Words.

A relationship should be based on trust. We often hear how important this concept is to a successful relationship. Usually that trust leads you to feel secure enough to discuss anything, explore anything that will allow you to add ‘spice’ to the relationship, and this often includes sending explicit pictures. However, this practice intended to be an intimate act between lovers has been turned into a public spectacle, intended to extort and embarrass Jamaican females. This gave birth to the website JA Girls Exposed. One of my followers on Twitter has found herself “exposed”, pictures she sent to a guy she was dating posted on a website for all the world to see. By all accounts, she is popular on Twitter, a stunning young lady, comfortable with her body and her sexuality. She wants you to hear her side of the story, to tell you about her personal anguish and sense of betrayal. We will call her VC. Here she is, in her own words.

Trolling On Twitter : Have We Gone Too Far?

The Urban Dictionary defines “trolling” as “The art of deliberately, cleverly and secretly pissing people off, usually via the internet, using dialogue.” The dictionary goes on to explain specifically what qualifies as “dialogue”. It concludes that one must (a) convince your ‘victim’ that what you’re saying is true, no matter how outrageous and (b) give your ‘victim’ malicious instructions under the guise of help. Yet, something quite different obtains as trolling among many Jamaicans on Twitter. What we call trolling is nothing short of crude, offensive, sexist, derogatory, racist and or homophobic – but the most prominent form of “trolling” that has emerged among Jamaicans is bullying. You are not a troll, you are a bully, and not just any bully, a punk ass cyber bully. Shame on you. There is a fine line between being a troll and a bully. A very, very fine line. Jamaicans, in their natural tendency to OD, have long since crossed that line.

Are Jamaican Athletes on Drugs?

The games of the 30th Olympiad are drawing to a close. It’s safe to say these games have been a parade of legendary performances, from Michael Phelps of the USA to Usain Bolt of Jamaica; we have seen youngsters such as Warren Weir defy all odds and earn medals, while we’ve witnessed spectacular feats of human endurance from women like Shelly Ann Fraser Pryce. After gold in the Women’s 100m, Men’s 100m, a World Record in the Men 4×1, Gold, Silver and Bronze in the Men’s 200m and a Silver in the Women’s 200m – it is entirely appropriate to question whether Jamaican athletes are on drugs. Entirely. Yes, I said it, but you were thinking it. I believe it is dangerous to take an absolute posture and say our athletes are drug free, I maintain it’s possible.

Yendi’s Pregnancy : A Wedlock Controversy

News broke late last evening on Twitter that former Miss Jamaica World, Yendi Phillipps, is with child. My timeline immediately erupted with commentary on Yendi’s bundle. Reactions ranged from surprise and congratulations to absolute judgement and condemnation. The judgement arose from the allegation that the beauty queen is unwed, and therefore the child was conceived out of wedlock. I took strong exception to this. I’d like to share my thoughts.

High School Sex Tapes : Raw & Uncut

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 Bowaz Lecture

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 BBM Laws

Whereas the Blackberry is the dominant smartphone in Jamaica, and whereas Blackberry Messenger is a popular messaging application in said country, resulting in frequent misuse and abuse; and whereas users frequently complain about the misuse by other users; be it resolved that we adopt the following laws to govern the use of the aforementioned messaging application; and be it further resolved that breaches of these laws will result in permanent deletion.

The Twitter Laws

Whereas there is a social media platform known as “Twitter”, and whereas there is a significant amount of Jamaicans on said platform; and being that there is the tendency for huge disagreements and arguments to start; and consequently people get their feelings hurt; and whereas there is no standard set for the use of Twitter; be it resolved that we, Jamaicans, so gathered, hereby adopt this blog post as our  governing law. Be it further resolved that any breach in the law shall be met with strict teasing and ridicule.