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MaryMagdaline

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12. Knowing how strict the establishment is in Jamaica

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Sat Aug 1, 2020, 02:32 PM

Aug 2020

I am not surprised. I have lots of friends who grew up there. Teachers were similar to catholic school teachers here ... punishing kids for dress and speech. Use of corporal punishment for speaking patois, etc. Likely the Supreme Court justices come from the upper class.

Here in Broward county a lot of the Jamaican matrons are very opposed to Rasta- like culture. Working with local Dems in the 2014 campaign was an eye-opener. Many, many liberal Jamaicans opposed legalizing pot even for medical reasons. Part of a culture war they brought here.

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The Supreme Court in Jamaica yesterday ruled that the Constitutional rights of a student with locks [View all] malaise Aug 2020 OP

Merica! sarcasmo Aug 2020 #1

By way of Jamaica BannonsLiver Aug 2020 #6

Jamaica... PTWB Aug 2020 #8

*sigh* sarisataka Aug 2020 #14

Sacrilege! MineralMan Aug 2020 #2

I call this 'blind racism', they just need to work harder at knowing when they are being racist!!!!! secondwind Aug 2020 #3

Mental slaves are the worst kind malaise Aug 2020 #5

'Emancipate yourself from mental slavery, Tanuki Aug 2020 #9

Ugh. n/t Ms. Toad Aug 2020 #4

Ridiculous! nt Heartstrings Aug 2020 #7

This won't last. The backlash will be strong. panader0 Aug 2020 #10

It has started already malaise Aug 2020 #17

Institutional racism? Huh? Goodheart Aug 2020 #11

Brainwashed by establishment and evangelical churches malaise Aug 2020 #13

Persecution according to somebody's religion or lack thereof is not racism. Goodheart Aug 2020 #19

Correct and I know the difference malaise Aug 2020 #20

I don't doubt it. :) Goodheart Aug 2020 #21

Knowing how strict the establishment is in Jamaica MaryMagdaline Aug 2020 #12

Partly correct malaise Aug 2020 #15

Thank you Malaise MaryMagdaline Aug 2020 #16

DUer Canetoad reminded me earlier this week malaise Aug 2020 #18

Thank you MaryMagdaline Aug 2020 #22

Sounds like the poor kid is stuck between her mother and the Kensington School. JustABozoOnThisBus Aug 2020 #23

No more than I would have had as a five year old Catholic, Anglican, Baptist, malaise Aug 2020 #24

She's five? And going into the third grade? JustABozoOnThisBus Aug 2020 #25

She was five at the time of the school's demand n/t malaise Aug 2020 #26