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The Jamaican national motto is 'Out of Many One People' which is a happy reference to its multi-racial inhabitants. However, its Jamaica’s dominant racial grouping which has borne the contemporary burdens of racial discrimination and an internalized colorism. For example, I recall the days in the 1970s and 80s when Jamaica would send white and biracial beauty contestants to the Miss World contest because dark-skinned Black women were not deemed attractive enough.
The Jamaican national motto is 'Out of Many One People' which is a happy reference to its multi-racial inhabitants. However, its Jamaica’s dominant racial grouping which has borne the contemporary burdens of racial discrimination and an internalized colorism. For example, I recall the days in the 1970s and 80s when Jamaica would send white and biracial beauty contestants to the Miss World contest because dark-skinned Black women were not deemed attractive enough.
The rest of the world...Europeans in particular...knew different! Dark
skin on a physically attractive young woman threatened the very group of
women upon whom their inferiorization was dependent...white women. It
is they who represent the cornerstone of white supremacy...indeed; white
women’s traditional refinement was dependent upon Black female
degradation...and their sexual allure, dependent upon keeping them out
of the clutches of Black males.
So much of the white-male racial ego is invested in maintaining the feminine supremacy of the white female that every possible measure is utilized to marginalize and minimize the sexual allure of the dark-skinned Black woman. For example, in the mass media wherever one would ordinarily expect to see Black women...alongside Black men...we instead see biracial and virtually white women. We see this in ‘Black’ movies and white movies...in music videos and in TV adverts featuring a ‘Black’ couples. I could go on and on because the drive to maintain the impression of Black women as the least attractive goes on and on!
But the mind has means of leaking its truth. For example, because the white male imagination is so sexually preoccupied with the Black female that they see her allegedly ‘ugly’ characteristics such as her prominent posterior and mouth...and then elevate white women with these very same cosmetically-created traits to global icon status. Why is this?
One reason is that it finally gives white men the opportunity to publicly obsess over the very bodily facial traits their fragile racial egos would not normally allow when these characteristics are attached to their real racial fixation...Black women! Another reason is that it gives white women the go-ahead to seek out these preferred Black female traits surgically without being accused of ‘wanting to be ‘Black’ because their direct influences are white women such as Kim Kardashian and Angelina Jolie. Those who can recall the movie ‘10’ starring Bo Derek, know exactly what I mean here!
But my overriding point here is that ‘out of many’ one race of women keeps emerging naturally to the top of the beauty hierarchy. This fact will never be openly acknowledged in white-male supremacist society. But if you examine white male behaviour closely...and that of white women...even closer...then you will see that their dark obsession...and the subject of their collective admiration and envy...is...the Black woman!
(c) Menelik Charles.
So much of the white-male racial ego is invested in maintaining the feminine supremacy of the white female that every possible measure is utilized to marginalize and minimize the sexual allure of the dark-skinned Black woman. For example, in the mass media wherever one would ordinarily expect to see Black women...alongside Black men...we instead see biracial and virtually white women. We see this in ‘Black’ movies and white movies...in music videos and in TV adverts featuring a ‘Black’ couples. I could go on and on because the drive to maintain the impression of Black women as the least attractive goes on and on!
But the mind has means of leaking its truth. For example, because the white male imagination is so sexually preoccupied with the Black female that they see her allegedly ‘ugly’ characteristics such as her prominent posterior and mouth...and then elevate white women with these very same cosmetically-created traits to global icon status. Why is this?
One reason is that it finally gives white men the opportunity to publicly obsess over the very bodily facial traits their fragile racial egos would not normally allow when these characteristics are attached to their real racial fixation...Black women! Another reason is that it gives white women the go-ahead to seek out these preferred Black female traits surgically without being accused of ‘wanting to be ‘Black’ because their direct influences are white women such as Kim Kardashian and Angelina Jolie. Those who can recall the movie ‘10’ starring Bo Derek, know exactly what I mean here!
But my overriding point here is that ‘out of many’ one race of women keeps emerging naturally to the top of the beauty hierarchy. This fact will never be openly acknowledged in white-male supremacist society. But if you examine white male behaviour closely...and that of white women...even closer...then you will see that their dark obsession...and the subject of their collective admiration and envy...is...the Black woman!
(c) Menelik Charles.
Just Jah Works, When We See the Rain Falling.
Friends and family it is a wet morning. We ought to be thankful for showers of blessing. The Lord knows what to do in these times.Be thankful. Word of caution, please be careful on the roads and in the homes. Take care of the children at this time. Assess the continuity of the rain and decide if it is okay to send your babies to school. be warm and stay dry. The Lord sends his rainbow to remind us......he will never destroy this earth by flood again. Love you all.
Friends and family it is a wet morning. We ought to be thankful for showers of blessing. The Lord knows what to do in these times.Be thankful. Word of caution, please be careful on the roads and in the homes. Take care of the children at this time. Assess the continuity of the rain and decide if it is okay to send your babies to school. be warm and stay dry. The Lord sends his rainbow to remind us......he will never destroy this earth by flood again. Love you all.
Hope Lalor Fully agree keep safe.
Keisha Fisher Amen to that. Plenty people's don't agree r thankful
Keisha Fisher But who cares, A GOD RUN THINGS
Hermine Madge Brady Morrison Real ting sista. Bless u ms. Nesbeth,woman of purpose u are.
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