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Gay dances a yaad?
Marlon Vickerman, Staff Reporter
There is no doubt that Jamaica is potentially one of the most homophobic places on God's green Earth. Even if this is only so on paper, it still stands for some 'merit'. That being said, the mind goes back to a conversation some colleagues and myself were having recently, an offshoot of the whole gay situation pertaining to Jamaica. The topic of that argument was, quite simply, can a dance be gay?
Of course, the answer off the top of the bat for that argument was yes, a dance can be gay.Even more so a Jamaican dance, despite the worldwide reputation we have for avoiding anything too 'funny'.
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The argument came about after watching a music video for a local song about holidays. At a certain point in that video, one of the dancers started doing a new move, the Summer Swing as I am told it is called. If that is the proper way to do the dance, I would very much like for nobody in my immediate circle to learn it or even attempt to do it.
The posture of the dance, or maybe it was the dancer, was too suspect. The way the hands moved, the way the feet moved, let's just say everything about the dance screams rainbow. Now, certainly this is not the only dance that would make one raise an eyebrow. After all, many of my overseas friends often say to me that some Jamaican dances they have seen on YouTube are suspect, for a place that is so harsh to anyone and anything 'suspect-ish'. I bet it is but just a matter of time before they confront me about this latest one.
But then again, in my defence, not that I approve of any effeminate movement of a man in any dance, the new American dances aren't all that squeaky clean either. Have any of you ever seen the dance moves Stanky Leg or Halle Berry? The latter, by far, puts all the suspect local dances to shame in just a move and not the entire dance.
The question then is, is funny moves the new cool trend in male dancing across the globe? I cannot call it but from observations so far, the 'hot' dances local and abroad does seem to have some 'fruity' flavours to them.
But then again, in my defence, not that I approve of any effeminate movement of a man in any dance, the new American dances aren't all that squeaky clean either. Have any of you ever seen the dance moves
Stanky Leg or Halle Berry.
Marlon Vickerman, Staff Reporter
There is no doubt that Jamaica is potentially one of the most homophobic places on God's green Earth. Even if this is only so on paper, it still stands for some 'merit'. That being said, the mind goes back to a conversation some colleagues and myself were having recently, an offshoot of the whole gay situation pertaining to Jamaica. The topic of that argument was, quite simply, can a dance be gay?
Of course, the answer off the top of the bat for that argument was yes, a dance can be gay.Even more so a Jamaican dance, despite the worldwide reputation we have for avoiding anything too 'funny'.
immediate circle
The argument came about after watching a music video for a local song about holidays. At a certain point in that video, one of the dancers started doing a new move, the Summer Swing as I am told it is called. If that is the proper way to do the dance, I would very much like for nobody in my immediate circle to learn it or even attempt to do it.
The posture of the dance, or maybe it was the dancer, was too suspect. The way the hands moved, the way the feet moved, let's just say everything about the dance screams rainbow. Now, certainly this is not the only dance that would make one raise an eyebrow. After all, many of my overseas friends often say to me that some Jamaican dances they have seen on YouTube are suspect, for a place that is so harsh to anyone and anything 'suspect-ish'. I bet it is but just a matter of time before they confront me about this latest one.
But then again, in my defence, not that I approve of any effeminate movement of a man in any dance, the new American dances aren't all that squeaky clean either. Have any of you ever seen the dance moves Stanky Leg or Halle Berry? The latter, by far, puts all the suspect local dances to shame in just a move and not the entire dance.
The question then is, is funny moves the new cool trend in male dancing across the globe? I cannot call it but from observations so far, the 'hot' dances local and abroad does seem to have some 'fruity' flavours to them.
But then again, in my defence, not that I approve of any effeminate movement of a man in any dance, the new American dances aren't all that squeaky clean either. Have any of you ever seen the dance moves
Stanky Leg or Halle Berry.
I saw one a dem in allllll pink wid a pink faux fur short jacket 
, fi main fi dem bizniz an nobada dem self... dem a tek op an'nesiseri sitn dem pan fi dem ed. 
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