Question for Rastafarian Men only?

[sistactry]

Re: Question for Rastafarian Men only?

good post Tropi

the only thing i never understand about rasta dow is this?

mek Halle Selassie never locks? - and him suppose to be prophet and all a dat, I dont understand dat part (and would truly appreciate if someone could hightlight me on that)

[j-kid]

Re: Question for Rastafarian Men only?



<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Emperah</div><div class="ubbcode-body">.........an a guess dem like dat ar dem cyan duh all kinda freekiness wid har..........</div></div>

[j-kid]

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Walli, we have had this discussion before over the years, but it is just as contradictory for a Rasta to call oneself a DREAD. Dread means, EVIL/BAD, and referred to bad-men back in di day.
Das like AA’s saying the &quot;N&quot; word is now OK to be used because they took the sting out of it by calling ourselves &quot;N's&quot;. Doing that does not change the fact that &quot;DREAD' is a derogatory word.

[Emperah]

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Exactly, mi use fi si fight brukk out if yuh call a Ras a dread, sometime all cutlass draw tuh.
De onelove and don't hafee dread to be rasta is a new age ting.
Africa for the African, those at home and those abroad. Now yt ppl a redefine what an African is. Even dutty amerikkka ha de balls fi define what an African is.

[Tropicana]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: TreyJ</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Bob was biracial. De man say him neither dip pon the black nor white side him dip pon God side. So him liase with women of all races.

Rasta not immune to media propaganda. They see it on TV, magazines and in ads. White or 'light and bright' is more desirable than black skin women - this message is coveyed in ads 24/7. Go to the mall look at the display ads or pick up any magazine. You see whites and brownins. So even the Marleys that involve with black women tend to go for 'pretty skin' brownins. </div></div>

Well said....but this is clearly embracing the values of Babylon.

[evanovitch]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Tropicana</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: evanovitch</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Tropi, the wearing of locs was seen as an act of sedition, back in the day...memba the penalty for sedition... </div></div>

Yes so I guess many of them didn't have locks....lots of oppression. I am learning a lot from the video. </div></div>

With the news of the Mau Mau, n the filtering out of their pictures, I believe the adoption of the locs n the adaption of its meaning to the fledgling but growing movement , came about

[Emperah]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: evanovitch</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Tropicana</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: evanovitch</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Tropi, the wearing of locs was seen as an act of sedition, back in the day...memba the penalty for sedition... </div></div>

Yes so I guess many of them didn't have locks....lots of oppression. I am learning a lot from the video. </div></div>

With the news of the Mau Mau, n the filtering out of their pictures, I believe the adoption of the locs n the adaption of its meaning to the fledgling but growing movement , came about </div></div>

dis is not a beLIEf but a reality.

[Tropicana]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: evanovitch</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Tropicana</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: evanovitch</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Tropi, the wearing of locs was seen as an act of sedition, back in the day...memba the penalty for sedition... </div></div>

Yes so I guess many of them didn't have locks....lots of oppression. I am learning a lot from the video. </div></div>

With the news of the Mau Mau, n the filtering out of their pictures, I believe the adoption of the locs n the adaption of its meaning to the fledgling but growing movement , came about </div></div>

One of the videos said that their was an American film &quot;Something of Value&quot; that featured Mau Mau with locs during war time.

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[evanovitch]

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No American movie ,book or anything of the period of the Mau Mau would b complimentary to dem

[Tropicana]

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I think it was the guy from Mystic Revelation who mentioned the movie. I had never heard of it. Had you?



<span style="font-weight: bold">Mau Mau Warriors</span>

This page is in Malay:

http://tribunrockers.blogspot.ca/2012/07/gimbal-simbol-pemberontakan-kekuatan.html

[Gen]

Re: Question for Rastafarian Men only?

the page can be translated to english, at the very bottom left

[Tropicana]

Re: Question for Rastafarian Men only?

I used Google translator and it was very messy...I will try your suggestion.

[Wahalla]

Re: Question for Rastafarian Men only?

during the ethopian wars there was a ethopian group who took a vow not to cut their hair till victory,,

indians also brought their locks tradition and the name, methodology growing, of ingesting cannabis... they were at pinnacle... they also reinforced some of the hindu concepts...

Howel was also a mason....

[Tropicana]

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A mason? Really? Did any masonic practices leave an imprint on Rastafarianism?

[evanovitch]

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Race &amp; Women In Rastafari
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Published May 17, 2003</span>
Race

<span style="font-weight: bold">In original Rastafarian doctrine, Babylon and white people were one and the same</span>. Also, all other races were black except white people. White people were seen as the oppressors who took the Black man away from Africa. Some Rastafarians call white people pink, as they will say their pigmentation is not white. White (Pink) people were seen as evil as they have created the Babylon system and have constantly denied the rights of blacks. The denial of the Black man's rights, slavery, the images of a White Christ and Euro-centrism associated with Christianity in the past, is one of the main contentions of Rastafarians with White (Pink) people. As the archeological evidence in recent years continue to reveal a less Euro-centric biblical times, many have taken a moderate position to White people.

Three of the 6 foundations (see link) that were set forth by one of the founding fathers of Rastafari, Leonard Percival Howell (see link), are very Afro centric and racist.

1) Hatred for the White race;
2) The superiority of the Black race;
3) Revenge on Whites for their wickedness;


There is also the writing in the Holy Piby (see link), also called the &quot;Black Man's Bible&quot;, which is one of the most revered books of Rastafarians, that emphasizes the destruction of white &quot;Babylonia&quot; and the return of the black Israelites to Africa.

In recent years Whites have joined the sect and are judged on an individual basis and their sympathies to the Rastafarian cause. Today white (Pink) Rastafarians are acceptable but called &quot;African at heart&quot;. The intermingling of white &amp; black was taboo in the original Rastafarian movement but has now become acceptable. The majority of these interracial marriages are between black Rastafarian men and white women. <span style="font-weight: bold">Be aware that that many men who may appear to be Rastafarians are not and use the Rastafarian movement to marry foreign (mainly white) women in search of overseas visas.</span>

Roles of women
The women in Rastafari are normally referred to as Queens. Many of the Rastafarian marriages are informal (common law). Even though things are changing, originally a woman's role in the Rastafarian sect is basically regulated to housekeeping, childrearing and to pleasing her King. A Rastafarian woman is a Queen and must keep different standards than the women in &quot;Babylonial&quot; society or Western culture. Some of the standards include, no make up, no dressing in short skirts and they cannot use chemicals in their hair. Many Rastafarian women cannot use any form of birth control, as it is not natural and also seen as a Euro-centric way to control the African population. Rastafarian women are expected to nurture the community but know her place. The Bobo Shanti order is the strictest when it comes to the role of women, as they adhere to the strict bible principles of the Old Testament. Abortion is also not an option for Rastafarian women as it is seen as murder as in many other world religions. Women play a very secondary role in the sect and are to stand by their King.



Read more: http://www.jamaicans.com/culture/ras...#ixzz28TDv1Qnp