Photo: Jamaica Gov't MP says sorry to Miss Ja World finalist for offensive tweet

[Xavier]

Wow...what was he thinking...

Gov't MP says sorry to Miss Ja World finalist for offensive tweet
by Damion Mitchell - Editor Radio & Online
Source: Gleaner







North West St Ann MP Dr Dayton Campbell has apologised to one of the finalists in the Miss Jamaica World pageant following an offensive comment he posted on Twitter last night.

Shortly after Jenaae Jackson was announced the contestant with the 'best shape', the Government MP took to the social media website tweeting: "bout best shape, she shape like the Jamaican economy."

The comment by the MP triggered widespread condemnation from Twitter users who regarded the post as irresponsible and inappropriate.

"Our values are eroding slowly but surely," tweeted sports expert Carole Beckford.

Another follower @dpos_smith simply tweeted "Irresponsible!"

Dr Campbell would later remove the post and say sorry for his comment.

In one of two posts expressing remorse at his tweet Campbell tweeted: "To whom much is given much is expected, I should know better. Sorry madam. Apologies also to people in twitter land."

Jenaae went on to be placed first runner-up to the 2013 Miss Jamaica World Gina Hargitay, Miss Nirvana Magazine.

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[Blackstar*]

@Tropicana's post especially 2 and 3.

[Xavier]

@Tropicana's post especially 2 and 3.

Agree...

[Suesumba]

him face fayva barrel. and yes, this is what a lot of black men do to black women alla time. bet he didn't have any comments bout anybody else

[jah_yout]

him face fayva barrel. and yes, this is what a lot of black men do to black women alla time. bet he didn't have any comments bout anybody else

yea a jamaican man commenting about a jamaican woman who put her body on display for critique...how outrageous...i'm sure no non-jamaican non-black man would ever comment on a woman from his country...those jamaican black men are just the worst eh

[Gen]

inappropriate comment from a Member of Parliament

[evanovitch]

di man gi him opinion wich was di troot both ways...my girl mawga n di economy mawga....a politician speak di troot n people a kill him feet....mi cannot believe how people a bray an go awn pon FB ovah it..mek mi realise if mi neva seet before, dat di political divide is so entrenched dat betta wi neva come a yaad......u would tink dis man chat bout smaddy maddy di way di convo going....much ado bout nutten...at least a govt minister or wateva him is finally tell di troot bout di state of di economy....i find it funny....

[Suesumba]

alla dem mawga and fayfa broom stick wid nuff hair, why single her out?

[Suesumba]

yea a jamaican man commenting about a jamaican woman who put her body on display for critique...how outrageous...i'm sure no non-jamaican non-black man would ever comment on a woman from his country...those jamaican black men are just the worst eh

yes obfuscate

[RichD]

si his fav here

[Tuff Gong]

The man has no class. This is the same doctor who wanted to scrap State sponsored health care.
I think he was worried that beauty was not fit for his auction block.

[evanovitch]

Yes im did talk de troot but isn't it more than a tad juvenile fi a big "donkey" man to be tweeting dem kinda ting like some pimply, pre-pubescent school bwoy. It noh ave nutten fe do wid political divide. My grandfather was a founding member of the PNP and this does not stop me from criticizing this eediat bout im childish antics.

weh u mean juvenile...is dere anybody who don't tweet...well I don't...but wat u mean juvenile..di man had an opinion...so because him is a politician him cannot have an opinion in his off time..an how u mean juvenile....really now Tropi...how much time have u vested in decrying blonds...dat no juvenile too boo...if u tink him is being juvenile, u need fi do a search pon ur many postings n put dem up against wat him seh...n my reference to di partisan politicking is due to JLP supporters braying n carrying awn an not even able to see dat di man in effect admitting dat him party sheg up di economy....di said ones who decry di fat PNP members , who laff n chat n mek big of how dem belly big , n how dem so fat tru dem a nyam at the coffers of the country even as it go dung, r the ones who now saying him do wrong wid his analogy....much ado about nutten IMO

[Wahalla]

Hole on. The man mek a clever comment bout a soft porn event and it is the comment that cause offence? Not the objectification of females?

[RichD]

di man had an opinion...so because him is a politician him cannot have an opinion in his off time..

him tweet it wid the party name attached so was it off time?

[Peasie]

Hole on. The man mek a clever comment bout a soft porn event and it is the comment that cause offence? Not the objectification of females?

Exactly. Although beauty contests are a national pastime in Jamaica