Today is Emancipation Day

[Xavier]

[Tropicana]

..and why do we no longer celebrate it. This is a HUGE fail. We should be celebrating Emancipation Day and Independence.

[Emperah]

what is there to celebrate and what are we emancipated from?
pure fawt, when wi is more enslaved now den b4.

[Tropicana]

Well that is a WHOLE other issue but point well taken. Curious....do you celebrate National Heros Day or Garvey's birthday? You know that Garvey is still alive, living in Africa and writing books don't you?

[Emperah]

they are acknowledged but is a waste a time to celebrate when the majority off ppl don't truly respect any of them cause if they did it would show in their movements and in their thinking.

[WitchyOoman]

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[WitchyOoman]

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[Emperah]

Happy Emancipation Day to all who choose to remember it and/or celebrate it!


And to those who don't: Don't have to. dwl

since ya wish ppl happy day an ting, tell wi wah dem should be happy bout an wah dem fi celebrate?

[Tropicana]

they are acknowledged but is a waste a time to celebrate when the majority off ppl don't truly respect any of them cause if they did it would show in their movements and in their thinking.

IC Just curious...which of our National Heroes do you respect?

I think Nanny is the coolest one....she did wuk obeah pon de British soljah dem and mek dem see tings whe noh deh-deh.... Turns out she used her wits pon dem and dem say is obeah. I love the part about trees turning into men. This was according to the eye witness accounts.

Only in Jamaica would we have a cool national hero like dat.

[Emperah]

Nanny is a myth and there is no absolute proof she exhisted, it is one a dem story handed down weh ppl just want to believe fi mek dem feel good. Kinda like jesus

[Tropicana]

Nanny is a myth and there is no absolute proof she exhisted, it is one a dem story handed down weh ppl just want to believe fi mek dem feel good.

What do you mean...there were eye witness accounts from British soldiers. It's documented.

Kinda like jesus

You just had to throw that in eh. Just when we and gwan so nice you really want to start the war of the roses again don't you. I think you enjoyed it.

[WitchyOoman]

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[Emperah]

What I WILL NOT do is retract my well-wishing for those who celebrate the holiday!
In fact, I'll repeat it: I wish all of unnoo who remember and/or celebrate Jamaican Emancipation Day to enjoy it today!

Why?

[WitchyOoman]

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[Emperah]

What do you mean...there were eye witness accounts from British soldiers. It's documented.

gwaan an conjour up de witness dem, did any a dem get shot from de bullet dem weh fiyah outta har batty?