Blessed Love:

I had wanted to refrain from commenting on this post, and will only do it briefly. I was disappointed with the original message. It did not come across as a means of bridging gaps between cultures in the African Diaspora. It didn’t come across as a means of finding common threads where we can have discussions, instead pointed out differences and using finger pointing instead of overstanding. I was disappointed in the post because it portrayed Jamaican Rastas as soft. I&I know from dealing with Rastas in NY from Jamaica, this description is far from the norm. I was also disappointed that only posts that were in agreement with the reasonings received affirmation. Is not all experiences in the African diaspora valid and worth discussion? Was this post only suppose to be for those that agree and those that don’t agree should hold their tongue. I’m disaapointed that this post was not written in a way that was welcoming healing dialogue, instead gave false perceptions and generalizations to induce arguments and seperation.

Eternal Rastafari Love
Empress Fiyah