http://mythoughtsonstuff.com/2006/08/15/my-thoughts-onmiss-lous-legacy/ Dare you enter the realm of my mind? Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:26:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://mythoughtsonstuff.com/2006/08/15/my-thoughts-onmiss-lous-legacy/comment-page-1/#comment-928 Ricardo Wed, 23 Aug 2006 21:50:00 +0000 http://mythoughtsonstuff.com/2006/08/15/my-thoughts-onmiss-lous-legacy/#comment-928 I'm not familiar with this woman's work but it sounds like she made an impact. I'd love to see some of it. I too have been ridiculed by my cultural peers for speaking proper English as well. It has nothing to do with shame however and I don't know why people think that. I was very close friends with 2 women from Jamaica in college. They would speak that way once in a while but preferred the Queens English also. We also found out that my native island of Puerto Rico and theirs of Jamaica shared many of the same foods. This is a good thing Leon. You can't beat the Islands when it comes to food. I’m not familiar with this woman’s work but it sounds like she made an impact. I’d love to see some of it. I too have been ridiculed by my cultural peers for speaking proper English as well. It has nothing to do with shame however and I don’t know why people think that. I was very close friends with 2 women from Jamaica in college. They would speak that way once in a while but preferred the Queens English also. We also found out that my native island of Puerto Rico and theirs of Jamaica shared many of the same foods. This is a good thing Leon. You can’t beat the Islands when it comes to food.

]]> http://mythoughtsonstuff.com/2006/08/15/my-thoughts-onmiss-lous-legacy/comment-page-1/#comment-927 Scratchie Wed, 16 Aug 2006 19:35:00 +0000 http://mythoughtsonstuff.com/2006/08/15/my-thoughts-onmiss-lous-legacy/#comment-927 I will agree to a point. reality though is that if we choose to embrace a particular lifestyle then there is going to be cultural dilution. We trade, travel and aspire towards the US market and we watch their television. What I will ask is "Are we ready for the alternative?" It goes far beyond just tv...we need to look at advertising, internet, products, education, books...... I will agree to a point. reality though is that if we choose to embrace a particular lifestyle then there is going to be cultural dilution. We trade, travel and aspire towards the US market and we watch their television. What I will ask is “Are we ready for the alternative?” It goes far beyond just tv…we need to look at advertising, internet, products, education, books……

]]> http://mythoughtsonstuff.com/2006/08/15/my-thoughts-onmiss-lous-legacy/comment-page-1/#comment-926 Stunner Wed, 16 Aug 2006 04:38:00 +0000 http://mythoughtsonstuff.com/2006/08/15/my-thoughts-onmiss-lous-legacy/#comment-926 Miss lou did have a part in shaping our culture and some of that contribution is still present. It's true, however, that most jamaicans seem to be embracing the North americal culture and choosing it over our own. It's all in the packaging, we need to make our culture seem more attractive to us...it's attractive to the world! Miss lou did have a part in shaping our culture and some of that contribution is still present. It’s true, however, that most jamaicans seem to be embracing the North americal culture and choosing it over our own. It’s all in the packaging, we need to make our culture seem more attractive to us…it’s attractive to the world!

]]> http://mythoughtsonstuff.com/2006/08/15/my-thoughts-onmiss-lous-legacy/comment-page-1/#comment-925 Leon Wed, 16 Aug 2006 00:43:00 +0000 http://mythoughtsonstuff.com/2006/08/15/my-thoughts-onmiss-lous-legacy/#comment-925 True Melody. If only we could have remained at the height of cultural pride that she carried us to. Maybe then the country would be better off. True Melody. If only we could have remained at the height of cultural pride that she carried us to. Maybe then the country would be better off.

]]> http://mythoughtsonstuff.com/2006/08/15/my-thoughts-onmiss-lous-legacy/comment-page-1/#comment-924 Melody Wed, 16 Aug 2006 00:14:00 +0000 http://mythoughtsonstuff.com/2006/08/15/my-thoughts-onmiss-lous-legacy/#comment-924 Blog it nuh, Kami--pretty please:). Leon, to me, Miss Lou is a heroine--in that de most difficult battles are often de 'invisible' ones. She made serious progress (for us as a people) in her time; J.A. might've retrogressed far more markedly had it not been for her work. Blog it nuh, Kami–pretty please:). Leon, to me, Miss Lou is a heroine–in that de most difficult battles are often de ‘invisible’ ones. She made serious progress (for us as a people) in her time; J.A. might’ve retrogressed far more markedly had it not been for her work.

]]> http://mythoughtsonstuff.com/2006/08/15/my-thoughts-onmiss-lous-legacy/comment-page-1/#comment-923 Abeni Tue, 15 Aug 2006 22:46:00 +0000 http://mythoughtsonstuff.com/2006/08/15/my-thoughts-onmiss-lous-legacy/#comment-923 That's the way it is now-cable has shaped most of our values.On another note the first poem I learnt in secondary school was one hers and I still remember it That’s the way it is now-cable has shaped most of our values.On another note the first poem I learnt in secondary school was one hers and I still remember it

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