2014-JAN-31-0712Hrs
Ahhhhhhh!!!!
Errol my iPad rejected the undisclosed recipients. Cold yo share my comments please.
'Red Light District' !
That the whole of Trinidad and Tobago is one is not entirely untrue;unbelievable as it may seem or difficult for some of us to accept.
Bunji's calypso is a fantastic sociological description of reality here!
It amazes me that persons are in awe and so upset by it. Oh what hypocrisy!!!!!
Linda did a great job making the connections with other calypsos through the years which articulated sexual signs of the times .
What is the big fuss then?
To me it seems that parents like mine then, might be lost for words to face their children and have meaningful discussion on values, morals, ethics and lifestyle choices and consequences.
To tell a that you will give them an explanation later on is only setting them up to seek the information elsewhere;inherent in that is mis-information and opportunities to experiment prematurely.
I was having a discussion with the principal of a private school (secondary) and she was opposed to having a Carnival Fete as a fundraiser! But she will have a Back-in-times fete.
Her reasoning is that the calypsos degrade women so much that she wants no part of them in her school (as if the students will come to the fete any how).
Now as an educator (and parent) one would think that she will embrace the literary opportunity to have students analyse lyrics, discuss the messages therein and arrive and the kinds of choices one needs to make.
Que lastima!!!!!
Ignoring the issue does not change nor resolve it.
Gabriel
Sunset Villa
1971-1973
Gabriel V. Cumbermack 73
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