The next decade....what's in store?
Musings of a yamfooted traveller still trying to shake off those last 20 pounds as she treks across the Caribbean
I meant to blog this long ago.
Grenada's society is so different......
They were having these dances which they call Passa Passa, I guess after the Jamaican dance they have in Tivoli Gardens. I've never been so can't say what the Jamaican version is all about, but I understand that is just a dance, where "uptown" and "downtown" people come together.
In Grenada, these dances apparently involve young women without underwear, flashing. Apparently too, there are videos made and then sold after.
Well, this didn't sit quite well with the government. The Minister of Education came out and spoke against it, so did another minister. Then hear this....they say they are going to call these young women in to let them know there are alternative ways of self expression.
The church got involved too. The news was big enough to get on BBC Caribbean report.
Now of course, in Jamaica, you think any Minister of Education could say they going to talk to 'dancehall queen' types????
Posted by yamfoot at April 2, 2006 01:55 PMHey Mish, there is a lot of semi-nudity and flashing at our version of Passa Passa too, or so I am told.
Posted by: Mad Bull at April 3, 2006 10:18 PMLook the nudity part of it is degrading in some aspects, but sex sells. I am a little old fashion and from day one a pretty girl in a sexy outfit always turned my head. The dances are the real reason that I look at the vedios and from what I hear ppl are making a ton of money from this.
Posted by: howie at April 7, 2006 09:29 PMyom,waz's to all j.a people big keep it rerdy
Posted by: andre salter at May 7, 2006 12:43 AMpassa passa is very nice and entertaimig thimg to go to to get away from all your stress after a hard days work or just wanting to have fun
PASSA PASSA IS JUST WHAT IT IS, THE MIX UP AND BLENDA.
PASSA PASSA A FI PEOPLE WHO KNOW SAY A ONE LIFE DEM HAVE AND DEM A GO LIVE IT TO THE FULLES, AND HAVE FUN
CAZ WEN YOU GANE YOU NAVE NO COME BACK A COME BACK.
AND IF THE GAL DEM HAVE THE BODY AND WHA PUSH IT UP IN A VIDEO LIGHT ( ALL THE ONE DEM WHEA NAVE IT ) MEK DEM DO IT. THE MINISTER JUST MAD SAY DE GAL DEM NA WIN-UP PAN DEM AR DEM SEE DEM WIFE A GET A DRY FUCK PAN A PASSA PASSA DVD.
LOWE DE DANCE MEK THE PEOPLE DEM ENJOY DEM SELF.