In light of recent happenings surrounding that lil boy and gay man story, Kaieteur news went and found a lawyer who is of the opinion that the age of consent law does not apply to boys as well.
If that is indeed the case, then like many others this is another foolish law. I cannot even begin to imagine the rationale for this glaring discrepancy. It just doesn't make any sense.
Alright by now some people know my opinion on that whole matter with the 15 year old but my thoughts on this matter, the age of consent law, goes further than this one matter. Are lil boys not allowed the same protection accorded by law as girls? A boy should have the same legal protection as his female counterpart, no if's, but's or maybe's about that. It's that simple!!
Can someone please provide a logical explanation for this because over here we just see it as a bundle of crap. What about that whole equality thing, no discrimination. Shouldn't this be considered a form of discrimination as well? Just at a loss of words to describe this. Help us to understand would you.
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Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Lil boy and gay man...
Now a few of you might have read a story appearing in Kaietuer News over the weekend about a 'missing' teenager who was found in Victoria, at the home of a gay man and his niece or some madness like that.
The police subsequently arrested the two adults but then released a statement saying that the kid wasn't being held against his will, that he was free to go and that the engaged in sexual activities with the man willingly, and finally buggery charges are likely to be laid soon.
People around the place have been calling and harping about this issue for a few days now, and honestly if not for Janet's death, this story along with Karan being fired would have been the talk of the town. I just want to say this.
The age of consent is 16, so legally the kid cannot give what is not his to have, although he might want to argue that it is his body after all. Anyway, the point I am trying to make is that the lil frigger went to the man home off his own, he fucked with the man off his own, he stayed there off his fucking own and he chose not to return to his home, off his own.
The people who want to talk about this, should understand that part and not look to crucify the blasted antiman. Yes, it was wrong for him to have sex with an underage kid, no question about that, but at the same fucking time, people need to stop behaving as if this lil frigger is some angel because he clearly isn't. He had run off to Surinam also and I'm sure he would have needed permission for that as well.
And now, unfortunately buggery is still a crime so they are going to face music for that, however, abduction charges? gimme a fucking break. The kid was going and coming as he pleased, that isn't abduction, he obviously wanted to go back. Whatever he was getting there was good enough to keep him coming back. Now then, probably the only charge that should be instituted was that of statutory rape, because at the end of the day, he still is just 15!
What people need to realize is that these teenagers aren't so innocent as we would like tothink, many of them are quite capable of making their own decisions and they do, even though sometimes they are not aware of all the consequences of their actions. However as adults we also have a responsibility to these kids. What the man did with this kid was wrong, even if the kid wanted it, it was wrong. My argument though will be and this is my belief, that the man alone should not be cast as the villan in this story...he isn't!
The police subsequently arrested the two adults but then released a statement saying that the kid wasn't being held against his will, that he was free to go and that the engaged in sexual activities with the man willingly, and finally buggery charges are likely to be laid soon.
People around the place have been calling and harping about this issue for a few days now, and honestly if not for Janet's death, this story along with Karan being fired would have been the talk of the town. I just want to say this.
The age of consent is 16, so legally the kid cannot give what is not his to have, although he might want to argue that it is his body after all. Anyway, the point I am trying to make is that the lil frigger went to the man home off his own, he fucked with the man off his own, he stayed there off his fucking own and he chose not to return to his home, off his own.
The people who want to talk about this, should understand that part and not look to crucify the blasted antiman. Yes, it was wrong for him to have sex with an underage kid, no question about that, but at the same fucking time, people need to stop behaving as if this lil frigger is some angel because he clearly isn't. He had run off to Surinam also and I'm sure he would have needed permission for that as well.
And now, unfortunately buggery is still a crime so they are going to face music for that, however, abduction charges? gimme a fucking break. The kid was going and coming as he pleased, that isn't abduction, he obviously wanted to go back. Whatever he was getting there was good enough to keep him coming back. Now then, probably the only charge that should be instituted was that of statutory rape, because at the end of the day, he still is just 15!
What people need to realize is that these teenagers aren't so innocent as we would like tothink, many of them are quite capable of making their own decisions and they do, even though sometimes they are not aware of all the consequences of their actions. However as adults we also have a responsibility to these kids. What the man did with this kid was wrong, even if the kid wanted it, it was wrong. My argument though will be and this is my belief, that the man alone should not be cast as the villan in this story...he isn't!
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Just some observations about Mash this year. Part 2
Second part of my Mash Observation Post.
Fourthly, The Gays were out. If nothing else, the queer people of this land also came out in full support of this Mash. I guess many of them were probably scouting or recruiting and they made their presence known in the vulgar Mash spirit as well. While I have no objection to them enjoying themselves and sleeping with whoever they choose, just like women though some of their behavior was also totally disgraceful. There was this particular group along the Lamaha embankment in the vicinity of Vlissengen road that was back-balling and carrying on without a care in the world. It was a spectacle to behold and behold is just what people did, along with the taunts and insults that usually accompany them. It’s because of behavior like this that gays find it hard to gain acceptance into society and for the most part, all of them are then branded with the same derogatory term “Antiman”. Free enjoyment for all but again, have some freaking decency.
Finally, the Kids. I was probably most disappointed about this group. These are the babies of society but yesterday these ‘babies’ could have been seen in tight revealing clothing, showing off what they obviously don’t yet have. Some of these lil children (under the age of 10) were even wearing make-up and this totally pissed me off, what the fuck is wrong with some Guyanese mothers that they would dress or allow their kids to dress in this manner. The answer for that is beyond my comprehension, they’re probably still on the cheap crack that they’re still using or maybe and this is sad, probably grooming to kids to follow after mommy and daddy and work the streets. I tell you some people should not be allowed to have responsibility for a rabbit much less a child. At about 10pm last night, walking along Vlissengen road in the vicinity of Dowding street, in front of a stereo system, there was this half dressed little girl, no older than 10, wining and dancing very vulgarly while men just stood around staring and ogling over here. It was despicable. The police and public health officers were on patrol yesterday but what I saw yesterday had me thinking that the Social/Welfare officers should also be working on Mash day.
All of yesterday, just reaffirmed the belief that Mash is one big, vulgar experience and with every passing year Guyana is denigrating into a deeper state of lawlessness. A quick survey would reveal that many of the revelers have no idea what they were celebrating. For them, like Main Street Lime, it is another government sponsored event to wear skimpy clothing, drink rum, and behave with abundant vulgarity.
Fourthly, The Gays were out. If nothing else, the queer people of this land also came out in full support of this Mash. I guess many of them were probably scouting or recruiting and they made their presence known in the vulgar Mash spirit as well. While I have no objection to them enjoying themselves and sleeping with whoever they choose, just like women though some of their behavior was also totally disgraceful. There was this particular group along the Lamaha embankment in the vicinity of Vlissengen road that was back-balling and carrying on without a care in the world. It was a spectacle to behold and behold is just what people did, along with the taunts and insults that usually accompany them. It’s because of behavior like this that gays find it hard to gain acceptance into society and for the most part, all of them are then branded with the same derogatory term “Antiman”. Free enjoyment for all but again, have some freaking decency.
Finally, the Kids. I was probably most disappointed about this group. These are the babies of society but yesterday these ‘babies’ could have been seen in tight revealing clothing, showing off what they obviously don’t yet have. Some of these lil children (under the age of 10) were even wearing make-up and this totally pissed me off, what the fuck is wrong with some Guyanese mothers that they would dress or allow their kids to dress in this manner. The answer for that is beyond my comprehension, they’re probably still on the cheap crack that they’re still using or maybe and this is sad, probably grooming to kids to follow after mommy and daddy and work the streets. I tell you some people should not be allowed to have responsibility for a rabbit much less a child. At about 10pm last night, walking along Vlissengen road in the vicinity of Dowding street, in front of a stereo system, there was this half dressed little girl, no older than 10, wining and dancing very vulgarly while men just stood around staring and ogling over here. It was despicable. The police and public health officers were on patrol yesterday but what I saw yesterday had me thinking that the Social/Welfare officers should also be working on Mash day.
All of yesterday, just reaffirmed the belief that Mash is one big, vulgar experience and with every passing year Guyana is denigrating into a deeper state of lawlessness. A quick survey would reveal that many of the revelers have no idea what they were celebrating. For them, like Main Street Lime, it is another government sponsored event to wear skimpy clothing, drink rum, and behave with abundant vulgarity.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Drag Queens dragged to court part 2
Further to this, you just had to know that I wasn't done yet.
Whilst making their appearance in court in front of the acting chief magistrate, she had these kind words for the defendants:
" It’s a curse on the family. Go to church and give your lives to Christ," is what she told them while imploring the guys to change their attitude and fulfill their original purpose as men.
Apparently, the magistrate thought that she was still at church or maybe she just felt like delivering a sermon, either way, someone should have told her that the courtroom wasn't the place for it. What if these men were Hindu's or Muslims, would she be telling them to change their religions as well? Regardless of whatever, her opinions are just that, her opinions and she would do well to keep them to herself because I'm sure that many people don't really care for them much. Sure it's established that she has a sharp tongue but by no stretch of the imagination is a sharp tongue an indication of a keen mind.
I've grown up hearing from my parents that some people are wise and some are otherwise, well as of now, it's not hard to figure out which description best suit the learned (using that word loosely) magistrate. Can you imagine the audacity, the temerity and the gall of that woman to tell these people what is a curse on their family? maybe someone should tell her that in some places it's a curse on your family to be a lawyer also but no one was chasing her off to seek redemption for it here. And not content to leave it at that, she had to tell them also to fulfill their original duty as men. I'm sorry, but would that be the duty that the Honorable President was fulfilling by abusing his wife?
I must admit that I have never been a great lover of this magistrate. She strikes me as incompetent, biased, a puppet of sorts, the possessor of a tiny brain, big mouth and an opinion that nobody cares about, and I personally believe that no woman of our time has gone further with less mental equipment. It is indeed a very sad fact that nature not content with denying her the ability to think, has endowed her with the ability to write and pass judgment on others.
Whilst making their appearance in court in front of the acting chief magistrate, she had these kind words for the defendants:
" It’s a curse on the family. Go to church and give your lives to Christ," is what she told them while imploring the guys to change their attitude and fulfill their original purpose as men.
Apparently, the magistrate thought that she was still at church or maybe she just felt like delivering a sermon, either way, someone should have told her that the courtroom wasn't the place for it. What if these men were Hindu's or Muslims, would she be telling them to change their religions as well? Regardless of whatever, her opinions are just that, her opinions and she would do well to keep them to herself because I'm sure that many people don't really care for them much. Sure it's established that she has a sharp tongue but by no stretch of the imagination is a sharp tongue an indication of a keen mind.
I've grown up hearing from my parents that some people are wise and some are otherwise, well as of now, it's not hard to figure out which description best suit the learned (using that word loosely) magistrate. Can you imagine the audacity, the temerity and the gall of that woman to tell these people what is a curse on their family? maybe someone should tell her that in some places it's a curse on your family to be a lawyer also but no one was chasing her off to seek redemption for it here. And not content to leave it at that, she had to tell them also to fulfill their original duty as men. I'm sorry, but would that be the duty that the Honorable President was fulfilling by abusing his wife?
I must admit that I have never been a great lover of this magistrate. She strikes me as incompetent, biased, a puppet of sorts, the possessor of a tiny brain, big mouth and an opinion that nobody cares about, and I personally believe that no woman of our time has gone further with less mental equipment. It is indeed a very sad fact that nature not content with denying her the ability to think, has endowed her with the ability to write and pass judgment on others.
Drag Queens dragged to court
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, don't you sometimes just feel like screaming your head off? especially after reading something that wrecks your mood and your nerves.
Scouring over the Guyana Chronicle, I stumbled across this headline:
"Seven confessed homosexuals fined for wearing female attire"
Not only were they charged for wearing female clothing, they were also charged for loitering. What a mockery!! Since when has the law dictated what a person is allowed to wear? I wonder if soon we're going to have to display the Nazi symbol prominently on our attire. Whatever happened to freedom of expression? aren't these persons just expressing themselves? This is pure madness!
As for the loitering charge, that's even more nonsense. Am I not allowed to just linger on the road now? are we under some sort of a curfew? seriously, how come no one told me that we were living under martial law? On any given day, there are countless persons who just walk the roads aimlessly (I happen to be one of them), persons can always be seen sitting at the roadsides, or hanging at street heads, why was this never a problem? or is just because they individuals in question are homosexuals? If that's the case, then this nonsense has to stop.
Guyanese need to realize that the world is changing, the world has changed and we need to change with it. We cannot sit by idly and then want to play catch up with everyone else, it's just not possible. We need to put this old fashion, traditionalist mentality behind us and remember that the time for that has long gone. The world is not what it used to be - A black man is leader of the free world for Christ sakes -, the days for these narrow minded, myopic ideals have passed, it'll do well for us to get rid of what still remains of them.
Whether or not some people want to accept it, they need to realize that homosexuals form an integral part of society. They teach our kids, protect the country, look after us when we're sick and so much more so we need to realize that the time for this discrimination has to stop and people need to understand and appreciate that homosexuals now make a valuable contribution to the everyday lives of many many many Guyanese.
Read the story here. (not a permanent link)
Scouring over the Guyana Chronicle, I stumbled across this headline:
"Seven confessed homosexuals fined for wearing female attire"
Not only were they charged for wearing female clothing, they were also charged for loitering. What a mockery!! Since when has the law dictated what a person is allowed to wear? I wonder if soon we're going to have to display the Nazi symbol prominently on our attire. Whatever happened to freedom of expression? aren't these persons just expressing themselves? This is pure madness!
As for the loitering charge, that's even more nonsense. Am I not allowed to just linger on the road now? are we under some sort of a curfew? seriously, how come no one told me that we were living under martial law? On any given day, there are countless persons who just walk the roads aimlessly (I happen to be one of them), persons can always be seen sitting at the roadsides, or hanging at street heads, why was this never a problem? or is just because they individuals in question are homosexuals? If that's the case, then this nonsense has to stop.
Guyanese need to realize that the world is changing, the world has changed and we need to change with it. We cannot sit by idly and then want to play catch up with everyone else, it's just not possible. We need to put this old fashion, traditionalist mentality behind us and remember that the time for that has long gone. The world is not what it used to be - A black man is leader of the free world for Christ sakes -, the days for these narrow minded, myopic ideals have passed, it'll do well for us to get rid of what still remains of them.
Whether or not some people want to accept it, they need to realize that homosexuals form an integral part of society. They teach our kids, protect the country, look after us when we're sick and so much more so we need to realize that the time for this discrimination has to stop and people need to understand and appreciate that homosexuals now make a valuable contribution to the everyday lives of many many many Guyanese.
Read the story here. (not a permanent link)
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Purification
What was billed as the purification concert seemed more like an umbrella party. The heavy downpour earlier in the day and the intermittent rain during the evening must have obviously deterred some patrons from the National Park where the first major show of 2009 was in session.
It was sad for those who missed it. Those die hard reggae fans that came out were treated to a high quality show by most of the headlining artists.
First up was Guyana’s own first born who dished out some of their biggest and best known numbers many of which had love for each other as their themes. Of course their staple tune “Black Joint” was very well welcomed by those in attendance who showed their appreciation and enthusiasm throughout the performance. First Born must be commended for a superb performance and as always their conscious vibes were very welcomed.
Next up was Queen Ifrica of “Daddy don’t touch me there” fame. The Queen who came on stage looking very much unlike many of the female stars that we’ve seen recently was a revelation to many. Wearing little makeup and no shoes she delivered a great performance. Her many songs were aimed at spreading the message of love, harmony and togetherness however during the latter part of her performance, apparently the Queen had a change of heart and decided it was time to rant and rage against…yea you guessed it, the gay community…apparently we’re supposed to love and include everyone and be merry with everyone except those gay people…come on people, it’s a new freaking year. Queen Ifrica is just another of the many hypocrites we have out there…preach love for everyone but attach exceptions. I’m sure that all I and the rest of the Gay community need at the moment is for this alleged Queen (Queen of what by the way?) to come and tell anyone how to live their live. I certainly am not telling her how to live her fucking life…oh BITCH PLEASE! Ya know what, let me stop about her…it’s just not worth it. Her performance was aight but I couldn’t wait for that bitch to get off the damn stage.
After that wretch it would have been such a pleasure to have anyone else on stage, even the usually annoying Charmaine Blackman, but this time we were subjected to another jackass of a performer. Who the hell is Jah Thunder? The promoters should have left that fucker where he was, he was just plain annoying. Apparently his aim was the out cuss all the other performers, well congratulations he certainly won that contest handily. Then if that wasn’t enough, he wanted the audience to chant and call for fire, apparently the ass isn’t aware of what that particular expression means to Guyanese, thankfully though, most of them just ignored him. I tell you this, the best part of the evening came when his performance ended…Good Ridden.
After those two Angering acts, it was the greatest pleasure to have Natural Black on stage. How the hell did this guy not win a single Accolade award is beyond me. He is undoubtedly the best performer we have at the moment. Anyways, Natural’s performance was superlative. The crowd support for this local star was tremendous as many sang along to all of his songs including “It nice”, “Gideon Boots”, “High Grade” and more. There were even some new ones in there. Natural performance was excellent and his message was clear, clean and utterly positive. I hope that it resonated with everyone that was there.
Culminating the night was the headliner of the show. Capleton was awesome and like Natural Black before him, he was fully of energy. His many hit songs were sung by the adoring crowd who sang along and waved their hands. There were Guyanese and Ethiopian flags in the air as he sang and implored all to live life. And unlike the Queen earlier, he reminded every man has the right to determine his destiny.
“Who do you think you are?” “Equal Rights” (ya hear that Queen Bitch?), and “Jah Jah city” were some of the more memorable songs that he performed. Capleton delivered a performance deserving of the seasoned veteran he is. He was also in preacher’s mode, imploring everyone to stand firm in THEIR belief and not HIS belief as someone earlier called for. In his message he called for the eradication of AIDS, SARS, Bird Flu but sadly he didn’t say Queen Ifrica also.
At the end of his performance at 3am, the show as over and the crowd left, mostly satisfied.
It was sad for those who missed it. Those die hard reggae fans that came out were treated to a high quality show by most of the headlining artists.
First up was Guyana’s own first born who dished out some of their biggest and best known numbers many of which had love for each other as their themes. Of course their staple tune “Black Joint” was very well welcomed by those in attendance who showed their appreciation and enthusiasm throughout the performance. First Born must be commended for a superb performance and as always their conscious vibes were very welcomed.
Next up was Queen Ifrica of “Daddy don’t touch me there” fame. The Queen who came on stage looking very much unlike many of the female stars that we’ve seen recently was a revelation to many. Wearing little makeup and no shoes she delivered a great performance. Her many songs were aimed at spreading the message of love, harmony and togetherness however during the latter part of her performance, apparently the Queen had a change of heart and decided it was time to rant and rage against…yea you guessed it, the gay community…apparently we’re supposed to love and include everyone and be merry with everyone except those gay people…come on people, it’s a new freaking year. Queen Ifrica is just another of the many hypocrites we have out there…preach love for everyone but attach exceptions. I’m sure that all I and the rest of the Gay community need at the moment is for this alleged Queen (Queen of what by the way?) to come and tell anyone how to live their live. I certainly am not telling her how to live her fucking life…oh BITCH PLEASE! Ya know what, let me stop about her…it’s just not worth it. Her performance was aight but I couldn’t wait for that bitch to get off the damn stage.
After that wretch it would have been such a pleasure to have anyone else on stage, even the usually annoying Charmaine Blackman, but this time we were subjected to another jackass of a performer. Who the hell is Jah Thunder? The promoters should have left that fucker where he was, he was just plain annoying. Apparently his aim was the out cuss all the other performers, well congratulations he certainly won that contest handily. Then if that wasn’t enough, he wanted the audience to chant and call for fire, apparently the ass isn’t aware of what that particular expression means to Guyanese, thankfully though, most of them just ignored him. I tell you this, the best part of the evening came when his performance ended…Good Ridden.
After those two Angering acts, it was the greatest pleasure to have Natural Black on stage. How the hell did this guy not win a single Accolade award is beyond me. He is undoubtedly the best performer we have at the moment. Anyways, Natural’s performance was superlative. The crowd support for this local star was tremendous as many sang along to all of his songs including “It nice”, “Gideon Boots”, “High Grade” and more. There were even some new ones in there. Natural performance was excellent and his message was clear, clean and utterly positive. I hope that it resonated with everyone that was there.
Culminating the night was the headliner of the show. Capleton was awesome and like Natural Black before him, he was fully of energy. His many hit songs were sung by the adoring crowd who sang along and waved their hands. There were Guyanese and Ethiopian flags in the air as he sang and implored all to live life. And unlike the Queen earlier, he reminded every man has the right to determine his destiny.
“Who do you think you are?” “Equal Rights” (ya hear that Queen Bitch?), and “Jah Jah city” were some of the more memorable songs that he performed. Capleton delivered a performance deserving of the seasoned veteran he is. He was also in preacher’s mode, imploring everyone to stand firm in THEIR belief and not HIS belief as someone earlier called for. In his message he called for the eradication of AIDS, SARS, Bird Flu but sadly he didn’t say Queen Ifrica also.
At the end of his performance at 3am, the show as over and the crowd left, mostly satisfied.
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