Two things can be true. I love Mia‘s presence on the global stage and her speeches. But I also understand the frustration that Bajans feel when cost of living is so high and her progressivism isn’t replicated in local settings
@shoesbyFIS The gourmet was not gourmet. Not relative to last year and not by the definition of the word. Venue was failure. 1 bar for everybody in the world.
a girl on tiktok said “healing is so hard because it is a constant battle between your inner child who is scared and just wants safety.... your inner teenager who is angry and just wants justice.... and your current self-who is tired and just wants peace." and it hits me hard.
The argument that “West Indian” is a colonial term is just stupid because literally all of the terms are colonial. That is our shared history. WE, the people from, born and raised in the Caribbean region, do not call ourselves Caribbeans. It should not be up for debate. 😐