@DamienWKing That may be the exception that probes (I said what I said) the rule, but you'd be hard-pressed to make a case that the people who "spend a penny", "see a man about a dog", "powder their noses", and "visit the facilities" are euphemism-light
The world consumes Jamaican culture at an industrial rate, yet the very people who created it are told to tuck it away just to get a seat at the table. It’s 2026, the prejudice against Patois should be done and dusted. You can’t claim to be proud of your Jamaican identity while looking down on the very language that makes us unique.🫠
@yowtajon If you think Patois sounds dunce, you’re confusing language with intellect. You can speak “properly” and say nothing of value, or you can speak Patois and be the smartest person in the room.
@jaevionn I first heard it in cricket commentary from the Caribbean (I think Barbados). I think it came to us from the region. I constantly pose the question "If what?" in my head when I hear it
@stephengunter@CaroleBeckford@shearer39 Deon wins for helping us get to the WC once. Shaw doesn't for getting us there twice and getting us into the 2nd round. Got it.
@stephengunter@CaroleBeckford@shearer39 Then you are implicitly asserting that a male footballer with that CV would not have won the award either. My argument is that he would have, probably more than once
@stephengunter@CaroleBeckford@shearer39 Dude. She's Jamaica's all-time leading scorer, has taken us to 2 World Cups, one as captain, in which she led us to the knock-out stage. Add that to winning the Premier League and being the leading scorer on one of the marquee clubs in the League. Imagine a man with that record
@stephengunter@CaroleBeckford@shearer39 It’s about more than national representation. Any male footballer with Shaw’s CV would have multiple Sports Personality awards.