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March 20, 2008
WHAT - Cut Down Passa Passa and Rae Town?
"Whaapen to dem?" - is the question on many lips these days as news of the intended cut down of the regular and internationally popular weekly "ghetto based" dances surfaced in Jamaica.
Reports uncover that the 'powers that be', including Enforcement and The Mayor have been putting serious thought into cutting down the traditional weekly happenings to maybe twice monthly.
The idea of cutting down these dances has members of both communities not only disappointed, but angry. Not only are these parties, that folk look forward to as relaxation and entertainment, an integral part of a growing global dancehall culture, they also serve as a major source of income for a huge sector of the Jamaican society.
Incident free since their inception, both sessions have reputations of bringing all people together in unity and love. Passa Passa even tours the world in the same context of love and harmony.
How can peace and love be wrong? So the people keep asking – Whaapen to dem?
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Posted by yardFlex at March 20, 2008 11:28 AM
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Posted by: j
on March 20, 2008 12:34 PM
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Passa Passa is a disgrace to all Jamaicans, these dances embarrass jamaica on an international level, the way these ghetto women behave while children look on in admiration is sick. If you have people who can dance from morning to morning the government must put some factories so they can work morning to morning and build up their communities. This dance could never happen anywhere else in the world, why should it happen in jamaica. Unu fi raise unu standards, unu too disgraceful the world is laughing at us
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Posted by: bag-gal
on March 20, 2008 01:33 PM
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a wa d f**k dem gov,ppl nah feel like dem wa stop ghetto tings? y bcus dem ha mek na money,eeeeeeh mi a one gal a go a rae town long time an stil goin every time me de a jamdown me affe visit d ghetto ting dem a de d fun de,NO stage show r modelin dance jus straight GHETTOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO TING. PERIOD.
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Posted by: Dugu Dugu
on March 20, 2008 03:57 PM
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yuh si how dis b*mbocl**t white man system is trying to put the ghetto down nuh wonder why mi no hear bout passa passa anymore
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Posted by: Passa
on March 20, 2008 04:27 PM
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@ J. its obvious you don't know anything about dancehall. for your information passa passa keep a Antigua and London as a know fact.
I am not beating you down about what you say about them working bcz that is tru, but in that same breath alot a uptown working class people attend these functions. Please don't stereotype the ppl dem weh attend the function and di girls dem weh a dance as ghetto, bcz i am from the ghetto and I am no less a women than someone who is from Cherry Gardens or any of those high society community.
The time the government a spend pon trying to shut down these events, they should try a provide more jobs and training centres for us. I can't remember hearing any violence happening at passa passa, but check out how the violence high in the schools, they shold be addressing those issues. Also try to find ways to lower the cost of living for us and not pay all the attention to not sop important things.
Peace Out
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Posted by: Ranxxx
on March 20, 2008 10:26 PM
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j shut up ur r@ss mouth passa passa is no disgrace every body from all over di world go to passa passa only persons who say it is a disgrace is people like you other countries have their parties white people have dem blue movies nobody seh nuttin bout dat why we caan have wi likke on violent dance dem passa passa bring di pride of people go back inna uptown house dem weh di undercover fishman dem live jah live............
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Posted by: spaceman
on March 21, 2008 07:17 AM
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lock it down because dot a no dance that bullsh*t j i agree with you 1000 percent.say what you want say,but it a give we bad views.
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Posted by: AMEDIS
on March 21, 2008 10:42 AM
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That is so true..if they can dance from night until sun up,then the ones who don't work should use thier time more worthy. I don't have anything against the Ghetto or Dancehall but come on now man,the women certainly has no knowledge of morality,I have seen my neice watching clips on the internet and it is just down right degrading.I am from the Ghetto, and trust mi...my grandmother always told us you don't have to be a product of your environment.I say that to say this TWICE A MONTH is all they need. They might as well just have sex right there in the streets,not to mention the language.
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Posted by: cash
on March 21, 2008 10:44 AM
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J I agree with you somewhat, I dont agree with stopping the weekly dances but how they behave and the dance moves are getting more ridiculous, on Monday Media Take out posted a clip of the 'Drop Dead Dance', blasting it. When I watched the clip it was one of the most ridiculous thing I have ever seen in dancehall, women on bed and men jumping from roof top, not only is it dangerous but we were ridiculed, and this is not the first article that was posted about our stupid dance moves only getting more stupid. Seeing the clip only made me sick because it looked so dam foolish, the comment were so horrible. But yep they need to find jobs instead of making them selves into laughing stocks
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Posted by: j
on March 21, 2008 01:25 PM
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Are you telling me that Passa passa is kept in an open area from morning till morning in London, England? I highly doubt that unu tink sey di white people a go mek unu mash up dem country? Tell me where in England passa passa is kept, with people blocking roads, smoking weed, drinking, and simulating sex. A time jamaica if clean up
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Posted by: j
on March 21, 2008 04:28 PM
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Tell me where in London, England people party from the night until the morning in a public place. They drink smoke weed, and simulate sex tell me where in London? Unu tink sey di white people a go mek unu mash up dem country with unu frockery, bout passa passa, this is 2008 and people need economic development, sometimes i watch those videos and i am so embarrassed, Jamaica is a laughing stock, we need higher standards
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Posted by: bad-gal
on March 21, 2008 05:30 PM
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frist of all, these ppl r nat hurtin a soul they r pleasuein dem self who r u 2 chastise dem. every one is nat goin 2 wok r live uptown yes d dance moves is ridiculous i agree, but r they hurtin anyone nooooooooooo,r they robbin anyone no so let the ppl dem live as they sa 2 each is own.
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Posted by: reasonings
on March 22, 2008 11:33 AM
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A WAH DO J?????????
same as how in some ppls eyes it look like a disgrace.....same way some ppl see it as an art form a way of expressing themselves..........its just damn entertainment....a lotta times its to the extreme but its just fun.....your prolly the tyPE THAT ATTENDS STRIPS CLUBS......and watch them aids infested females dancing all naked while your wife is at home.........
NOW stuff like THAAAAAT is a shame........people dancing and enjoying demself aint nuttn wrong with that.... I BET YOU LOVE CARNIVAL HUH??????????
it aint a shame for thousands a naked ppl walk round inna broad day light and doing the same thing they do at passa passa?????????????
ya'll double standard assholes go suck a dick someplace man!!!!!!!!!!!!ppl like yall piss me off
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Posted by: AHGUHITGUH
on March 23, 2008 02:43 PM
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IT SIMPLE....IF U DONT LIKE WHAT HAPPEN AT THESE DANCES THEN DONT GO THERE....WHO ARE U TO TELL PPL HOW TO DANCE?...IF THATS THEIR WAY OF HAVING FUN SO BE IT LET THEM HAVE THEIR FUN......J AND ALL WHO AGREE WITH J MAYBE UR WAY OF HAVING FUN IS BY GOING TO GO GO CLUBS OR FI FROCK OFF PPL LITTLE PICNKEY WHETHER BE IT UHNUH AH MAN OR WOMAN AH UHNUH FI CLEAN UP UHNUH ACT...WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE WHEN AT THE ROAD MARCH INNA CARNIVAL OR THE SOCA FETE THEM THE SAME THING GWAAN IN AH DI MIDDLE AH DI ROAD WID WOMAN AND MAN AH WHINE PON EACH OTHER PON DI GROUND AND EVERY LOCAL TV STATION AH BROADCAST IT SO THE WHOLE NATION CAN SEE IT.......THAT IS GLORIFIED BUT THE DANCHAL IS DISCRIMINATED....DI WHOLE AH UHNUH FROCK RIGHT OFF!!!
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Posted by: DEELISHA
on March 23, 2008 03:35 PM
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Dutty passa passa is not representing Jamaica in any way! It only confirms more in the mind of people who were always critical of Jamaica that is pure idlers, dumb, unintelligent,ignorant people coming from the island, when in fact that is a lie! Mediatakeout.com posted a clip on the internet and people make their comment it was really embarassing some of the things they say sadly I have to agree with the comments.... There is no way a dance should be going on until 9/10 in the morning..road being blocked people can barely go about their business in traffic..this is a waste of time not to mention the stupid dancing that makes no sense!! This is definitely not a good look Jamaica not at all
Nuff a dem glad fi dem pon dvd fi the foreigners dem notice but they are NOT impressed and thats what most of the selectors think by whoring out these lost girl and boys ridiculing dem for the sole purpose of selling their damn DVD
unno say all unno want to say..I am from the ghetto and it is not a good look or influence for the kids of today! once a month is enough...
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Posted by: boye
on March 23, 2008 09:10 PM
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Passa Passa mek it look like a beer bleach out face sketels live a Jamaica. Love dancehall but some a dem gyal ya tek it too far.
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Posted by: slew dem
on March 24, 2008 09:57 AM
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a tru reasonings, carnival, crop over all dem kinna ting aint too far frm passa passa i'n wan yall sleep on dat... but yet, i'n hear nuttin bout shuttin dwn nun a dem.. yall bes hol out n let da ppl live... if yall wan dem wrk instead well provide da ppl wid jobs den
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Posted by: Franklin
on March 24, 2008 02:10 PM
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I Don't Think it's right for Passa Passa to be shut down, the people who attend and Promote these parties have a right like everyone else to enjoyment and fun, However if passa passa is going to break the law, then they should pay the consequences. In other words, When i'm on the way to work at 7.AM i shouldn't have to deal with a Damn Road Block !! and Don't tell me bout alternate route, Cause Is a Damn Public Street !! So i say continue the Parties.. BUT THE LAW MUST BE UPHELD !!!!
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Posted by: kappashot9mm
on March 25, 2008 12:23 PM
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no mi caan agree wid j because things like passa passa dutty fridaze wak fa thursdays give us ghetto ppl a chance as selectors to bring in some money, those of us who cant really fit in with shirt and tie jobs because of where we live, so we play music, and build a vibez wah mek ppl feel nice and not only that but all the dancers that you hate to see so much are touring the "world" because people abroad see dem on di video and want to know them and want to meet them, and they get paid to attend parties so jus as it would be for you to sit at a desk from 9-5 they are dancing from 10-6 in di mornin "WORKING"
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Posted by: Candice Benjamin
on June 27, 2008 04:37 AM
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Yh Yh Bby Mi a Name Candice Mi Luv Da Passa Passa Partys I kan Wine Nd Grind Lyk No Otha Plz let mi Noe Wen Wun Iz On Mi Wud Luv 2 Show Yu How It Is Dun Da Domincan Way Braaaap .
Mi Up For F*kin A Yardy man So watch mi Lovee Yu all
Candice xxxxx
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