Black or White?

OR

Does it really matter? I'm tired of hearing people argue over what color Jesus was. I know people who refuse to go to the church that depicts Jesus in the "wrong" ethnicity. If you believe in God and Jesus, that should be all that matters! Follow the teachings because those will not change whether he is black or white. It is a pointless controversy because it cannot be proven definitely regardless what the argument is. We interpret the bible how we wish, and we are all entitled to our opinions. Allowing opinions to further divide us, however, is pointless. If I choose to have a black Jesus in my place of worship why should that prevent you from worshiping with me? And vice versa with pictures of Jesus white. We are losing focus on what is truly important. He bled and died on the cross so that our sins could be forgiven, but we waste time arguing over the color of his skin and texture of his hair... Really? -.-

NOH8 Campaign

The picture is worth one thousand words so my comment is not needed! Instead, read about what the campaign is all about!
"On November 4, 2008 Proposition 8 passed in California, amending the state Constitution to ban same-sex marriage. The defeat provoked a groundswell of initiative within the GLBT community at a grassroots level, with many new political and protest organizations being formed in response. 

The NOH8 Campaign is a photographic silent protest created by celebrity photographer Adam Bouska (http://www.bouska.net) and partner Jeff Parshley in direct response to the passage of Proposition 8. Photos feature subjects with duct tape over their mouths, symbolizing their voices being silenced by Prop 8 and similar legislation around the world, with "NOH8" painted on one cheek in protest.

Two years since its inception, the NOH8 Campaign has grown to over 8,000 faces and continues to grow at an exponential rate. The campaign began with portraits of everyday Californians from all walks of life and soon rose to include politicians, military personnel, newlyweds, law enforcement, artists, celebrities, and many more.

The NOH8 Campaign has received overwhelming support from around the world, appearing on various local and national news programs and publications. The images are currently being used on various social networking sites to spread the message of equality, predominantly Facebook and Twitter. Eventually the images are expected to be compiled for a large-scale media campaign." -http://www.noh8campaign.com/article/about

NO H8!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DB7pQGE7XEA&feature=player_embedded
This story speaks for itself... I'm just the helping get the message across! Stop the Hate!

Drug Awareness

"I love RnB music! I love dancehall! I love hip-hop! But there is no denying that some of the messages across the genres encourage drug use. Music plays such an important roll in each of our lives that the message should be one that uplifts instead of destroys. Which will you listen to?" -Da Weh Dat!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsdyASSiPmM&feature=autoplay&list=ULABGmoV74h7Y&index=24&playnext=2

It's nice to see that a group of Belizeans have come together to form a website that is not only for entertainment but also for informative purposes. Even though this site, at first glance, may seem like pure foolishness, there are many positive lessons like the one displayed in the link above. The positivity surrounding this site is more than refreshing, especially in a culture where we love to see people fail but rarely cheer when they succeed.

Hopefully, this message to be Drug Free will encourage those who have never used drugs to not start, and those who have, to slow down or stop. Saint John's College School of Liberal Arts has activities lined up everyday in Drug Awareness Week, so hopefully we get the majority of students involved in hopes that we can have "Men & Women for Others" who are also Drug Free!

Know who you look up to!

Once upon a time in reality land, Babz was on youtube looking at a Lil Wayne video when she saw the title "Lil Wayne disses dark skin women" above a video. Naturally, her curiosity led her to view this video and here was the story behind the video blog.

Destiny wrote:

"My friend Tammy is a model she had a couple of photo shoots to go to in miami ..after going to her photoshoots we met up with mack maine from young money, he then took us to a hotel a couple of other girls were there and so was lil wayne, guda guda, lil chuckee, and birdman. My friend Tammy is light skin and me and my friend Jessica are dark skinned chicks, when we entered the room guda guda was like 'damn ya'll pretty to be dark skin' and then lil wayne quoted a verse from one of his songs that said 'Beautiful Black Woman i bet that ***** look better red.'

I heard the song before and i was offended when i heard the lyrics i brushed my feelings off and forgot about what the gremlin said, but him saying it over again made me angry as hell, tammy was looking in shock and jessica was clearly upset, so me being the outspoken person that i am i said 'Wayne your daughter is dark skin so why would you say such ignorance'. He then said 'my daughter is a dark skin millionaire that's the difference between her and you.' Is this fool serious?

I can tell he was very upset because I brought his daughter up but that was no excuse for what he said next he stated 'MY daughter is the first and last dark skin child I'm having, the rest of my baby moms light skin chicks i even got an asian baby moms to make sure i have a daughter with good hair, too bad we had a son'. Everybody started laughing and me and jessica stormed out of the room and some guys followed us saying 'not everybody hate dark skin girls Young Money just allergic to Chocolate', of course me and my girls cursed them out..

I will never buy or listen to a Young Money song again."

Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjV4-3VjC3M 

Umm... ME NEITHER! Lil Wayne has all right to prefer whom he wants in life, but to insult and belittle not only these girls but his own daughter and his mother (indirectly) is shameful! Look at that beautiful little girl! How can he say that she can get any more beautiful than that? Why would he not want another one just like her? I am so disappointed in him, but not enough to dwell on his foolishness for too long. All those Lil Wayne fans who are dark skin women, have dark skin mothers, daughters, girlfriends, aunts, nieces, etc, should know what he thinks of them after their money brought him to where he is today. The writer of this letter wants people to boycott Young Money. Readers must decide on their own whether or not that is the best solution. Using music, however, to degrade women or people in anyway should not be supported, and now that I know that this is what he is doing with his music, I will no longer be a Lil Wayne fan. Now, if Drake joins in on this foolishness, you will hear a sorrowful post from me, but I knew Lil Wayne wasn't too right in his madness!

Perfectly named Perfect!

Perfect- P!nk

Made a wrong turn, once or twice 
Dug my way out, blood and fire 
Bad decisions, that's alright 
Welcome to my silly life 
Mistreated, misplaced, misunderstood 
Miss 'No way, it's all good', it didn't slow me down 
Mistaken, always second guessing, underestimated 
Look, I'm still around 

Pretty pretty please, don't you ever ever feel 
Like you're less than, less than perfect 
Pretty pretty please, if you ever ever feel like you're nothing 
You are perfect to me! 

You're so mean, when you talk about yourself, you were wrong 
Change the voices in your head, make them like you instead 
So complicated, look happy, you'll make it! 
Filled with so much hatred, such a tired game 
It's enough! I've done all I can think of 
Chased down all my demons, I've seen you do the same 

The whole world's scared so I swallow the fear 
The only thing I should be drinking is an ice cold beer 
So cool in line, and we try try try, but we try too hard and it's a waste of my time 
Done looking for the critics, cause they're everywhere 
They don’t like my jeans, they don't get my hair 
Exchange ourselves, and we do it all the time 
Why do we do that? Why do I do that? 

Why do I do that? 

Baby, pretty baby! 
Pretty pretty please, don't you ever ever feel 
Like you're less than, less than perfect 
Pretty pretty please, if you ever ever feel 
Like you're nothing, you are perfect to me 
You're perfect, you're perfect to me! 
Pretty pretty please, if you ever ever feel like you're nothing 
You are perfect to me

Another uplifting song from P!nk. If you ever feel down or not enough... this is the perfect song to listen to!

Support Yourself Belize!

Image retrieved from: www.mariesharps-bz.com

On Monday I went shopping with my mother and brother, and I realized that BELIZE MAKES A GOOD AMOUNT OF PRODUCTS!! In third form at Saint Catherine Academy, we had a field trip to Verena's Inc and that was when I discovered that this Belizean-owned company produced ketchup and BBQ sauce. They also produce dish washing liquid, fabric softener and laundry soap. I was amazed and impressed by this, so I went home and insisted that my parents only buy VERENA'S KETCHUP!

What sense does it make to buy imported ketchup, BBQ sauce and other products when they are being produced locally? When we buy imported products, we are throwing our money out of our economy! Do you understand what that means? Money that could continue circulating around in Belize and that can begin growing and multiplying is being sent to America, Europe and Asia. We are making other countries richer when we could be supporting ourselves!

I love Verena's ketchup. It is just as good as, if not better than, Heinz and other imported brands. Thankfully, getting Belizeans to buy Marie Sharp pepper is no issue, but there are more products offered by Belizeans. Besides the ones previously mentioned, jam, olive oil, concentrate, jelly, seasoning, juices, and so many more are produced locally.

Now, Belizeans! Next time you go grocery shopping, look for the label that says "A product of Belize". I urge you to support YOUR people and buy locally-made products. You are not only helping Verena's Inc or Marie Sharp, you are helping your country and ultimately yourself!