It's also worth noting that dreads have been a part of pot culture for at least 3 decades now. That's long enough that you can't actually deny it's a valid expression of that culture.

The mistake she's making is to assume that dreads are exclusive to black culture. As is pointed out in the video, the hair style has existed since recorded time. In fact, it's more accurate to say it represents carribean culture, so unless she was raised in that particular region, she would also be guilty of cultural appropriation of she wore dreads.

The bottom line is, no one can define someone else's culture or decide whose culture is valid. Cultures are fluid and evolving and cannot be constricted by anyone not immersed in that culture.

Oh wait! I meant to say, she's wearing a hooded windbreaker. She's clearly appropriating my eastern Anglo American culture.

@carnivorous
not trying to butt in on your penis waving contest (ok.yes i am).
but i think what some here are trying to convey to you are your broad generalizations.

i am sure your points do apply to some of the younger generation but in no way represents ALL of them.

i am getting long in the greys and i know MANY of my generation that expend far too much energy on:social networks,candy crush and full out gossip and complaining (good lord do they complain).

i know this is veering off topic,but its a worthy topic.

my boys are in their twenties.they all are hard workers of the manual persuasion but they are all having a hard go.
this happens and the times are not ripe for an easy run.
do you know what bothers me the most about watching my boys struggle?
the fear.
they are afraid,uncertain and unsure.
when i was their age i was fearless.

when i was their age i was working for my friend who was a lighting director for russell simmons.def jam summer fest world tour baby!
traveled all over the country and the carribean,duffle bag in tow.
learned how to coil cable right proper too.

ok.not at first.
totally screwed that up the first night.
so my buddy made me unravel every inch of cable (even the ones done right by him and others) and learned the hard way how to coil cable proper.
you have any idea how MUCH cable is used for lighting?
well neither do i but im gonna go in measurements of miles (or hours of lost sleep,you decide).

i guess my point is (if i even have one):
manual labor has its advantages but so do intellectual pursuits.
they actually compliment each other.

but dont judge this generation too harshly.
they are afraid,
and uncertain.
something we (or at least I) never really had to deal with on that scale.

and so ends my rambling incoherent rant.
think ill go fix that broken screen door i have been putting off for ages.
yall got me in the mood to fix something.

Mathematics

He says
"those god damn pakistanis and their goddamn corner shops
Built a shop on every corner took our British workers jobs
He says those godamn Chinese and their goddamn china shops
I tell him theyre from Vietnam but he doesn't give a toss
I ask him what was there before that damn Japan mans shop
He stares at me and dreams a scene of British workers jobs
Of full time full employment before the godamn boats all came
Where everybody went to work full time every day
A British Business stood their first he claims before the Irish came
Now British people lost their jobs and bloody turkish are there to blame
I ask him how he knows that fact he says because it's true
I ask him how he knows the fact he says he read it in the news
Everytime a Somalian comes here they take a job from us
The mathematics one for one, from us to them it just adds up
He bites his cake and sips is brew and says again he knows the spot
The godamn Carribeans came and now good folk here don't have jobs
I ask him what was there before the goddamn Persian curtain shop
I show him architectures plans of empty godamn plots of land
I show him the historic maps
A bit of sand, a barren land
There was no goddamn shop before those pakistanis came and planned
Man
I'm sick of crappy mathematics
Cos I love a bit of sums
I spent three years into economics
And I geek out over calculus
And when I meet these paper claims
That one of every new that came
Takes away ones daily wage
I desperately want to scream
"Your maths is stuck in primary"
Cos one who comes here also spends
And one who comes here also lends
And some who comes here also tend
To set up work which employs them
And all your balance sheets and trends
Work with numbers not with men
And all your goddamn heated talk
Ignores the trade the Polish brought
Ignores the men they gave work to
Not plumbing jobs but further too
Ignores the ones they buy stock from
Accountants, builders, on and on
And I know it's nice to have someone
To blame our lack of jobs upon
But immigrations not as plain
Despite the sums inside your brain
As one for one, as him or you
As if he goes, they'll employ you
Cos sometimes one that comes makes two
And sometimes one can add three more
And sometimes two times two is much much more
Than four
And most times immigrants bring more
Than minuses.

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Yeah mon - come to the top carribean medical school. If isn't my old friend Mister McGreg, with a leg for an arm, and an arm for a leg. *ban

>> ^ant:

>> ^ponceleon:
Weird, is the music at the 3:30 minute mark the original music? It almost sounds like the beginning of Gladiator when they are fighting the Visigoths or whatever the hell those Germanic barbarians are.
Edit: yeah, that is definitely the music from Gladiator that has been superimposed over this video at the 3:20 mark or so.

Isn't it Pirates of the Carribeans?


Damn, now I'm second guessing it... you may be right! Whatever it is, it is not from this, it is from a major block-buster involving swords.

>> ^ponceleon:

Weird, is the music at the 3:30 minute mark the original music? It almost sounds like the beginning of Gladiator when they are fighting the Visigoths or whatever the hell those Germanic barbarians are.
Edit: yeah, that is definitely the music from Gladiator that has been superimposed over this video at the 3:20 mark or so.


Isn't it Pirates of the Carribeans?

I just want to slap the writer.

Still not seeing how this could be anywhere near as entertaining as Pirates of the Carribean, but only time will tell.

Way to go. Keep up the great posts.

Don't bleed to death or melt. Not a fitting end for a snowman on the Sift. Stay out of the sun and don't vacation in the Carribean. Pressure dressings keep the bleeding at bay.

I'm with you Smibbo. Technically, we are all colored people, except for albinos (uncolored?). The use of this word colored was not an overt attempt to attack African-Americans, but rather just a subtle internalized prejudice. I'm not getting bogged down, I was just using this as an example of how everyone is subject to internalized, systemic, cultural blah blah blah racism. I'm sure there are better examples. This is obviously a tough thing for people to accept.

In reply to this comment by smibbo:
...and technically speaking, "black people" has just as much implication of "color"
being a dark skin hue means you have more melanin. that means you are, in fact, colored. That's just fact and saying so has no racist implication on its face. The reason "colored" to describe black people is a negative phrase is because of it's history of use. American Natives called themselves "red man" for a long time before we came over in boats and starting decimating them. there was a time in history when saying "colored" was preferable. Then it was "negro" then it was "person of color" - do not get too bogged down in hair-splitting over old terms. call people what they want to be called and worry more about actions. I don't use the term "african american" unless I know for a fact that the person's heritage hails from an African country. I learned this from having several friends whose heritage was from the carribean and east indies. "black" is still acceptable because its descriptive, no more no less. if they had chosen "colored" we would be using it and denigrating the term "black" *shrug*

deathcow, you can do better than that.

No doubt she is hot, but the best part of this movie is the location and water scenes. Florida and the Carribean have some beautiful places to visit. The color of that water in the begining scenes reminds me of many happy days.

Not sure I *want* to see Pirates of the Carribean 3. Heard it's a confusing mess of a sequel.

Ok, exactly how does this site have Pirates of the Carribean 3 on it?? I know most of you are going to say it's because someone filmed it in the theater, but take a look, it looks like a legit DVD copy.

did you watch pirates of the carribean 2? i thought of the very first stage of this game in the scene where they were trapped in that..ball.

@sylv: yeah i supposed that, well, np, gg to the author anyway.

When I was 11 or 12, I was on a cruise ship that got stuck in a tropical storm in the carribean. I dont remember much about the cruise other than this horrible storm (and a horrible sunburn I got on treasure island). I remember there was puke EVERYWHERE... in the hallways, the lobbies, everywhere.

To The Tune Of "Mexican Hat Dance,"(with a joyful bounce, n' enthusiasm) 'Uuuuuunited States, Canada, Mexico, Panama, Haiti, Jamaica, Peru; Republic Dominican, Cuba, Carribean, Greenland, El Salvador, too."
"Puerrto Rica, Columbia......