THE EDITOR, Sir:
THE LATEST campaign against reggae artistes by the gay-rights movement is one that should be resisted with full force by all well-wishing, decent and fair-minded individuals across the globe.
The anti-gay lyrics written and performed by Jamaican artists are not only depictive of the culture but also entertaining.
It is understandable that gays might decide against supporting this aspect of the arts but to decide that they would like to crush and destroy a particular genre of music is intolerable.
I agree that gays should be tolerated but I do not believe that they should in any way run the lives of so-called straight people.
Gay rights came to the forefront in the UK during the 80s and during this time Black communities were led to believe that they had a common enemy within the state, who were openly discriminating black minorities.
The gays capitalised on the meagre funds afforded to Blacks and used the musicians and other sections of the arts to promote themselves.
Now that gays have firmly planted their feet within the UK political and social system, they no longer need the Black man. Where have we seen this before? Well it depends on how far back we care to look.
The white system uses Blacks whenever it suits them and cast them away once they've served their such purpose. Why does this continue even almost 200 years after slavery?.
Dancehall music is a lucrative export of Jamaica, the country cannot afford its loss or even for it to go the same way as the agricultural losses suffered when the white system decided to grow bananas and sugar cane elsewhere or is it because they are unable to re-produce this export.
I am, etc.,
TOM PARKER
Jamaica
xtparker@yahoo.com
