Caucasian Woman And The Black Gyal.

At the end of the day! sometimes I wouldn't mind wearing a flip flop a rugged shorts, and a worn out shirt, without being frowned upon or treated inequitably. Being black in a postcolonial society where people love to judge you based on what you are wearing or how you look! aka skin color! Classism is such an issue in our Jamaican culture that is ever so often over looked, which by the way annoys the hell out of me. Here's an example! one day I was sitting in a cafe, you know , doing my thing writing, sipping on some good iced coffee, in came a beggar, he first went to a woman of dark pigmentation, then he proceeded on begging two foreigners. They were obviously foreigners given their physical attributes and accents. For some reason or another I started to psychoanalyze the situation as frivolous as is, and anticipated the outcome. Anyways from observation the workers recognized what was happening from the second the beggar entered and it was until the beggar approached the foreigners they intervened and escorted him out, only to return only to the foreigners and apologized for being harassed and reassured them that it wouldn't happen again, whereas the black lady, a local, did not receive siad hospitality.
And this got me perplexed , because that is exactly the kind of treatment I fight against! Not because someone does not appear rich or popularly known for their wealth and not because someone looks white means they're rich and should be treated better than the black person. What the fuck is this ! Modern day slavery, the rich live on the hills and "lessers" live beneath? the only difference in this age is you have one loop hole, and thats education. So basically, what I am saying without apology is ,if you're from a poor background, get educated, or else you will forever remain poor, (Unless you find a sugar daddy/mama lol) but in all seriousness, that is the social construct on which today's society is based upon, and to change this begins with you! yes it begins with you , not the United Nation or your Government, stop inequity and inequality in its tracks when in motion. We are all one we bleed blood, except me, I bleed moet and chandon lol. Keep beautiful.