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May 1, 2007 | Author: xhanubis | Filed under: General, Life in Jamaica |
Concepts of masculinity are complex, even more so in a country like Jamaica. I readily concieve that any discussions about masculinity is going to be overly simplistic. That said I must still plow ahead with my half baked theory on ‘the chi-chi thug phenenomenon’.
So who or what is a chi-chi thug?. The chi-chi thug or CHUGS for short is a highly homophobic male who postures about his sexual prowess “with women” and loudly defends his masculinity to any and everyone within earshot regardless of interest.
If even the most diehard CHUG is honest with himself he will admit that Jamaica is no longer homophobic. I am not saying we won’t have a repeat of the Pavilion incident…what I am saying is that by and large unless gays try to do there business in public they are ignored by the general populace. It is only when they start the hand holding, and lovey dovey thing in public, that most peace loving Jamaican gets irate.
Homophobia has been relegated to the bastion of the CHUGS and DJs who I think just hop on the homophobia wagon for the sure forward to stimulate their rather unremarkable careers, or to use it as a red herring so people won’t ask the real question.
On one hand we have hardened thugs, walking around with their “bruk back rachet” ready to defend to the death if necessary any percieved threat or insult to their heterosexuality. But then how can we not question said sexuality when the pants holding the “rachet” looks like tights or the face well ‘bleach out’ and the eyebrow them well shape up?
In an effort to define and categorise, I have created a 10 point system to rate ones “CHUGGINESS“.
1. You have to carry your “bruk back rachet” in your hand, because your pants is too tight to put it in your waist or pocket.
2. Your face well brown and the rest of your body black, and you will beat anybody who look at you too hard or comment on the discrepancy.
3. If you wear weave, wig or makeup. inclusive of eyebrow pencil even if its only used to draw on your “usher sideburns“.
4. If you go to sessions with one “bag ah man” and par wid dem whole night, more than once per month.
5. If you are a dancer and all the other dancers in your crew are males. You are not fooling anyone, you are just using that as an excuse to dance with men.
6. If you wear pink…with pink accessories. Don’t get me wrong, nothing is wrong with a man wearing a pink shirt but you add the pink head band, watch, sneaker or cap then we definitely thinking “borderline“.
7. You have parred with a brethren more than once who buys you liqour and you have never paid for a round of drinks…sounds like you are somebodies bitch to me.
8. You go to your “area leader” or “don” for money when it is time for your child/children to go back to school or you need to make a major furniture/appliance purchase.
9. You and your male crew have danced “stuckie” together…”wine and guh dung and jook” please.
10. You have ever gone out with another man or men dressed alike. C’mon thats not allowed even when it is a man and him girl.
SCORE:
If you answer yes to question 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9 or 10 then you are so deep in the closet you are finding christmas presents.
If you answer yes to 2, 4 or 8 then you are definitely a chug, but get a good ooman there is hope for you.
Multiple answers then…which of the guys at pavilion were you? the one with the bun?
http://www.lifeinjamaica.net/general...ug-phenomenon/
“******************** ********************” »
May 1, 2007 | Author: xhanubis | Filed under: General, Life in Jamaica |
Concepts of masculinity are complex, even more so in a country like Jamaica. I readily concieve that any discussions about masculinity is going to be overly simplistic. That said I must still plow ahead with my half baked theory on ‘the chi-chi thug phenenomenon’.
So who or what is a chi-chi thug?. The chi-chi thug or CHUGS for short is a highly homophobic male who postures about his sexual prowess “with women” and loudly defends his masculinity to any and everyone within earshot regardless of interest.
If even the most diehard CHUG is honest with himself he will admit that Jamaica is no longer homophobic. I am not saying we won’t have a repeat of the Pavilion incident…what I am saying is that by and large unless gays try to do there business in public they are ignored by the general populace. It is only when they start the hand holding, and lovey dovey thing in public, that most peace loving Jamaican gets irate.
Homophobia has been relegated to the bastion of the CHUGS and DJs who I think just hop on the homophobia wagon for the sure forward to stimulate their rather unremarkable careers, or to use it as a red herring so people won’t ask the real question.
“how the big bad DJs dem cyaa trace suh?”
And I am not just refering to counteractions against other DJs but in there “gyal tunes” that any “skettel” can quote verbatim and win any tracing match. It is this juxtaposition of hostility towards homosexuality and very effeminate traits and tendencies that underpins the rise of the CHUGS phenomenon in popular culture.On one hand we have hardened thugs, walking around with their “bruk back rachet” ready to defend to the death if necessary any percieved threat or insult to their heterosexuality. But then how can we not question said sexuality when the pants holding the “rachet” looks like tights or the face well ‘bleach out’ and the eyebrow them well shape up?
In an effort to define and categorise, I have created a 10 point system to rate ones “CHUGGINESS“.
1. You have to carry your “bruk back rachet” in your hand, because your pants is too tight to put it in your waist or pocket.
2. Your face well brown and the rest of your body black, and you will beat anybody who look at you too hard or comment on the discrepancy.
3. If you wear weave, wig or makeup. inclusive of eyebrow pencil even if its only used to draw on your “usher sideburns“.
4. If you go to sessions with one “bag ah man” and par wid dem whole night, more than once per month.
5. If you are a dancer and all the other dancers in your crew are males. You are not fooling anyone, you are just using that as an excuse to dance with men.
6. If you wear pink…with pink accessories. Don’t get me wrong, nothing is wrong with a man wearing a pink shirt but you add the pink head band, watch, sneaker or cap then we definitely thinking “borderline“.
7. You have parred with a brethren more than once who buys you liqour and you have never paid for a round of drinks…sounds like you are somebodies bitch to me.
8. You go to your “area leader” or “don” for money when it is time for your child/children to go back to school or you need to make a major furniture/appliance purchase.
9. You and your male crew have danced “stuckie” together…”wine and guh dung and jook” please.
10. You have ever gone out with another man or men dressed alike. C’mon thats not allowed even when it is a man and him girl.
SCORE:
If you answer yes to question 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9 or 10 then you are so deep in the closet you are finding christmas presents.
If you answer yes to 2, 4 or 8 then you are definitely a chug, but get a good ooman there is hope for you.
Multiple answers then…which of the guys at pavilion were you? the one with the bun?
http://www.lifeinjamaica.net/general...ug-phenomenon/