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Published: Friday | October 23, 2009
The Editor, Sir:
I have been observing the behaviour of Usain Bolt since he won the Olympic Gold medal. At first I was thinking that it was just a matter of the moment, but after careful observation of him and his behaviour over the last year I now realise that this is more than just that. This type of behaviour is more than just the degenerate aspects of local culture which is being reinforced upon the black Jamaicans as their culture.
Taking a look back into history you will see that there is a similar behaviour pattern that was drummed/beaten into black people. Such behaviours were given the name 'coon' and 'Sambo', etc. This is the type of behaviour that many conscious black people have been fighting against for many years. They were many top athletes and performers who were guilty of this.
Character image
Bolt must be told that this 'To di Whorl' and 'Gully Creepa' are not different from the ever-smiling Negro with no care in the world. This is the character image of the black that was given to the world by white people to marginalised, black people and maintain them in state of oppression. Such behaviours are generally well rewarded by white people as the damage that will be done by this behaviour will be very hard to be repaired.
Mohammed Ali was once the same 'clownish Sambo' negro loved by white people until Malcolm X began to teach him some sense and consciousness about himself and the meaning of his behaviour. Paul Robeson was the same until Marcus Garvey did the same for him. The sad thing about Bolt's circumstance is that there is nobody within his present circle who can do likewise to save him from himself.
What I would like him to remember is that he is not just representing the low and regressive Jamaicans, but the entire black race (African) which is what the whole world sees him as, even though he and the country want to believe otherwise.
I am, etc.,
OLUDAMARE alkebu_lan@hotmail.com
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