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The only time TRUTH will hurt you...is if you ignore it long enough
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No,we get it everyday dont we at home and abroad.THERE IS ONLY ONE ONANDI LOWE!
"Good things come out of the garrisons" after his daughter won the 100m Gold For Jamaica.
"It therefore is useless and pointless, unless it is for share malice and victimisation to arrest and charge a 92-year-old man for such a simple offence. There is nothing morally wrong with this man smoking a spliff; the only thing wrong is that it is still on the law books," said Chevannes. -
Not at all.Hey .. look at the bright side .... at least you're not a Liverpool fan! - Lazie 2/24/10
Paul Marin -19 is one thing, 20 is a whole other matter. It gets even worse if they win the UCL. *groan*. 
05/18/2011.MU fans naah cough, but all a unuh a vomit?-Lazie 1/11/2015Comment
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Barbara Lippert - expert at what again?!?
The ad will run during the Super Bowl half-time. That is guaranteed!
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Why should anyone be upset?
Every heard any ads with fake accents from other countries?
...and the hansa his nuff-nuff!
...as for Jamaicans being happy and somewhat laid back?
A tru man!
...and before anyone claims that means we are lazy ---- "Forgedaboudit" --- as 'rightly' or 'wrongly' we also have a rep as the hardest working people when away from yaaaard!"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."Comment
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ICS & Caribbean Heritage Organization Issue Joint Statement on VW Super Bowl Ad
No Problem, Man!
Washington DC & Los Angeles, CA -
There has been recent criticisms of a preview ad being aired by Volkswagen of America for the 2013 Super Bowl. In response to the recent media brouhaha over the VW ad and allegations that the commercial is racist, the following is a statement from Dr. Claire Nelson, architect of the campaign to designate June as National Caribbean-American Heritage Month.
This is the official position of ICS and the Caribbean Heritage Organization (CHO).
ICS and CHO commend Volkswagen and its ad agency for its recognition of the global impact of Jamaican culture, through its use of a Jamaican accent in its Get In. Get Happy Campaign!
"As members of the Caribbean diaspora, and Jamaican, we find the commercial, amusing and indeed a fascinating example of subtlety in subliminal messaging. In one fell swoop, the ad directors have superimposed Jamaicans' reputation for being hardworking (the three jobs archetype) as well as our reputation for having a laid-back, positive, don't-worry-about-a-thing disposition through the character of the Volkswagen. And yes, the accent in the commercial is not perfect, but it certainly is recognizable.
What we DO find problematic and bordering on offensive are the mostly non-Jamaican critics, who contend that the commercial is racist, with some going as far as saying that it's like putting a Black face on a White or Asian person. We hasten to assure the viewing public, that being Jamaican, just like being American, is a nationality and not a race.
Any one of the actors featured in the commercial could be a native Jamaican. Yes, most Jamaicans are of African ancestry (that is to say Black), but Jamaica also is home to a significant mixed-race and diverse racial population. Jamaicans are East Indian, Chinese, Middle Eastern and European (that is to say White). A true reflection of the Jamaican National Motto, 'Out of Many One People.'
As Chair of the National Caribbean-American Heritage Month commemorative celebrations in June, ICS congratulates Deutsch LA and Volkswagen on recognizing the Caribbean impact on American culture and making this a teachable moment to educate America and the rest of the world on the history and culture of Jamaica and the rest of the Caribbean.
We invite everyone to "Get In and Get Happy. No Problem, Man!"
The only time TRUTH will hurt you...is if you ignore it long enough
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Claire is a personal friend. She is smart, innovative and hard-working.
Good job, Doc!
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Like Mo I might rush out and buy a VW... except down here dem suh dyam expensive! I owned a Jetta for 7 years in Canada and it gave me 350,000 km, relatively trouble-free driving 'til the last year I owned it...Peter R
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The sad part is that she takes i on herself to decide what is racist for us. Obviously we are too stupid to see racism.
Run di ad VW. Ja to di werl
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Yuh know what, doh, some of us are!
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i was seriously looking at getting the pickup before the ad ...... honestly
Infidelity does not consist in believing, or in disbelieving; it consists in professing to believe what he does not believe. Thomas PaineComment
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