Some of the Main Reasons Why People from Barbados Hate Jamaicans
THE TRUTH IS, we were taught to hate JAMAICANS.
As a little girl in primary school, our teacher taught us that Barbados was the jewel of the Caribbean. We were taught that any mad/crazy slave or any slave who could not take instructions, were shipped off to Jamaica. This was the mandate, I supposed in my little head (or was that taught to me also), of every Caribbean island. Send the mad and aggressive slaves to Jamaica. Then as time passed and you start to see clearer, meet people and question things, you soon realize that the insurgent slaves were the brave ones. They were the men and women who could not be broken.
There were the men and women who remembered their rich past and knew of their dark future away from their homes. They didn’t need the new religion and they certainly didn’t need to bake in the sun! As time went on, I learned of the MAROON settlement and of the slaves who fled to the mountains in Jamaica. Obviously their quest for freedom continued and even the government fought to contain them!
As mad/crazy as they were (supposedly), these humans knew they didn’t want to be slaves. Call them what you might, but they were not getting on their knees! I thought who are the mad people here, the ones who ran for their freedom or the ones who bowed down and remained slaves?
The sad part about this history is that Jamaicans came to believe the propaganda. They heard it so often and wanted their freedom so badly that they started to believe something must be wrong with them. Why didn’t they bow down and be normal? Why are they so outspoken and demand the freedom to speak? Why up to this very day are Jamaicans still considered aggressive, criminals and unduly outspoken?
TRUTH IS, Bajans and Trinis are not going to let up, so it’s up to you Jamaica to make your formal statement. It’s up to you to see your strengths for what they are!
Respect! Respect, Jamaica!
THE TRUTH IS this is why you are disliked, hated even, by other islanders, your other side of the family. You show them their weaknesses. You show them their ‘yes sir, no sir’ shame. You show them your strength in the face of all odds being stacked high against you. You are an affront to other islands Jamaica! You stand tall in rooms filled with short people.
TRUTH IS JAMAICA, heroes are never hailed by people who don’t know how to get off their knees.
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Proud to be a jamaican I didn’t know this story but for sure I don’t bow and they hate me for that never know my ancestors was like me good to know
Pure rubbish!!!!!…..I don’t know of a Bajan who doesn’t respect a Jamaican and those who are intimidated by Jamaicans for one reason or the other, even if the don’t want to visit Jamaica or have Jamaican friends, they still respect the Jamaican. So what is this rubbish about Bajans not liking Jamaicans? More propaganda, that’s all….kmt.
The author clearly wanted her post to go viral and it worked. Dear Veronica, I don’t know which part of Barbados you live but I am yet to encounter a Barbadian who hates Jamaicans as your article seems to suggest.
Very Interesting!
i have a lot of Jamaicans friends and i give all the respect drew to them god bless all my springfield Jamaican
Your ancestors must be bowing their heads in shame. You claim to be descendants of the Maroon, yet you attack your brother and devise a mischief. Shame on you. Babylon give you a toy…….in your mind you turn cowboy. We came and the same ship.
And you are exactly right, I learned in history the exact thing, even to this day the American government still have a policy to not let in too much jamaicans in the U.S.
TRUTH!
I have ALWAYS known that the East Indies had a problem with the Jamaican ( Cuban and Haitian). I don’t feel it is just a Barbadian problem as it is regional. This also exists in parts of Africa as well. A means set to keep Africans apart in the diaspora. I mean, what is not a better way to keep slaves from revolting as a whole. Right? The same issues go for African American where they were made to feel discouraged about people of the islands and also Africa-that they differ. For the east indian nations It is not only noted in their behavior, but also how they remain separated from us-social events. Often calling us aggressive, uneducated, and an unruly bunch. They have also been known to down Jamaican people-lacking of respect interpersonally and personally. Those who have chose to bow to no one and the most out spoken about atrocities and maltreatment of Black people. Imagine that. Those who chose death over life and to take the hard road by not only separating themselves from their oppressor, but fight for freedom in the Caribbean and in America. Those whom had a welcoming mat for not only slaves seeking escape in the indies, but those in America. They have been known to see Jamaicans as “others” and to say that we are NOT Black people, but yet a mix. It is not a secret of the atrocities bestowed on Jamaicans (Haitians and Cubans) that have not been bestowed on any other nation of people. What was witnessed by our families by the hands of not only the Spanish but also the English. The raids on Jamaicans (Maroons) in the hills and the trails of blood left behind by the Spanish and English in attempts to not only control and dismantle us but to make us an extinct group (or should I say troops). I have been given the great stories by my great grandmother of how her mothers family and some of her tribe members-women and children- killed in raids set out by the English. And the wars that pursued those raids. To the extent that Spanish chose to abandon the island and later the English had to create a treaty with the Maroons due to not only the constant rescue of slaves kept in captivity to the mountains,67 but the ruin of their food supplies. Where after the treaty slaves seem to continue to be freed by the Maroons unwilling to honor the treaty to stop raiding them. I am not sure about hearing that the Jamaicans have low self esteem as a result of the behavior of east indian islands. We don’t care that they do not like us because we are this ‘unruly bunch’ and ‘criminals’. To that I say… Where? Our self esteem has always been high and never afraid to say, “I am a Jamaican.” We are very proud of where we come from and our struggle no matter the depth. To this day Jamaicans remain to be mistreated when we attempt to visit some of the east indian islands or in social events. Coincidentally, I had fallen for a Barbadian man and he was not allowed to be with me because I was a Jamaican woman. The thought remains that we are an unruly bunch, criminals, and uneducated. Later meeting his grandmother in the ICU… I sustained her life! What I say to that is we are a group of people who still have lingering effects of our choices and that is freedom over slavery and servitude. Which today presents in depression, war, education, and poverty of the inhabitants of those islands/nations. I don’t explain this for those to feel sorrow for us, but to understand how the system works. As a system of severe disenfranchisement. I want you to see the results of the choices we made. Freedom comes with a price!
Lastly, I have been challenged here in America by the standards and thoughts of a nonblack Caribbean instructor teaching in a university whom praised Trinidad and put down Jamaica, Haiti, and Cuba. Not correcting him to see how far he would take his rants. Until one day he spoke of the Maroons and gleefully stated, “any one whom states they are a Maroon is a liar. The Maroons are extinct”. At that time, I raised my hand and said, ” How can that be. I am here.” He did not respond and the entire class of Caucasian people turned and looked at me. There is no mistaken my features I am NOT African American to them I am ‘exotic’. My assumption is that the oppressors cannot stand the idea of defeat and continue to perpetuate separation and a disregard for the West Indian nations of Jamaica, Haiti, and Cuba. The three most notably unruly nations as it regards to fighting for Black freedom, liberation, and our rights to exist.
A Descendant of Maroons
Jamaicans are from the most aggressive tribes in west Africa, ( youruba, ashanti, fanti, etc. ) but all the island people’s are family.
Kirk Campbell, I didn’t say s law , dummy.
oh u just want attention. this is not true at all. FOH
Go, get a damm haircut, and learn where in Africa jamaicans came from , you’re a damm fool
Instead of writing this load of crap… Why does the author not ask Jamaicans to stop stealing the $4million reported by LIME to stop stealing the copper wire for residents of Manchester to have service…. Stupse
Total BS headline. I have two Jamaicans in my house and I love them to death. Bajans don’t hate Jamaicans. Total myth.
Utter rubbish, small islanders would make the opposite argument.
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Kirk Campbell, i don’t know if you’re a jamaican but I’m one, and we are a very aggressive people, yes, aggressive. In the good and bad sense. I stood and see more than one person get bloodied for some simple thing. I see jamaicans work three jobs in the USA, so I’m not talking of what I don’t know.
I’m a proud Jamaican love us or hate us Barbados or Trini we dont care we are who we are we wont stop ya’ll from hating us cause your countries aint the only country that hate Jamaicans and we are still living so we dont care.
Never before have I ever heard so much ignorance or seen such lies put on the internet. As an author, you must be doing so badly that you had to find some ignorance to stir up some attention. Utter rubbish!
I just want to know which primary school in Barbados you attended because I went through primary AND secondary school in Barbados and never have I been taught that the slaves who didn’t listen were shipped to Jamaica. What I DID LEARN was that slaves were shipped from island to island as trade between slave owners. Before you criticize Bajans and say oh they hate Jamaicans you might need to get your historical facts correct.
I can see this as embarrassing to admit. I mean, the Dominican (Republic) is embarrassed of their hate of Haitian people. Some will go as far as find a reason why the murder of Haitians is justifiable. This is a very embarrassing topic and a difficult pill to swallow. MOST racist people do not know that they are racists but simply just think and find a reason to dislike.