How are you today?

[Sylph]

I saw that a few months ago. I thought it was good too. But really sad.

This is it gurl!

But I found it very intriguing; as even in the Caribbean and my island, do we not suffer in that sort of way, in regards to homosexuality I mean.

I cannot speak for every islander, especially Jamaicans;

But we typically have a very different experience than how the Americans portrayed it in that film.


Like how Masculinity is displayed and effeminacy in Males is treated.

And it was even more so eye widening, in that the gay characters in this film weren't by any means what I'd consider "feminine".

In fact, I'd venture out and say the scenario portrayed as it was, would hardly get a second look from peoples here, as it was hardly "Gay enough".


And even the economic and social struggles are different;

Like people here often look after other's kids when on de road and such, and we tend to share things, if times are ever rough.

Similar to the Cuban guy (which has nothing per se with the fact that Cuba is also an island Nation, but it could be a contributing factor) and his girlfriend.


So watching the movie, I felt very distantly removed, as I cannot relate dispite sharing similar physical features, however I could empathize very much so with the struggle of impoverished and marginalized persons as so displayed in the film, albeit from a local standpoint here.


All in all, strange, yet very well portrayed and told.