"Nah all ah dem gyal deh bad"
"All girls from deh dutty"
"I'd prefer a gyal form elsewhere rather than one from deh"
"Never go with a girl from there...."
Just recently I was confronted with statements such as these, and I was offended because the area to which I belonged was deemed the lowest of the prospects where 'choosing a girl' was concerned.
Okay, yes geographic location is key when making choices, as persons- in this case women- do have similar traits; physical as well as mental and may even act similarly, as an area may raise their young with identical morals and values. But when we begin to brand people based on the place from which they derive, that I cannot agree with. Just as men feel victimized by purposefully degrading phrases like, "ALL MAN IS DOG" and "ALL MAN DOES HORN" and the ever popular "ALL MAN WORTHLESS". So do women feel victimized when they are judged first and foremost because of where they may come from.
Each individual is just that AN INDIVIDUAL, and while cultures, religion and primary socialization teachings cause persons to be similar in an associative perspective. Persons should be judged, and viewed based solely on personal interaction, and personal dealings rather than on the frivolous "where they're from". How can you judge a person you have never met? How can you class a person to be of a specific standing, yet you have never had one on one interaction with them?
This practice causes good women; who are honestly good candidates, who are well capable of making a man- be him young or old- happy, who will be satisfactory lovers, to be passed up because of where they reside....
Bear in mind, anyone can be raised in one area, and simply move to a different geographical location. We can't always tell where a person really comes from.
I thank you for reading.... please feel free to comment and disagree :D
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