Being West Indian And African American

Listen, as a Caribbean person this was a tough choice. At the same time deuces curry chicken. I’ll live. Had it been switched out with escovitch fish or salt fish, ackee and dumplings, then I’d be screwed.

I love my culture. It wasn’t until “Fever” by Vybz Kartel played in a taxi that the distinction between being African American and Caribbean became clear. I knew all the words. Possessing not a drop of West Indian ancestry, my African American friends did not. In the United States it’s easy to forget black people aren’t a monolith. Via:_FoodZ0ne_

Gwyneth Paltrow Sit Down

Minding my business, looking up which celebrities are of Caribbean heritage, to find one white face in the scroll.
Gwyneth Paltrow…
I can’t.
She’s just too much, her great grandmother is from Barbados. I’m cracking up. This is not who I envision when I rep my set. Out of all people (read Cindy Adams Stars Versus Spectacles). She’s a busy bitch. Now her Hot Ones spice tolerance adds up. This is a white woman who can eat authentic jerk chicken, not that sugary sweet crap we dish out to said demographic. Have you eaten real Caribbean food? Via: The New York Times