Trinis Too Hypocritical

[TriniCana]

says Lucky

Anna Ramdass
Trinidad Express
Saturday, May 19th 2007
 
 
'BRAVE ENOUGH': Gillian Lucky


Pointe-a-Pierre MP Gillian Lucky has said that the Equal Opportunities Bill is being used as a "political football" in its flawed state as it does not address discrimination with respect to political affiliation or sexual orientation.

"What concerns me most in the Equal Opportunities Bill is that, in the 2007 bill, many of the issues raised by the Court of Appeal which pointed out deficiencies in the 2000 Act were not addressed," said Lucky, who was the guest speaker on Thursday at a luncheon hosted by the Central Port of Spain Rotary Club at Singho Restaurant, Long Circular Mall.

She suggested there was not a racial divide in the country, but a political one, as predominantly people of Afro-Trinidadian ethnicity supported the PNM and Indo-Trinidadians supported both Opposition parties.

"There was no protection for persons being treated differently for their political affiliation, the most important thing that divides us is not reflected in the bill," said Lucky.

She said the bill did not also provide protection for people's sexual orientation.

"That is an issue that people don't want to talk about in Trinidad and Tobago. They prefer to talk about Sir Elton John, whether he should come or not and many who suggested that he should not come not only attended the Jazz Festival in Plymouth, but I'm sure listened to his music and danced to it. That is the hypocrisy of Trinbagonians," she said.

Lucky said this was an issue that people wanted to sweep under the carpet, but she said she would be "brave enough to deal with it".

Lucky said the bill did not also provide protection for those infected with HIV, rehabilitative convicts, the elderly or the disabled.

Lucky said she recommended that the bill be sent to a Joint Select Committee of Parliament.

The bill is currently before the House of Representatives.
 
 

 

[TriniCana]

Comments appreciated...

[dcs]

She is right.  Deep down I believe most Trinbagonians know she is right...whether they admit it or not.

[TriniCana]

She is right.  Deep down I believe most Trinbagonians know she is right...whether they admit it or not.

Agree, agree

[NYtriniwhiteboy..]

Lucky damn right..And i commend her for making these comments as most in our country would be too scared to say otherwise since it won't give them any political mileage

[Pointman]

daiz ah oman in de picture?

[Jefferz]

Comments??


errrr....... she's ah rel drop dead boy.

[TriniCana]

daiz ah oman in de picture?

ah know you on kicks, but ah still have to wonder about  you.
Yes Pointman, female

<shakes her head>

Cana he is only 17
Cana he is only 17
Cana he is only 17

ahhh jefferz

[TriniCana]

daiz ah oman in de picture?

http://newsday.co.tt/news/0,57415.html

something for you to read....


but on a personal note, I think Gillian Lucky is tasting the "waters" to see how deep it is before she steps out into the open....

[WestCoast]

You Go Ms Lucky, show dem what it takes to be an MP.
it is ONLY about how you represent your people.
Nothing to do wid clothes, or political affiliation or life style or what ever.

[Organic]

says Lucky

Anna Ramdass
Trinidad Express
Saturday, May 19th 2007
 
 
'BRAVE ENOUGH': Gillian Lucky


Pointe-a-Pierre MP Gillian Lucky has said that the Equal Opportunities Bill is being used as a "political football" in its flawed state as it does not address discrimination with respect to political affiliation or sexual orientation.

"What concerns me most in the Equal Opportunities Bill is that, in the 2007 bill, many of the issues raised by the Court of Appeal which pointed out deficiencies in the 2000 Act were not addressed," said Lucky, who was the guest speaker on Thursday at a luncheon hosted by the Central Port of Spain Rotary Club at Singho Restaurant, Long Circular Mall.

She suggested there was not a racial divide in the country, but a political one, as predominantly people of Afro-Trinidadian ethnicity supported the PNM and Indo-Trinidadians supported both Opposition parties.

"There was no protection for persons being treated differently for their political affiliation, the most important thing that divides us is not reflected in the bill," said Lucky.

She said the bill did not also provide protection for people's sexual orientation.

"That is an issue that people don't want to talk about in Trinidad and Tobago. They prefer to talk about Sir Elton John, whether he should come or not and many who suggested that he should not come not only attended the Jazz Festival in Plymouth, but I'm sure listened to his music and danced to it. That is the hypocrisy of Trinbagonians," she said.

Lucky said this was an issue that people wanted to sweep under the carpet, but she said she would be "brave enough to deal with it".

Lucky said the bill did not also provide protection for those infected with HIV, rehabilitative convicts, the elderly or the disabled.

Lucky said she recommended that the bill be sent to a Joint Select Committee of Parliament.

The bill is currently before the House of Representatives.
 
 

 

last week tuesday jumbie and i were limin ah bit. he hasnt been home in a real logn while and asked some pointed questions pertaining to percived racsim. wah is de vibes home, as relates to that.
i told him exaclty what mrs lucky said.
as far as i know, see, understand thigns to be, believe, racism in trinidad is an imaginary tool used by policitians to secure votes. every where there is some form of discrimantion but trinidadians of all different"backgrounds", i use dat word losely because if u ask me people intrinidad stop being indian negro chinne white etc generations ago; interact on a daily basis fine.

story -bear with meh please

 when i went to trini in jan i went to waterloo temple. i visited there witha white canadian woman whom i met on the plane. she have marital connections to trini so she visits often, but handt never been to the tmple. anyways we went there and they were having (um please correct em peopel and gimme the peroper term) a hindu version of a chirsting. She went in boldly as a tourist but i was very very reluctant to intrude on the people. once inside i guess u automatically ebcome part of the ceremony so she was doing everythign they were doing trying to be respectful as possible.  i wa soutside limin with ah man looking for conchs to sell($30 for a small bag or somin so).

anways eventually while i was looking in, i was waved inside by the baby granny i think. she tell me come inside. so there i was a designer ras in a hindu temple being as respectul as i could be and wishing a good life for a young fello trini. i realised after if i didnt go in which was my  inital reaction  when granny hail meh in, it woulda been very disrespectful and perpetuate that imagined diivide between races in trini. ignorance and perceptions are de biggest danger and politicians use this to thier advantage.
at the end ah get some ah de best parasad and barfi i ever eat 

[Pointman]

says Lucky

Anna Ramdass
Trinidad Express
Saturday, May 19th 2007
 
 
'BRAVE ENOUGH': Gillian Lucky


Pointe-a-Pierre MP Gillian Lucky has said that the Equal Opportunities Bill is being used as a "political football" in its flawed state as it does not address discrimination with respect to political affiliation or sexual orientation.

"What concerns me most in the Equal Opportunities Bill is that, in the 2007 bill, many of the issues raised by the Court of Appeal which pointed out deficiencies in the 2000 Act were not addressed," said Lucky, who was the guest speaker on Thursday at a luncheon hosted by the Central Port of Spain Rotary Club at Singho Restaurant, Long Circular Mall.

She suggested there was not a racial divide in the country, but a political one, as predominantly people of Afro-Trinidadian ethnicity supported the PNM and Indo-Trinidadians supported both Opposition parties.

"There was no protection for persons being treated differently for their political affiliation, the most important thing that divides us is not reflected in the bill," said Lucky.

She said the bill did not also provide protection for people's sexual orientation.

"That is an issue that people don't want to talk about in Trinidad and Tobago. They prefer to talk about Sir Elton John, whether he should come or not and many who suggested that he should not come not only attended the Jazz Festival in Plymouth, but I'm sure listened to his music and danced to it. That is the hypocrisy of Trinbagonians," she said.

Lucky said this was an issue that people wanted to sweep under the carpet, but she said she would be "brave enough to deal with it".

Lucky said the bill did not also provide protection for those infected with HIV, rehabilitative convicts, the elderly or the disabled.

Lucky said she recommended that the bill be sent to a Joint Select Committee of Parliament.

The bill is currently before the House of Representatives.
 
 

 

On a serious note, can we not infer from what Ms. Lucky said as infact being a racial divide? If PNM is mainly African Trini and UNC is mainly Indo-Trini can this not be seen as a racial divide along political lines. It seems almost like splitting hairs but politics is very much ingrained in so many peoples lives. Me ent kno

[just cool]

IT'S racism under the pretex of politics. just think about it, if most indians vote for unc and most africans vote for pnm, without any consideration for the issues at hand,just blindly casting their votes based on emotional responces,that seems like racism to me big time. the politician only manipulate that hate to serve their purpose, further dividing the country along racial lines.










;'

[fishs]

 Wais ah designer rasta ?

[dcs]

It have exceptions to the race thing to prove politics might play more of a role in discrimination.  Yuh getting favours based on your political affiliation not solely race.  People might tend to assume something about your political affiliation based on race but obviously that is not always the case.

[TrinInfinite]

IT'S racism under the pretex of politics. just think about it, if most indians vote for unc and most africans vote for pnm, without any consideration for the issues at hand,just blindly casting their votes based on emotional responces,that seems like racism to me big time. the politician only manipulate that hate to serve their purpose, further dividing the country along racial lines.

very true breddah... but if your an indian and vote unc bc of their policy, people home will still brand you a racist, thats the problem, people to subjective and objective, juss bc a indian vote unc or an african vote pnm, dont mena they are a racist, for example some of the elders in my family have never voted anything else but pnm, from a young age they vote pnm, their parents say vote pnm, so they always did, are they racist, i doubt it.... however there is a flip side, bc plenty rich indians and average indians vote pnm, also many africans vote unc, so when people see that what do they say.. they assume your not a racist, its a double standard...

God is de BOSS....

very true breddah... but if your an indian and vote unc bc of their policy, people home will still brand you a racist, thats the problem, people to subjective and not objective, juss bc a indian vote unc or an african vote pnm, dont mena they are a racist, for example some of the elders in my family have never voted anything else but pnm, from a young age they vote pnm, their parents say vote pnm, so they always did, are they racist, i doubt it.... however there is a flip side, bc plenty rich indians and average indians vote pnm, also many africans vote unc, so when people see that what do they say.. they assume your not a racist, its a double standard...

God is de BOSS....

[just cool]

IT'S racism under the pretex of politics. just think about it, if most indians vote for unc and most africans vote for pnm, without any consideration for the issues at hand,just blindly casting their votes based on emotional responces,that seems like racism to me big time. the politician only manipulate that hate to serve their purpose, further dividing the country along racial lines.

very true breddah... but if your an indian and vote unc bc of their policy, people home will still brand you a racist, thats the problem, people to subjective and objective, juss bc a indian vote unc or an african vote pnm, dont mena they are a racist, for example some of the elders in my family have never voted anything else but pnm, from a young age they vote pnm, their parents say vote pnm, so they always did, are they racist, i doubt it.... however there is a flip side, bc plenty rich indians and average indians vote pnm, also many africans vote unc, so when people see that what do they say.. they assume your not a racist, its a double standard...

God is de BOSS....

very true breddah... but if your an indian and vote unc bc of their policy, people home will still brand you a racist, thats the problem, people to subjective and not objective, juss bc a indian vote unc or an african vote pnm, dont mena they are a racist, for example some of the elders in my family have never voted anything else but pnm, from a young age they vote pnm, their parents say vote pnm, so they always did, are they racist, i doubt it.... however there is a flip side, bc plenty rich indians and average indians vote pnm, also many africans vote unc, so when people see that what do they say.. they assume your not a racist, its a double standard...

God is de BOSS....

I really hate the world to tell you the truth, like bob sang , so much trouble in the fackin world. Another thing i dispise is ah racist, i can't stand this racist bull shyte going onn in trini at all. as a youth in trini right in EDR i had chinese friends indian african whites spanish mixed race you name it, EDR had every body living there and we all lived in peace and harmony. so what is all this racist crap now all of a sudden. dats why polititions ain't no good ah fackin tall.          positive.