Parsons slams ‘wukkin up’, vulgarity in festival parade
Former legislator and Virgin Islands cultural icon, Eileene Parsons has once again come out against the unsavoury behaviour of persons involved in the annual Emancipation Festival parade.
Parsons, while speaking on a local radio programme recently, said she wanted to comment on what had become the norm regarding vulgar dancing along the parade route.
According to Parsons, several people have brought the issue to her attention and have questioned the direction in which the BVI is headed.
Wukkin up is not BVI!
The former legislator was troubled by more than simple gyrations and indicated that this was not her only concern about how the parade has degenerated over the years.
Parsons was particularly moved by the involvement of minors in the melee and said one gentleman commented to her that the ‘wukkin up’ is so vulgar and children are made to watch.
“Honestly, what I am seeing with these women bending over, and the men [expertly] wukkin up on them, that is not BVI,” Parsons insisted.
In the process of registering her opprobrium, Parsons added a variation on a recent controversial claim she made about how far back she could trace her bloodline; this time noting that it was “forty generations back” on her grandfather’s side. Parsons expressed that she was proud of her heritage.
How do we let our women/girls go out ‘in that condition’?
A regular feature herself in the August Emancipation Festival parades over the years, Parsons argued that given what is happening now, the BVI must go back to the drawing board with regard to the Festival parade celebrations.
“I don’t want them to change this [Festival] committee,” she added. “The changing of the committee every year is not a good thing. Let them stay so they could process from what happened last year, they could improve on it. There needs to be continuity in the parade.”
“Honestly, what I’m seeing on Road Town streets now would make my grandmother wonder,” Parsons continued. “And I know my grandmother would wonder how parents, husbands and boyfriends could allow their ladies to leave home in that kind of condition. What only they should see, the world is seeing August Monday.”
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Why she don’t come * to tell us this to our face? Sick ah she!
Anything to seek attention. Time to exit the stage Mrs. Parsons. You cannot keep wheeling on and off. Stay home and enjoy the rest of your life.
She well know she use to wuk up back in the day
She is absolutely right about festival. Those actions are absolutely disgraceful.
Those freaks from 284 m**ia and digi c**l got a high off that every video and picture they showe was a half naked person or some one naked get you act together.
This old MS need mind her damn business!! Don’t like wa going on STAY HOME
unfortunately this kinda behavior only happens in caribbean parades
Grow some ****!
Why don’t she shut up???
Why don’t you? That kind of behaviour is disgraceful and sad to see. Too many girls growing up into womanhood and thinking bending over and offering their bottoms to whosoever is the way to go. Disgusting.
I agree with her on this one. We even have some local woman who still to this day having sex in the dark, with all them clothes on. Men can’t see above their knees, don’t wear low cut blouses and arm out clothing, that is how the female BVILANDER was raised but due to the intruding of outside females on the competitive side for our male partners, WE had to step up to explicid dressing and behaviours. But again that is necessary for behind close doors ONLY! PERIODT!!
This was a great read! I appreciate this kind of advice and reasoning! It’s also comforting to know there is another side to the gentle lady, a softer side.
I have a daughter, and as a young father I want to raise her to be modest and classy! Not to be a …::,
Saying that women must not show up there bits all over the town since this might invite the wrong attention.
I think the former legislature is speaking from a place of love and care for our young girls and women. Ladies don’t abase yourself for entertainment. Do better next year.
The jovert need to go
The parade need a team focus
Around celebrating emancipación with guide lines to follow for entry participants
DECENCY GONE OUT DEH DOOR
Please for the love of god, retire. Thank you for your service, it is no longer needed.
@West Once again proving there’s no problem in the BVI that can’t be somehow blamed on foreigners.
I totally agree with Ms P on this one. I am not from here but I’ve been here a long time and have seen the decline for myself. I have stopped going to the parade a long time now because I found it embarrassing to stand next to my husband and children watching the vulgarity.
I have been saying BVI Festival has a much different meaning from Caribbean carnivals. Unfortunately our Caribbean Brothers and sisters equated the 2. So the Caribbean Carnival culture was introduced. Rise and shine changed to J’ouvert, Mas bands with skimpy costumes replaced the floats and floupes. It is time to separate the two. Have a BVI Festival and allow the Caribbean diaspora to have a carnival if they do wished. But definitely separate them.
Competition?
Do you live under a rock?
Everything started changing the day we got MTV on our televisions and public behaviour/dress has slowly spiraled ever since.
Have you seen television? Youtube? TikTok? Our kids are making videos about guns, drugs, money and murder. The whole world is telling black youth they should embrace abberant views of sexuality and the value of human life and our unguided children are buying it.
This goes waaay deeper than some sleazy blond divorcee looking for sexual tourism.
We must recognize the source of the problem and solve it constructively.
Like maybe invest in balanced education that instills self pride in all of our kids, not just those who fight for it.
Lot of them dancing nasty where her very own ‘pure-bloods’. Hahahaha. 😉
Set of soulless day walkers.
what better way to express your freedom than doing something that you would not do on a regular stripping down and be you without the judgements of the ideological dinosaurs.
Can’t bear to hear the truth? She is absolutely correct,What is going on at festivals that are intended to celebrate freedom from slavery is totally disgusting and disgraceful.
B.V.I landers had to have sex in the dark and with there clothes on because of shame .when you have your cousins and uncles on top of you how can you look them in the face
Go sit down and leave the new generation do the ting. ms this is 3 generations dance move. You said if we can not look back at least 3G to be considered as bvislander .Now you needs to be 3 generations forward to understand and take a good wukkin up.
I guess you are one of those persons who do not value themselves. Mrs. Parsons is right in her opinion. It’s nothing less than public sex. Imagine your young children having to witness this behaviour in a festival parade. Shame on you.
I am so ashamed of the comments these young women have made against Mrs. Parsons. They have no respect for themselves and their elders. The behaviour in witnessed in the parade and what I viewed in the Rise and Shine tramp was entirely degrading to women. I term the actions of these revelers as having sex in the public for young children and elderly persons to see. We also had visitors from other countries. Imagine what was there opinions of the BVI after witnessing such atrocious behaviour. It also leaves a bad impression of the territory as a place to visit. Again, you should be ashamed of yourselves.
Never been Miami and Olando and other places?hmmm
I totally agree with Ms P. I found it really disturbing to see women hate themselves so and would stoop to low levels to be acknowledged. It is such a disgrace to our ancestors! (The festival is not for us, it is to honour our ancestors.)
The Festival committee needs to put regulations in place, even if it means using Laws that stipulate being dressed appropriately and lewdness in public places.
Additionally, the noise level from the village needs to be moderated. The music should be of such that persons who live in and around the town area are not disturbed to a great degree. Loud music does not equate with having fun; it correlates with deafness.
A native Virgin Islander to the Nth generation
The BVI festival is now rated X
If they are going forward with the naked, wukking up, thong wearing swim suits in the streets, then it’s no longer festival, it is now Carnival. Women need to respect themselves by the way. Men will look at you, giggles and critique your naked body. Do this make you feel good?
The whites worked through our caribbean government officials to pacify emancipation day because they are afraid we might make affirmation over the land abd resource or kill them as retribution for slavery, instead offer us drunkenness and sexual gestures and cosmetics as a tourism product for the economy
The whites worked through our caribbean government officials to pacify emancipation day because they are afraid we might make affirmation over the land abd resource or kill them as retribution for slavery, instead offer us carnival. drunkenness and sexual gestures and cosmetics as a tourism product for the economy
Why is it that people are so quick to bash a decent woman who speaks her mind out of pure love for her country? A country that she sees going downhill quickly- like all of us who see the same thing and seldom say anything?
The talk show hosts spoke about the same lack of common decency and decorum during the recently concluded festival celebrations – and nary a word was said about them. Why pick on this courageous national heroine, you set of boasting cowards?
And she is so right. Too many of the women in those tramps were like horny dogs in heat, leaving absolutely nothing for the imagination; some with loads of flab on exhibition. Disgusting!
And as for the men who were humping and jumping behind the females like fowl cocks on the prowl, they need their tails cutting.
Shame on you all with your blatant vulgarity!
OR ITS THE X PATS , FOR ALL THE COCAINED / GUNS MURDER ETC ?
The behavior is vile and disgusting. I agree with Ms P and I’m quite the liberal person. Hate to see that nonsense in the parade when they could be doing a good routine in the streets.
Bvislanders grew up among the animal kingdom and so are well aware of the manner in which these animals behave instinctively. Our households were incomplete without dogs and can readily, recognize the behaviour attributed to these creatures.Such was the behaviour of the lower human species during August. Interestingly the subhuman behaviour was consistent with that demographic which is predictable in all
aspects of “less than”.Actions speak louder than words, and denial.
Which “demographic”?
I too agree with Mrs. Parson on this one. Just the other day my family and some friends were discussing this. The level of vulgarity at some of these events was beyond disgusting. It shows that we don’t have much respect for ourselves and for the people around us.
What surprises me most, is how so many of us fail to see how this behaviour does nothing to uplift us or the community on a whole. We claim to be celebrating freedom from slavery. Yes the shackles from our hands and feet have been removed but our minds are still in bondage. We have adopted some behaviour that are not reflective of culture. The most appalling issue I have is the women and young girls who seem to bask in this type behaviour. As mothers, grandmothers, auties, sisters and female cousins we should be uplifting each other not trying to ruin it. Once again let us work on freeing our minds from this type of mental slavery it does nothing for us. Let us work on bettering ourselves and in turn we will be better people and have a better society.
Why don’t you all condemn illegal glambling , the use of Mariijauna , killings of young men ( keeping silent ) illegal drugs smuggling , bars doing prostitution, black market money under shell company .
I am not condoning vulgarity . A woman should respect her body and have self esteem and dignity … You all are too much hypocrites .
How about speaking out against the injustice of the minimum wage working people to death for next nothing , charging 1000.00 rent for inadequate space and convenience.. All of you along with Mrs P condemn that too . Ohhh by the way is the 3rd generation BVI on both sides wucking up the most
The World is a ghetto.
MIA Orlando ATL smaller version of Caribbean worthlessness
Half-nakedness showing off their private parts when that should be for their husband’s eyes only.
What they really trying to prove other than showing no self-respect.
The people liking the pics and encouraging these lost souls are no different. Not because they’re your friend. Admonish one another.
Ezekiel 23:48
So I will put an end to indecency in the land, and all the women will be admonished not to imitate your indecent behavior.
Ezekiel 24:13
Because of the indecency of your uncleanness—since I tried to purify you,but you would not be purified from your uncleanness—you will not be pure again until I have satisfied My wrath on you.
Galatians 5:19
Now the practices of the sinful nature are clearly evident: they are sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality (total irresponsibility, lack of self-control),
At SMH, OK now. Truth be told. It’s a different generation. It’s a different time in the virgin islands. Could be tone down but freedom of expression!Life is real.
Stop stereotyping. Not everyone is inbred. That is a false narrative. Infact this happens on a bigger scale in other caribbean islands so pot cannot call the kettle black.
Thank God for the delete button because what I typed to tell you….
A generation is considered to be 25years. 40 Generations is 1000years. She can trace her heritage that far? BS total BS
Truth . You go to village the level of noise is disgusting band or DJ onstage playing and every booth have these sets bursting your eardrums you cant even hear you self when you speak .Youg uns mashing up this country .Ps some grown a** old men too.
Because we Caribbean ppl like to enjoy ourselves and live life. Ah lil wuk ain’t going kill nobody. #FeteIsFete #LiveLife
That’s right, go ahead and blame the outsiders for local behavior smh. Times have changed, fashion have changed and parents have changed. Blame the parents for their kids behavior and the way they dress. Don’t blame outside woman being competition because you feel they taking your “local” men.
Because you don’t like jouvert doesn’t mean it have to go. Jouvert is a Caribbean thing, all Caribbean islands have jouvert for their festival/carnival celebrations. Ayo need to stop playing like BVI is the most holy land.
I see what you’re trying to indicate, but wherever there’s black peoples and a drum beat reality check IT HAPPENS. Miami , Maryland, Atlanta, nottinghill, New Orleans, Brazil, Africa
And other races are just as guilty check out the parades with colorful flags
Jouvert has been ongoing in this country for a very long time. We don’t have a problem with jouvert. The problem that we have is the kind of disgusting behaviour being demonstrated in the street during this time. We are not the most holy land, but cocking our back side in the air and shaking it in front of a camera while half naked and all the dry humping of men and women and even women and women was absolutely disgusting. Our children are looking and to e more explicit, your children are watching their mothers, aunties, sisters act like sluts in the street. Simple decency seems to be out of style. God help us all. I refuse to take part with this kind of action. And women, if you want to act like naked sl… in the street, at least visit the gym. Most of you all are out of shape. Disgusting.
WE ALL KNOW THAT / IT WAS NEVER IN OUR CULTURE TO DO THAT , SO THE UK AND OUTSIDERS HAS TO TAKE THE BLAME OR LEAVE , SIMPLE AS THAT , IN THIS HOLY LAND OF THE ENTITLED ONES WE DO NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANYTHING WRONG NEVER DID , NEVER WILL , WE OWN THIS LAND , ITS CALLED BVI LUV ❤
The men are as guilty as the women who engage in “throwing back battie.”
Ms. P is not a fan of mine, but she is totally correct. Regardless of where that “dance” originated it is appalling.
I guess you are not part of t he Caribbean and that is needed to be said to the tourist that comes. Exit from the Caribbean water if you may. smh
MY LADY YOU HAD TIME TO MAKE CHANGES TO THIS , WHAT DID YOU DO , YOU HAD YOUR TIME TO WUK UP OR NOT TO WUK UP,IT WAS LEFT TO YOU ,MY POINT IS GENEATIONS COMES AND GENERATION GOES , YOU CANNOT CONTROL THE WORLD ,YOU CAN CONTROL KIDS UP TO A CERTAIN AGE THEN THEY LEFT YOU RIGHT THEIR WHEN THE TIMES COME , IF YOU HAD A KEY YOU WOULD LOCKED AND UNLOCK THE WORLDS GENERATION BUT GOD DIDNT GIVE US THIS LIBERTY , THE WORLD IS IN A MESS RIGHT NOW ITS TOO LATE FOR THIS KIND OF CHNAGE ,YOU EITHER SIT BACK AND ENJOY LIFE OR TAKE THE STRESS OF THE BVI OAND THE REST OF THE WORLD AND GO FASTER ,
Im sure you are one of those who dont see anyrhing wrong with sleeping with your cousins. Cousin sex sweet huh? Absolutely disgusting! Then again, like this old bat, it is perhaps inherited retardness which is causing you to spew such hateful and xenophobic filth.
She is envy just like others who don’t have such talent and Skill..Yes Wuk n up is a skill, a talent practice and perfected by our ancestors..”The Rhythmic movement of the lower body”. Those who dance well were working in the palace as entertainers. Stop hating and appreciate the free expression of African artery & Skill in dancing. Only we African are blessed with such talent..Ms.P should have practice the art when she was young and she and her likes would have had appreciation for the art.
In denial of your African spiritualitys p
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You are just as guilty as that person with your hateful xenophobic filth. Learn to ignore. It takes two jackasses to bray. When you hear one jackass bray, learn not to bray back.
The same way you look your father and brother in the eye when they are on top of you. At least with some of us its just cousins, but many like you go on top your own children. We see it. You come here and do the same thing, so go crawl under the rock from which you came.