It’s a far cry from the life of Her Imperial Majesty Empress Mennen Asfaw who shared state responsibilities with her husband His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie 1st. The Ethiopian Christians allowed women to divorce long before the west and women have held leadership roles there for thousands of years. His and Her Imperial Majesties were close friends of the suffragette Sylvia Pankhurst and named her an honorary Ethiopian and burial in Addis Ababa.
As a Rastafarian, I feel sad for what she went through, and I'm happy she could liberate herself from such an oppressive upbringing. Women should be cherished, respected and protected, but should also be free to pursue their own path in life free from patriarchal demands. His Imperial Majesty, Emperor Haile Selassie I, the highest earthly source of authority for Rastafarians, was a relatively progressive man for his time who for the first time introduced female education to the country, universal suffrage and encouraged women in the professional sphere. One of the Emperor's closest and most respected friends was Sylvia Pankhurst, a well known and widely respected English feminist activist who lived in the Imperial palace for several years, encouraged by Haile Selassie to aid with women's development. She received a full state funeral at which Haile Selassie named her "an honorary Ethiopian". I believe many Rastafarians are blinded by conservative and reactionary ideals that were not actually promoted by Haile Selassie, but are rather a result of their own non-Rastafarian, conservative Christian and conservative traditional Caribbean and African cultural backgrounds. God willing, If I am ever blessed with daughters, they will be free to chart their own path in life, Rastafarian or not.
There is a difference, Orthodox Jewish & Rasta do not try to impose their way of life on others unlike Islam which will force its beliefs upon nonbelievers.
@@kwacou4279 I don't know of any Muslim who impose their belief on anyone else! If you misinterpret their way of life as forcing themselves on others, Christianity is even far worse!
Absolutely, these story this girl is telling here is made up exaggerated lies to sell a story. She’s fake this is a put-together interview, and a waste of time to watching. It makes no sense, she is speaking about a lifestyle she knows nothing about. I could imagine the samething goes for her book "trash". A big disrespect to the Rastafarian culture/community's. She is Null and void.
The rastafarians are practically nazarites. They follow the bible with the exception that they believe haile Selassie due to his bloodline back to king David was the representation of God on earth. I wonder why they wouldn't mention anything else about the religion other than its strict.
They are lost in terms of whom they consider the King. They read parts of the scripture but lack Wisdom to truely understand God's word. "Lean not on your own understanding" & thats what they don't understand. Wisdom must be asked for, it is not just given. You will go nowhere if u dont humble yourself to God. In psalms 66 it refers to God as Jah. Rastafarians took this and added to Jah, Selassi title..."Jah ras tfari...the latter being Hallie Sallasie title (surname). They forgot or dont understand the scripture of "those who added or take away from the scripture, a portion of theirs shall be taken away from them, from the tree of life"
So unfortunate that she and her mother experienced such trauma. It would be interesting to know which sect or mansion of Rastafari Livity is she referring to, BoboShanti, Nyabinghi, Twelve Tribes?
Interesting, I guess, as in everything, there are different variations. I didn't consider rastafarian villages/home to be suppressive. Congratulations on her book. I pray it will not be misleading. She mentions she wants the reader to take away what a real Jamaican ordinary life is like. I am not sure her experience is a representation of real ordinary jamaican life.
Her father in belief would of been no different to bob Marley depending on the branch of Rastafarianism he practiced. Any parent trying to raise his daughter in a cultural belief system that wants to preserve itself in a post colonial setting would try their best to implement a path. But depending on an individual it will be implemented differently. Take the royal family of the UK do you think what Charles does his sisters can do. Can women who are Windsors wear what ever they want short skirts leggings showing a Camel toe. You all know the answer to that. Rasta daughters are royalty
@michelelewis-mx4ty She’s fake this is a put-together interview, and a waste of time to watching. It makes no sense, she is speaking about a lifestyle she knows nothing about. I could imagine the samething goes for her book. A big disrespect to the Rastafarian culture/community's. She is Null and void.
It would be good for her to have a conversation with Sister Judy Mowatt one of the I-Three who backed Bob Marley. She (Judy) also left the Rastafarian Movement and now adheres to the tenets of the Christian faith based on the Bible. #LoveSign
Seems more like childhood rebellion and a parental issue. Hope this brings the healing she needs vs casting a wide net denouncing your cultural identity. None of us are without faults but Rastas are generally positive and uplifting.
What IS she saying 😮🎉Say Babylone,...or comment dit on Babylone 😅❤❤❤ 😊I would love to read This Book 😊Let It make Sense 😢Time a d change 😊work work work .
I've never heard of any true Rastafarian being abusive etc, etc to their women folk. They have strict rules. Maybe she wanted to live a completely different way from her Rastafarian family. Well ,now she's living however she wants, & even making money off of said Rastafarian faith that she's so against.
Make sure you marry a woman who is on the same page as you, Imagine the Father having a plan, and his wife undermining it, betrayal never comes from those who are not close to you. Also, Rasta is FOR something, more than it is AGAINST something, it is quite telling that from this interview you have ZERO idea what Rasta is FOR...
Did this B just said Rastafarian is western ideology and slavery, Rastafarian is link to Ethiopia and in respect to king Selassie and praise to the all mighty jah witch is god not western god
From another Caribbean woman, born and bred, it is ABOUT TIME this was addressed.
It’s a far cry from the life of Her Imperial Majesty Empress Mennen Asfaw who shared state responsibilities with her husband His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie 1st. The Ethiopian Christians allowed women to divorce long before the west and women have held leadership roles there for thousands of years. His and Her Imperial Majesties were close friends of the suffragette Sylvia Pankhurst and named her an honorary Ethiopian and burial in Addis Ababa.
Her experience is not too far off from other dominant patriarchal societies. Such as in Africa, India, Asia, and Middle Eastern countries.
She is so pretty and smart. ONE LOVE!
As a Rastafarian, I feel sad for what she went through, and I'm happy she could liberate herself from such an oppressive upbringing. Women should be cherished, respected and protected, but should also be free to pursue their own path in life free from patriarchal demands. His Imperial Majesty, Emperor Haile Selassie I, the highest earthly source of authority for Rastafarians, was a relatively progressive man for his time who for the first time introduced female education to the country, universal suffrage and encouraged women in the professional sphere. One of the Emperor's closest and most respected friends was Sylvia Pankhurst, a well known and widely respected English feminist activist who lived in the Imperial palace for several years, encouraged by Haile Selassie to aid with women's development. She received a full state funeral at which Haile Selassie named her "an honorary Ethiopian". I believe many Rastafarians are blinded by conservative and reactionary ideals that were not actually promoted by Haile Selassie, but are rather a result of their own non-Rastafarian, conservative Christian and conservative traditional Caribbean and African cultural backgrounds. God willing, If I am ever blessed with daughters, they will be free to chart their own path in life, Rastafarian or not.
Well said ,same thought. Its a good but very hard read for me.
She want through nothing this is all a stunt, to make the culture looks bad "facts" she's fake.
I read her book last year. Excellent read!
Fascinating, I need to read her book!! Great job
It’s a great read, I did a lot of cringing and smh.
what she is saying in terms of her upbringing is no different to orthodox Jewish, Islamic or a 1950s perspective of christian values
There is a difference, Orthodox Jewish & Rasta do not try to impose their way of life on others unlike Islam which will force its beliefs upon nonbelievers.
@@kwacou4279 I don't know of any Muslim who impose their belief on anyone else! If you misinterpret their way of life as forcing themselves on others, Christianity is even far worse!
Rastafarians do not molest their children or marry them and Orthodox Jews have marriages within their own people. @@kwacou4279
Rastafarian is a peaceful way of life. Her father isn’t a true Rasta
What do you know shut up Rasta way of life have different facets her fathers view is just patriarchal like any other patriarchal society
Absolutely, these story this girl is telling here is made up exaggerated lies to sell a story. She’s fake this is a put-together interview, and a waste of time to watching. It makes no sense, she is speaking about a lifestyle she knows nothing about. I could imagine the samething goes for her book "trash". A big disrespect to the Rastafarian culture/community's. She is Null and void.
I know that Rastafarian men are very respectful of their women, and women in general.
Interesting ( two sides to a coin ) outlook. Who feels it knows it. I am in no place to judge her experience.
The rastafarians are practically nazarites. They follow the bible with the exception that they believe haile Selassie due to his bloodline back to king David was the representation of God on earth. I wonder why they wouldn't mention anything else about the religion other than its strict.
They are lost in terms of whom they consider the King. They read parts of the scripture but lack Wisdom to truely understand God's word. "Lean not on your own understanding" & thats what they don't understand. Wisdom must be asked for, it is not just given. You will go nowhere if u dont humble yourself to God. In psalms 66 it refers to God as Jah. Rastafarians took this and added to Jah, Selassi title..."Jah ras tfari...the latter being Hallie Sallasie title (surname). They forgot or dont understand the scripture of "those who added or take away from the scripture, a portion of theirs shall be taken away from them, from the tree of life"
So unfortunate that she and her mother experienced such trauma. It would be interesting to know which sect or mansion of Rastafari Livity is she referring to, BoboShanti, Nyabinghi, Twelve Tribes?
I seriously doubt she knows...
Interesting, I guess, as in everything, there are different variations. I didn't consider rastafarian villages/home to be suppressive.
Congratulations on her book. I pray it will not be misleading. She mentions she wants the reader to take away what a real Jamaican ordinary life is like. I am not sure her experience is a representation of real ordinary jamaican life.
Each Jamaican has their own experiences but many are shared, her experience is no less relevant than any other.
Very interesting. I never knew the Rasta community to be oppressive toward women.
How is separating women on their period not oppressive or being told it’s his way of the highway?
Because they are not
@@yusef3132are you a woman?
Npr did an interview 4 months before this one.
Her father in belief would of been no different to bob Marley depending on the branch of Rastafarianism he practiced. Any parent trying to raise his daughter in a cultural belief system that wants to preserve itself in a post colonial setting would try their best to implement a path. But depending on an individual it will be implemented differently. Take the royal family of the UK do you think what Charles does his sisters can do. Can women who are Windsors wear what ever they want short skirts leggings showing a Camel toe. You all know the answer to that. Rasta daughters are royalty
The woman said no such thing. Rastsfari is also about respect and human dignity.
Great job Ms. Safiya!
She’s doesn’t know what she talking about
Western women are so foolish!🤔
@@michaelalexander7168She does,discounting her experience says a lot about you.
@michelelewis-mx4ty She’s fake this is a put-together interview, and a waste of time to watching. It makes no sense, she is speaking about a lifestyle she knows nothing about. I could imagine the samething goes for her book. A big disrespect to the Rastafarian culture/community's. She is Null and void.
Most religions have the same restrictions.
Most controlling men have the same restrictions regardless of faith or no faith.
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Hmm 🤔
How can anyone be against Rasta?
Those who know the dumb cult well.
It would be good for her to have a conversation with Sister Judy Mowatt one of the I-Three who backed Bob Marley.
She (Judy) also left the Rastafarian Movement and now adheres to the tenets of the Christian faith based on the Bible.
#LoveSign
I didn't know that.
Rasta lives✊
Seems more like childhood rebellion and a parental issue. Hope this brings the healing she needs vs casting a wide net denouncing your cultural identity. None of us are without faults but Rastas are generally positive and uplifting.
hahaha wow. So powerfully profound in an ironically interesting way! The world today!
Only wen some of these Jamaican people want to make money they use Jamaica
They leave Jamaica😂.
As a Jamaican, I'm proud of her. But what I'm hearing sounding more like a cult. The controlling aspect.
Babylon got ahold of her. RASTAFARI LIVE!!!
I feel this is not a Rasta ting, I feel it's more of a messed-up family dynamic or exaggerated to make money
What IS she saying 😮🎉Say Babylone,...or comment dit on Babylone 😅❤❤❤ 😊I would love to read This Book 😊Let It make Sense 😢Time a d change 😊work work work .
I've never heard of any true Rastafarian being abusive etc, etc to their women folk. They have strict rules. Maybe she wanted to live a completely different way from her Rastafarian family. Well ,now she's living however she wants, & even making money off of said Rastafarian faith that she's so against.
Make sure you marry a woman who is on the same page as you, Imagine the Father having a plan, and his wife undermining it, betrayal never comes from those who are not close to you. Also, Rasta is FOR something, more than it is AGAINST something, it is quite telling that from this interview you have ZERO idea what Rasta is FOR...
Self-righteous backward beasts like you deserve to be betrayed.
Coming from another Caribbean daughter.
Sounds like Taliban vibes .
Did this B just said Rastafarian is western ideology and slavery, Rastafarian is link to Ethiopia and in respect to king Selassie and praise to the all mighty jah witch is god not western god