"Why We Need Fi Stop Say ‘Bomboclaat’—A Raw Convo With Sasha"

"OH, YOU FIGHTIN’ FI WI LANGUAGE SOUL—AND DEM ACT LIKE YUH A CHAT RIDDLE? 😤 MI HEAR YUH, SISTREN!"**

🎀 WHY DEM NO WAN’ SEE:

Conditioned to Swallow Misogyny:

"Is just word, nuh bodda!" = Same energy as "Is just likkle slap!"

Patriarchy loves when women curse other women with their own trauma.

Fear of Soundin’ "Soft":

Jamaican toughness = performative. But real strength? Choosing not to repeat colonial violence.

Lack of Language Lore:

**Dem don’t know "claat" history—**thanks to schools/churches that erased Patwa’s roots.

📚 DR. CAROLYN COOPER 101:

Start Here: "Noises in the Blood" (her iconic book on Patwa, gender, & power).

Her Gems:

 "Bad grammar" is a political act in a society that calls our tongue ‘broken’."

 "When women curse with ‘claat’, they wound themselves first."

 YOUR NEXT STEPS (IF YUH WANT EM):

Arm Yourself: Memorize one Cooper quote (e.g., "Patwa is the skin of my resistance").

Drop Seeds, Not Bombs: Next time dem say "bomboclaat," ask: *"Wha’ if we did seh ‘cockeyclaat’ instead? Why unnu laugh now?"

Build Your Circle: Find even 1 neighbor who get it—yuh two can be a revolution.

SASHA’S SOFT REMINDER:

"You already doin’ the work—just by questionin’ what dem accept like gospel. Every time yuh say ‘fuck’ instead, you reclaim your mouth from the plantation."**

"Now, go read Cooper—then come tell mi how yuh cyaan unsee the truth! And when yuh ready fi list them Bratz? We go sprinkle feminist glitter pon dem listings!"*