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UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTHERN CARIBBEAN MARACAS ROYAL ROAD, MARACAS, ST. JOSEPH. Research Paper An Assignment Presented in Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Course ENGL215 ENGLISH COMPOSITION II INSTRUCTOR: Mr. Kevin M Holder By Shernelle Cyrus amp; Ramona Grant 5th July, 2012 Approval†¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦ Table of Contents Definition of Homosexuality†¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦..†¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦4 Cuba’s statistics on homosexuality†¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦ 4 Negative views about homosexuality in the†¦show more content†¦I feel them kinda people want killing, man. That type of people aint have no right living under this sun If I had my way I would burn all homosexuals in the place I feel them sort of men want putting off the earth They should burn all. Those people want putting on an island by themselves. These comments reveal a rather contradictory, but common, misconception: that one is capable of â€Å"beating† or eliminating homosexuality out of existence or beating the life of an individual through a violent intervention. Popular reggae artist Shabba Ranks, no stranger to controversy over issues of homosexuality, is quoted in the Village Voice as having said; â€Å"if a man is thinking of homosexuality, he is thinking of disease and wrong doings, so God almighty himself hates homosexuals. In Jamaica, if a homosexual is being found in the community, then we stone him to death.† It was also Shabba Ranks who proclaimed to the music world in his â€Å"wicked in bed† the punishment that should be meted out to homosexuals; â€Å"meh nah promote mama man. All mama fe dead.† To remove any doubt about their fate Shabba declares:†pam, pam. Lick a shot in a mama man head.† Buju Bantan outraged many with his 1992 reggae song â€Å"boom bye bye.† Like Shabba, Buju suggested that homosexual be eliminated at the barrel of gun ‘send for ah automatic and de Uzi instead. / Shoot dem now come let me shoot dem.† Boom! Bye Bye, in a batty bowy head Rude bowy nah promote no batty boy Dem hafi dead Shabba andShow MoreRelatedThe Caribbean Culture1669 Words   |  7 PagesThe Caribbean culture has a special showcase when it comes to expressing the masculine and feminine aspect of its living society. 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