The African Traditional And Diasporic Religions Thread (Santeria, IFA, 21 Divisions, Sanse + etc)

[intruder]

Porsha (lady in vid) is actually friend of mine.

Well, not friend. I met her through this chick i'm dating that i really like who lives in Montreal since they do the same thing (teach haitian folklore dance).

Cool ass chick, tho. I tried to slide in on her DMs on IG but i didnt go through with it. We just chatted. I met her about a year after i started following her on IG. Again, cool peoples. Can be a bit over the top with it sometimes but she fine tho. She's older than i thought from what i understand. But even with the shaved head she still looks cute as fukk. Think she's in Benin as we speak according to her instagram

 

[Neuromancer]

How'd it go?

I had to postpone it.

 

[intruder]

My 15 y/o niece is one of the dancers in this vid

 

[$cam-U-Well_Jack$on]

I had to postpone it.

Might've been for da best.

 

[Neuromancer]

Might've been for da best.

Yeah.

 

[Bawon Samedi]

American Horror Story fukking ruined Papa Legba. He does not LOOK or ACT like Bawon Samedi. This is why I am glad Haitians demanded the religion be recognized as "Vodou" and not "Voodoo."

I agree with @The Chief and @$cam-U-Well_Jack$on that stuff like this should not be taken seriously. For example Bawon Samedi would end your whole entire bloodline.

 

[Bawon Samedi]

Very dangerous Loa in Haitian Vodou Met Kafou.

 

[intruder]

American Horror Story fukking ruined Papa Legba.

What is AMERICAN horror stories? Isn't it a movie? What did they say about Papa Legba?

 

[Bawon Samedi]

What is AMERICAN horror stories? Isn't it a movie? What did they say about Papa Legba?

Its a TV show. Anyways....


They completely butchered the whole concept of him. That's basically Samedi.

 

[Neuromancer]

Its a TV show. Anyways....


They completely butchered the whole concept of him. That's basically Samedi.

Cacs. If you ain't gonna do it right don't do it.

 

[intruder]

Its a TV show. Anyways....


They completely butchered the whole concept of him. That's basically Samedi.

If you're relying on american movie industry to teach you about other cultures you'll be wildly ignorant while being all arrogant about it.

Hollywood and the whole TV industry is the reason americans can sound so ignorant in some aspects. They see these things on TV and assume them to be accurate and next thing you know they're running their mouths like they know the culture better than you who's from it and lived it. This white dude once came up to me and was telling me how life was for haitians under Jean-Claude Duvalier and im looking the f@ggots running his mouth like "breh, you know i lived there during that time, right?". They fail to remind themselves that Hollywood is trying to make money and couldnt give a fukk about accuracy while spreading ignorance if that's what it'll take to sell the story. Like they say "Why let the truth get in the way of a good story?" . shyt like Rambo taking on entire soviet batallions on his own. All the dumb shyt mentioned about Haiti in "Serpent in the rainbow". etc etc. Some are cool and will ask questions and reference something they saw on TV and ask if it's accurate. But many will straight up try to tell you shyt like they been there. God forbid they're among their friends speaking on the topic not knowing someone from said culture is present to fact-check them. shyt can get wild.

 

[Bawon Samedi]

If you're relying on american movie industry to teach you about other cultures you'll be wildly ignorant while being all arrogant about it.

Hollywood and the whole TV industry is the reason americans can sound so ignorant in some aspects. They see these things on TV and assume them to be accurate and next thing you know they're running their mouths like they know the culture better than you who's from it and lived it. This white dude once came up to me and was telling me how life was for haitians under Jean-Claude Duvalier and im looking the f@ggots running his mouth like "breh, you know i lived there during that time, right?". They fail to remind themselves that Hollywood is trying to make money and couldnt give a fukk about accuracy while spreading ignorance if that's what it'll take to sell the story. Like they say "Why let the truth get in the way of a good story?" . shyt like Rambo taking on entire soviet batallions on his own. All the dumb shyt mentioned about Haiti in "Serpent in the rainbow". etc etc. Some are cool and will ask questions and reference something they saw on TV and ask if it's accurate. But many will straight up try to tell you shyt like they been there. God forbid they're among their friends speaking on the topic not knowing someone from said culture is present to fact-check them. shyt can get wild.

I surely hope the bolded is not directed at me lol. But nonetheless agreed.

 

[intruder]

I surely hope the bolded is not directed at me lol. But nonetheless agreed.

No I'm talking in general. Basically the random dude at a party and you being haitian comes up and they'll make their attempt to flex their knowledge on the subject to their friends by telling you about shyt about said culture you're from. It's mostly white dudes that do that too tho. With black, not so much. With black people what annoys me is i find that they sometimes travel somewhere and try to over analyze the racial aspects of places while being there in some resort for barely a week. Like that youtube vid that was posted on the coli where that black chick that had visited Puerto RIco was giving people her "review" of Puerto Rico and was trying to give people a rundown of what it's like to be black puerto rican in Puerto Rico

 

[Bawon Samedi]

No I'm talking in general. Basically the random dude at a party and you being haitian comes up and they'll make their attempt to flex their knowledge on the subject to their friends by telling you about shyt about said culture you're from. It's mostly white dudes that do that too tho. With black, not so much. With black people what annoys me is i find that they sometimes travel somewhere and try to over analyze the racial aspects of places while being there in some resort for barely a week

Agreed their arrogance is annoying especially when it comes to traditional practices by not just Haitians but African descent people in general. But yea agreed.

PS: I had questions about Haiti for you. Why don't you come back to the travel discord we been dropping good gems.

 

[intruder]

Agreed their arrogance is annoying especially when it comes to traditional practices by not just Haitians but African descent people in general. But yea agreed.

PS: I had questions about Haiti for you. Why don't you come back to the travel discord we been dropping good gems.

Havent had time. Cant login from work and and the tech bootcamp i'm taking is kicking my ass right now