Yeah Zac I grew up on Hip hop too. Just to piggy back on what...

Mark says...

Yeah Zac I grew up on Hip hop too. Just to piggy back on what you said Hip hop had a greater influence on me than Compas did, and it can be destructive to impressionable young people who are easily influenced.

Hip hop is powerful and without a strong upbringing you can get caught up in its fantasies of violence.

I visited Haiti back in 2003, Zac I know you are kind of young (kidding), but back then 50 cent was hot, and everywhere I went all I heard in Haiti were 50's joints.

Hip hop is a relatively new phenom in Haiti, many of them believe that what the rappers are saying is actually true. They suck it all up. I am not going to blame Hip hop for Haiti's problems, at least not yet, but I think that the culture will be a rising concern.

Back on the language issue, language is important, no matter what it is. Even if we tried we would not be able to deny the French culture in us, just as America cannot deny its English roots.

However, we are Haitians, and every Haitian speak Creole.

The majority of Haitians all they speak is Creole.

Creole is what Identify us as being free from French rule remember that. The French language is only influential becuase the small elite, and the small educated classes makes it important.

The topic is: tongue to the motherland
This is a reply to Msg 16326
Posted by Mark on August 10 2009 at 8:25 AM

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Mark This language issue, as it relates to Haiti Quisqueya or bohio better known as Haiti Thomas/Haiti cherie, has been debated and talked about a gazillion times already. Mark do you really believe, as many Haitians do, that the failure of Hai > >
Tiba, 9-Aug-09 1:24 pm
No Tiba, I am not blaming Haiti's failures solely on its inability to educate its people through the use of a common language. I was stating that we ought to honor our ancestors by treating Creole with the same respect as we do any other language. > >
Mark, 9-Aug-09 3:02 pm
Mark, I agree with you 150% that Haiti must give the overdue respect to our Creole language. Even though you don't agree that incompetence and mediocrity are the causes for Haiti's failure, I still believe it is because when you take a look at > >
Tiba, 9-Aug-09 4:22 pm
Mark your post on Creole was excellent I love the Creole language I love listening to people who speak the raw creole not the so-called "creole francise". I agree that Creole should be promoted to a higher standard and it should be given due respect. > >
Zac, 10-Aug-09 2:50 am
Yeah Zac I grew up on Hip hop too. Just to piggy back on what you said Hip hop had a greater influence on me than Compas did, and it can be destructive to impressionable young people who are easily influenced. Hip hop is powerful and without a strong > >
Mark, 10-Aug-09 8:25 am
Tiba, perhaps you are more familiar about the Haitian government and the Haitian laws than I am, but as a diaspora I can't understand why Haitian citizens cannot take matters on own their hands. I believe Haiti lacks a true leader. Lets consider cuba > >
Mark, 10-Aug-09 9:14 am
Mark I know exactly what you mean, I only started listen to Haitian music recently, but mostly online. There's a guy by the name of Daan Junior, and also Alan Cave, they make pretty good music. I went to Haiti two years ago when I got there I turned > >
Zac, 11-Aug-09 1:02 am
Zac, Since 4 or 5 years, Creole has been the mandatory teaching language in the classroom in Haiti but only at the primary/elementary levels, and I believe both French and Creole are allowed in college level. If you listen to closely you'd reali > >
Tiba, 11-Aug-09 8:34 am
Tiba, you know I really don't mind Haitians speaking a foreign language, I guess what i don't like is when I meet a person who doesn't really speak good English and as they're talking to me in english I can sense they're struggling. Usually when I se > >
Zac, 12-Aug-09 1:02 am
Tiba Just so you know the picture of the guy that is shown at the beginning of the youtube video is not me. he's alright but i'm a lot more handsome than that. (lol). I know, I need some humility (lol). > >
Zac, 12-Aug-09 1:10 am
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