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[–] [email protected] 59 points 3 months ago (2 children)

He's just a big fan of Da Easy Crew

[–] funkless_eck 4 points 2 months ago

Someone has teefed de cheese!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (2 children)

is this AI or whom can I pay to make this for my lady?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

It's Rastamouse.

I've no idea of it's ever been shown outside the UK. You can probably find it on YouTube or something

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] snugglesthefalse 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Rastamouse is pretty old now

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

well i'm culturally oblivious, which is a function of being old

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Rastamouse is for young kids and was first out in 2011, so unless you were a child then or had young kids then, it's fine to not have heard of him

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

it's cool to learn about it now tho. i come from the era of Danger Mouse

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Mickey Mouse, Jerry Mouse, Danger Mouse, Rastamouse, apparently the kids just always love mice

[–] [email protected] 40 points 3 months ago (2 children)

mf tryna gatekeep being a chill dude

[–] [email protected] 67 points 3 months ago (4 children)

Rastafarians aren’t just hippies with good weed, good music and a spiritual worldview. The religion also includes a lot of misogyny and homophobia (which appears to have come from the Old Testament as translated through British Victorian-era Christianity). That’s assuming one looks at the actual Afro-Caribbean syncretic religion, rather than “rastafarianism” as it’s given by clueless white dudes who like to get high but want to feel spiritual about it.

[–] [email protected] 60 points 3 months ago

An Abrahamic religion based around worshipping a hereditary monarch is problematic? Colour me amazed.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I've been starting to learn some Afro-Latin jazz as part of my piano study, and it's gotten me into listening to reggae as well, and I've really been enjoying it. There were naturually a ton of repeat references to things I knew nothing about. The Wikipedia page on Rastafarianism was enough for me and a Youtube video about the significance of Haile Selassie to the belief system instantly set off a whole bunch of conspiracy theory alarm bells.

I'm not in the market for any religion, but even if I were, I don't think this would be in my top 3. I'll stick with learning piano instead.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Piano is a good religion to have.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

Not too many situations that would not be improved with some piano!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

Thanks for the educational PSA. Sad to see but good to know.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

this came up on the Hood Politics podcast, episode had something about Zionism in the title

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

How do you not know of all the bad shit surrounding Rastafarianism?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

If you dont have contact with something you wont learn about it...

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 months ago

Hamstafarian

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

YUP and he's a chill guy

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

You and me, mostly.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

Your name is different!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago