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yeah i was talking definitly about rasta culture and not reggea

BlobWeird wrote:

Candyman1984 wrote:Yeah, so i agree. religion should not play a part in their music. however, they did name themselves, JAH Roots, which would imply, at the most basic, a religious tone. Jah, is of course, a shortened version of jehovah. Therefore, their name, purposefully or not, would imply a religious oriented tone. Again, i am not saying that white guys shouldn't play reggae music. I a m just saying that naming your band JAH roots is clearly a misinterpretation. Thats all. Six white guys from central missouri cannot be JAh's roots. It is fundamentally impossible.

I definitely see your point here. I agree and all but I dont think they meant it that way. I think they prolly just thought it sounded like a cool name.

right, thats exactly it, they thought it was a "cool name," and thus chose it. I am just saying, you wouldn't were a yarmulka just because you thought it was cool if you weren't jewish. or would you?

Candyman1984 wrote: right, thats exactly it, they thought it was a "cool name," and thus chose it. I am just saying, you wouldn't were a yarmulka just because you thought it was cool if you weren't jewish. or would you?

Umm in actuality, IF i thought it was cool, then why the hell not? I dont see anyone really looking at it and thinkin thats a cool hat though. But If I did like it, I'd wear it in a heartbeat.

BlobWeird wrote:

Candyman1984 wrote: right, thats exactly it, they thought it was a "cool name," and thus chose it. I am just saying, you wouldn't were a yarmulka just because you thought it was cool if you weren't jewish. or would you?

Umm in actuality, IF i thought it was cool, then why the hell not? I dont see anyone really looking at it and thinkin thats a cool hat though. But If I did like it, I'd wear it in a heartbeat.

And you wouldn't think any body else, but mainly jewish people, would interpret that as slightly disrespectful. honestly, it is just interesting. thats all, and i did go search out some of Jah root's' lyrics and i found:

"Im thanking JAH that I got your eye"
"your JAHs gift"
"Your JAHs gift,Your loves bliss,your JAHs Gift Your JAHs gift"

Apparently, they are central missourian rastafarians!

Why can't we just all be like these guys >>


All different colors, and happy about it. I believe we should never let any single thing, be it religion, race, or music, singlehandedly define who we are. They make us who we are, but aren't what we are.

The lyrics are definitely a bit on the religious side. But I listen to reggae that has religion in it but I dont listen to that. Just like JGB. Im not religious but the tunes are still great. The lyrics are still meaningful whether or not im religious.

As for the yamulka I mean something like that you wouldnt be interested in wearing unless you were into that religion. I mean you're not gonna go around in a monk's robe if you were into that ya know? Im just trying to say that I'm not trying to offend whatever religion, but it is just a type of hat, kinda. And if I found that I liked how that looked on me why wouldnt I wear it? If I liked the way the monk's robe looks I would do the same. Its just clothes. Isnt the religion and morals behind it what really matters? And I'd hope a Jewish person would agree.

Candyman1984 wrote:

BlobWeird wrote:

Candyman1984 wrote: right, thats exactly it, they thought it was a "cool name," and thus chose it. I am just saying, you wouldn't were a yarmulka just because you thought it was cool if you weren't jewish. or would you?

Umm in actuality, IF i thought it was cool, then why the hell not? I dont see anyone really looking at it and thinkin thats a cool hat though. But If I did like it, I'd wear it in a heartbeat.

And you wouldn't think any body else, but mainly jewish people, would interpret that as slightly disrespectful. honestly, it is just interesting. thats all, and i did go search out some of Jah root's' lyrics and i found:

"Im thanking JAH that I got your eye"
"your JAHs gift"
"Your JAHs gift,Your loves bliss,your JAHs Gift Your JAHs gift"

Apparently, they are central missourian rastafarians!

THESE LYRICS ARE BY A DIFFERENT JAH ROOTS BAND !! FROM SWEDEN, MAYBE ALSO WHY YOU ARE SO CONFUSED ABOUT THE JAH ROOTS FROM MISSOURI !

fupa wrote:

Candyman1984 wrote:

BlobWeird wrote: Umm in actuality, IF i thought it was cool, then why the hell not? I dont see anyone really looking at it and thinkin thats a cool hat though. But If I did like it, I'd wear it in a heartbeat.

And you wouldn't think any body else, but mainly jewish people, would interpret that as slightly disrespectful. honestly, it is just interesting. thats all, and i did go search out some of Jah root's' lyrics and i found:

"Im thanking JAH that I got your eye"
"your JAHs gift"
"Your JAHs gift,Your loves bliss,your JAHs Gift Your JAHs gift"

Apparently, they are central missourian rastafarians!

THESE LYRICS ARE BY A DIFFERENT JAH ROOTS BAND !! FROM SWEDEN, MAYBE ALSO WHY YOU ARE SO CONFUSED ABOUT THE JAH ROOTS FROM MISSOURI !

NEVERMIND YOUR RIGHT, IGUESS JUST HATE THEM CAUSE THATS WHAT YOUR GONNA DO NO MATTER WHAT ANYBODY SAYS IN HERE SO YEE HAW !

fupa wrote:

fupa wrote:

Candyman1984 wrote: And you wouldn't think any body else, but mainly jewish people, would interpret that as slightly disrespectful. honestly, it is just interesting. thats all, and i did go search out some of Jah root's' lyrics and i found:

"Im thanking JAH that I got your eye"
"your JAHs gift"
"Your JAHs gift,Your loves bliss,your JAHs Gift Your JAHs gift"

Apparently, they are central missourian rastafarians!

THESE LYRICS ARE BY A DIFFERENT JAH ROOTS BAND !! FROM SWEDEN, MAYBE ALSO WHY YOU ARE SO CONFUSED ABOUT THE JAH ROOTS FROM MISSOURI !

NEVERMIND YOUR RIGHT, IGUESS JUST HATE THEM CAUSE THATS WHAT YOUR GONNA DO NO MATTER WHAT ANYBODY SAYS IN HERE SO YEE HAW !

You Fuck!! we were having an intellectual debate. It is not about me hating them, becaue i don't hate them. I never wrote that anywhere. There is no reason to take it personal, buddy. And for the record, you should keep the INTERNET YELLING, to a minimum.

fupa wrote: NEVERMIND YOUR RIGHT, IGUESS JUST HATE THEM CAUSE THATS WHAT YOUR GONNA DO NO MATTER WHAT ANYBODY SAYS IN HERE SO YEE HAW !

WHAT?! I CANT HEAR YOU?