Am I the only one who thinks that today's Jamaica Observer Editorial Cartoon is just the business? LOL I remember seeing the front page of a Star back in June that said that doctors were alledged warning of the fatal dangers of doing the 'Dutty Wine' - the dance that goes along with the Tony Matterhorn hit track of the same name. Lots of discussion ensued but it all faded away because we decided that while you could probably strain your neck, doing the dance - even on your head top - probably wouldn't result in anything except some nasty bruising and a sore back. Enter yesterday's Observer that an autopsy is to been done on the body of a teen in the dutty wine dance (click here for the story) alledging that the girl involved may have "experienced dizziness as a result of decreased blood flow to the brain, which could have caused a blackout and subsequent trauma to the brain". Interesting but tragic development...
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Heard about this and it's sad. Unfortunately lots of our people don't hear when they are warned and only stark reality of death makes it to their reasoning. I can tell you that many more injuries will occur because of the "it can't happen to me" syndrome.
The truth may be as well that many people, like me initially, don't pay attention to the warnings because it seems like something sensationalised. When I first saw the thing in the Star I thought it was just more hype... but explained as it was in the Observer article, I can see what the dangers might well be.
Wait till after the autopsy, I say...
Ihope the newspapers makew sure to followup on this story, even if the autopsy doesn't reveal anything sensational.
i love the cartoon!
now i feel better about not being able to do the dutty wine.
forget the head shaking twisting business come up with a new dance where ya shake or twist something else. i never see nobody dead from twisting waistline yet :-)
lol@jdid... true, never heard of anyone dying from jus wining yet... although with some of those positions u see at carnival time, i'm sure serious injury must occur sometimes :p
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