In Jamaica they have love for Spiderman, Superman but they hate Battyman!

As a Caribbean person I could admit that we are a very homophobic group of people. If the most homophobic places had to have a cricket team there would surely have a West Indies homophobic team. I have honestly questioned the reasons for all the hate. Ok, I must also admit that I recently went through homophobic rehab and realised that there isn't a legit standing reason to have hate against the gay community. This documentary is centred in the backbone of the country that I think is responsible for the generating of hate for homosexuals in the Caribbean. Yeah, call me the little sibling that sells out the older siblings but I'm sorry it is Jamica's fault. Jamaica is the country in the Caribbean that is least tolerant of homosexuals. I honestly don't want to offend anyone but I'm pretty sure if we did a poll for the most homophobic country Jamaica would be first, Trinidad would be second and every other Caribbean country third. This is my point of view but I admit I could be wrong.

The influence of the hate for homosexuals in Jamaica is mainly generated through their music. From Buju Bantons 'Boom Bye Bye' to Vybz Kartel's 'Swear to Jah' the message is very clear. Any BATTY MAN MUST DIE! No if. not or may or however it's said. It's a belief that is heavily supported in Jamaica. This documentary gives us a visual display of the effects of this belief from the stand point of the 'BATTY MEN'. Seeing these effects in a place close to home was a distinct indication to Caribbean people that the hate that is broadcasted through the music is real. The documentary began with a sermon from a pastor on the streets of Kingston. For me that was a creative start and showed that the presenter did some research on the Caribbean. The Caribbean person could admit the realism of a pastor on the street spreading a message whether it is about the non support of the gay lifestyle or just about giving your life to God. Seeing the gays having to live underground in this conditions was distasteful. The directors decision to just display the displace gays was a good storyline decision. At the end of the day there are gays that exist stable in Jamaica. Now, realise I said stable and not comfortable.

Majority of the gays underground experienced some sort of hate crime towards them. The presenter asked what I thought was a brilliant question. He asked. "Why continue with the lifestyle after the near death experience?". To me the answer to this question just cemented the gay individuals commitment to the lifestyle which was because he believed it was the right thing to do because that is who he was. A councillor of the government was even interviewed in th e documentary. To summarise one of the thing she said, she basically said where the gays live after she gets them out from underground is no concern of hers. That was another indication that the hate for gays existed even in the highest places . The underground gays existed under one of the most prominent business places in Kingston. Some of the gays were prostitutes in this same business area. Hmmm. The police even referred to the underground gays as the biggest problem in Kingston. In case you didn't know murderous crime exist in Kingston, just saying. The recalling and way they gays displayed there lives underground was a bit of an overreaction but I didn't give them wrong with all that hate going their way. At least they knew that film was an influential avenue and made use of it.