It seems to be, the Achilles’ Heel of so many things we do in Jamaica, is the absolute lack of standards, no bare minimums. Scanning the pages of the Gleaner dated September 5th., I was glad to see Asafa Powell bounce back from Olympic disappointment and doing the things we know he is capable of. That glow and pride was totally demolished on the next couple of pages though on encountering the Pulse Model Search.

Young girls strutting their stuff in two piece bikinis for a chance at the big time; not a problem in and of itself, except that one of the girls happens to be 13 years old and the other 14…WTF!!!

Where are the parents of little Rochelle McKinley and Shermonique Ivey? WTF is wrong with Kingsley Cooper. Come on, I know there is money to be made in the modeling racket, and that the younger you get them the better, but what has happened to bare minimums?

Why is there no minimum age for whoring out little girls? This is absolutely ridiculous. What is the next step…the pole? It is mind boggling at times the fuckery that takes place in this country of ours and it is even worst when it is passed off as business as usual.

Look! We know that Jamaica is not the most up and up place on this big blue marble, but that does not mean we cannot set some bare minimums, identify some lines we do not cross, some things we still hold and keep sacred, and some steps we refuse to take; the innocence of children should be foremost amongst these things.

13 and 14 year old girls in two piece bikinis is not something we need to do, not something we should condone. Even if there is no law against it, Pulse and its managers need to at least wait until the “little pickney“ dem “bust breast”. Pseudo kiddie porn is just WRONG!!