‘Limit the use of flesh & feathers’ @ 2025 August Monday Parade- Opposition Leader
Speaking at the Special Sitting of the House of Assembly (HoA) in honour of the late legislator and cultural icon Eileene L. Parsons, OBE, today, July 1, 2025, Hon Walwyn said this would be a means of paying respect to the late Parsons.
“Madam Speaker, with your permission, I just want to give a public service announcement to those persons who intend to be revellers in this upcoming parade, that they ought to limit the use of flesh and feathers.
“Ms Parsons may not be here in body, but she is certainly still here with us in spirit,” Hon Walwyn said.
Hon Walwyn was referencing comments made by Ms Parsons in July 2023 while a guest of Real Talk with Karia J. Christopher.
Ms Parsons had said, as a female of a different generation in the Virgin Islands, she was now embarrassed at what the Emancipation Festival had become, particularly the parade.
Feathers & flesh!
“Years ago, a reporter in Trinidad writing in a Trinidad newspaper said Trinidad Carnival had become nothing but feathers and flesh. This was a Trinidad reporter… Trinidad Carnival has become nothing but feathers and flesh. This is what has happened to us,” she said.
Ms Parsons had said the VI was no longer portraying a festival as it was and recalled being in Rio de Janeiro for carnival there as well as experiencing Mardi Gras in New Orleans.
“The young ladies they have on practically nothing and this is what we are doing, and this is not what we the old people in 1954 wanted to see. We wanted to see something that speaks of festival, the emancipation that our ancestors came out of when it was proclaimed August 1st, 1834.”
Ms Parsons had said she was now embarrassed at what was being revealed at the August Monday Parade.
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44 Responses to “‘Limit the use of flesh & feathers’ @ 2025 August Monday Parade- Opposition Leader”
Is it for emancipation from slavery?
Is this how the emancipated celebrated by grinding on each other, breasts and other private parts peeking through dental floss?
NO NO NO AND NO!!!!!!
They were relieved to be covered up INSTEAD OF BEING PARADED (no pun intended) AROUND NAKED, SOLD, AND RAPED!!!!
and it if it did the vast majority going be upset lmfao
but if it does happen it would be a thing to see! love it!
criminals and low value men love the skin out and dirty wuk. plus the younger generation of females need something to look up to and forward to lol only to end up unmarried/single mothers later on in life sigh
women would pick up dudes involved in these activities and think that man is a suitable person to breed for and he will be loyal and look to marry you and settle down later on in life .... clowns. expecting a fish not to swim and start walking on land at best
That nakedness is not Virgin Islands culture. Just like paint and powder in the Rise and shine J'ouvert is not our culture. The half nakedness is sickening and shameful public display that does not reflect what is actually being celebrated. The wutliss people in the community, and we have a lot of those, will bi!)/h as usual. So bii!)h now
looking women in the BVI. That S is not cute or sexy like you all be thinking. It is nasty looking, trashy/low budget ratchet behavior.Aren’t you women ashamed that your children have to see their mothers looking sleazy like that?
This year behave the slu***iest you've ever been! That's who we are and proud to be !!!!
keep Mrs E vision alive and show b@*ty for festival 2025!
They didn’t take their belly and back and put in them
Butt to make it bigger for clothing
Is them who started the vulgarity when them run go get their plastics that looks very disgusting ..
They are there, for the viewing audience of the day. It is not a daily wear. It is worn only for an annual celebration!
What's wrong with that?
I will say however, there is vulgar and tasteful. And thats what's missing in this discussion!
Its possible to get flowered costumes that's vulgar and tasteful!
Let us work toward that!