You could've had it all!

Rastafari isn't actually that cool, especially not when it comes to gay people. They are also strongly opposed to oral and anal in heterosexual couples and are generally quite patriarchal. Have a read: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rastafari

Also, afrocentrism is one of its core ideas, which makes it pretty weird when white people convert to it (e.g. Gentleman, a German reggea singer).

Also, weed is still illegal in Jamaica. I assume it gets tolerated somewhat, at least with the Rastafaris, but it's technically illegal.

Also also, Jamaican rum is really good! It's a very special style, no one makes it quite like they do.

Rastafari is also not very cool when it comes to women. It's basically old testament Christianity. Great dietary practices tho.
A religion religioning
- Lol exactly. I was gonna say something similar.
And the coffee is superb
Nothing quite like a funky Jamaican pot still style rum. So good.

lol some of the “cool” stuff are explicitly against homosexuality. Like Rastafari and Reggae (not all) Lots of homophobic lyrics in reggae music. And often just calling for straight up murder of gays like the song Boom Bye Bye by Bunju Banton which is a very popular song in Jamaica.

If it wasn't for the weed-smoking, nobody would think that Rastafarianism is cool.
- Even without weed, they still had Bob Marley and reggea in general.
This was decades ago. There was a Reggae Revival in the 2010ths, lots of great artists which stopped promoting homophobia, sexism, greed and violence. The US were super homophobic a couple of decades ago as well. So let's not judge this island too hard, it comes from a rough past, change needs time.

Rasta is a whacko pseudo-Christian religion that controls women by enforcing archaic purity standards on them. The only people who think it is "cool" are abusers and ignorant white dudes with dreads who want to justify their substance use.

It's a likkle more than that

Imprisonment is the least of it. My girlfriend's uncle was a gay man in Jamaica that tried to help other gays. Tried to open a gay nightclub. Was macheted to death in his own place and police just called it a random break in. Nothing was taken. But case closed. No investigation.

Lock me up with a bunch of dudes that never have hopes of being with a woman? L e l

Only stay for the gay

"you're under arrest"

"what's the charge?"

"butt stuff"

":("

but not lesbian iirc

When interrogating, do the cops ask there "Why are you gay?"

For those not getting the reference, this exact question was asked in the infamous Ugandan interview.
- U r ghey
- Holy shit I've never seen the whole thing before. That was a fucking ride