Macka Diamond Says Frumpy Female Critics In Her Age Group Should ‘Hop Off Her Fender’
Veteran Dancehall artiste Macka Diamond says women in her age group, who are condemning her sexy style of dressing, should ‘hop off her fender’ and make efforts to take care of their bodies by adopting a healthy lifestyle, so they too can look as glamorous as her.
According to Macka, who celebrated her 50th birthday last week, these women who have been condemning her, have been, among other things, careless with their diets.
She claimed that when they compare themselves with other women their age who keep themselves looking well, they are embarrassed and are demanding that women like her, carry themselves as frumpy as they are.
“When time oonu body change an oonu caan wear di likkle short clothes no more, don’t blame di odda woman dem weh can wear it, an a meck it look like a suppm wrong,” Macka declared during an interview on Ja Irie radio which was live-streamed on Instagram.
“Is not dat. Is because oonu have likkle cellulite and oonu nuh look good like one time, onu meck oonu belly guh outta hand and oonu meck oonu baddy get outta hand, oonu nah eat right, just blame it on dat. Don’t tell di woman dem seh when oonu reach certain age oonu fi look certain way,” she added.
The Holy Childhood High School old girl said she will continue with her healthy lifestyle and ‘look-good’ regimen, and will never adopt an approach that peri-menopausal and menopausal women ought to look and dress like ‘old women’.
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“As mi seh, a di woman dem weh a guh through menopause an dem don’t look good wid it, an dem stress out demself ova man, an some a dem meck man mad dem. Dem don’t look good no more, is dem a cuss di woman dem weh keep up demself, stay strong and looking well. They are the problem,” Macka Diamond declared.
An unapologetic Macka said that women have a personal responsibility to take care of themselves, instead of pouring scorn on the women who do so and, as a consequence, are able to maintain their attractiveness and allure, even as they get older.
“Di girl dem wid di cellulites dem, an oonu don’t look good no more, big belly dem and oonu don’t keep oonu skin clean and pretty and don’t eat right, do not cuss us! Do not cuss di big woman dem weh look good because wi teck care a wiself and wi love wiself.
“When oonu reach certain age oonu fi love oonuself an oonu stop lowe up oonuself an meck di man dem guh fi di young gyal dem. Meck di man dem fret when dem a go out deh guh look pon di young gyal dem, an wonder if big oman a cheat,” she said bursting out in laughter.
According to Macka, she will be releasing several songs this year to address the issues and challenges women are facing such as menopause and other issues.
Macka started addressing the issue of aging in the Dancehall industry, back in 2012, when she celebrated her 42nd birthday, following criticisms that she was too old to be in Dancehall music.
At the time she released Forty and Fabulous in which she targeted “young people” whom she said were “throwing bad words” and highlighted the artistes who were over or near 40 and who were still ruling the Dancehall industry, namely Lady Saw, Beenie Man, Bounty Killer, Capleton, Lady G, Spragga Benz, Shabba Ranks among others.