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"Come Back to our People"
12024-05-07T15:44:48+00:00Mav Smith9a861b1984986195f3a33a732e08ba264e4a372c14plain2024-05-07T16:16:45+00:00Mav Smith9a861b1984986195f3a33a732e08ba264e4a372c"Come Back to our People," reinforces the readiness and willingness of the Jamaican populace to serve the Tourists' desires and wants. By tying black people to colonial perceptions of servitude, this section of the advertisement upholds the idea that the colonizers are invited in and not invaders. This narration tells history from the perspective of the colonizer and supports the tourists' fantasy of "Paradise".
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12024-05-03T03:53:54+00:00Mav Smith9a861b1984986195f3a33a732e08ba264e4a372c"Come Back To Jamaica" Advertisment [1978]8In 1978, this advertisment was released urging Tourist to return to Jamaica following a period of civil disputes and riots concerning leadership.full2922024-05-07T16:45:47+00:00Mav Smith9a861b1984986195f3a33a732e08ba264e4a372c