Outcry over Mac Farlane portrayal

It was to depict the clothing of the time. However, I understand how and why it hurt some of us.

And it is with this realization that I have made the decision to not move forward with this particular section from the 2017 presentation.

I am deeply, deeply sorry for the pain that I have caused.” The section was designed by Mac Farlane himself. The section and aspects of the band drew large public outcry on Facebook, although there were mixed views about the band. Some such as Helen Kennedy said, “My issue with this particular portrayal is that it takes us back to a time in our history that still negatively impacts the daily lives of many Trinbagonians.

Personally, I would prefer that we do not make that period seem glamorous. Say what, regardless of how I feel, the band will be over subscribed. To each his own.” Historian Angelo Bissessarsingh also took to Facebook to support the depiction saying, “My personal thoughts on the Mac Mas controversy is that we are a people who simply have never come to grips with our history and have only made the barest attempts at posturing ourselves in creating a veneer of pseudo-comprehension.

I see in this production, not a white man denigrating nonwhites, but a tribute to the fashion and cultural history as depicted by Cazabon.”