FU interviewed Bajan blogger Babbzy:
When did you start Strictly Babbzy?
I “accidentally”
started Strictly Babbzy in October 2009
What exactly is Strictly Babbzy all about?
Well to be honest
Strictly Babbzy includes a wide range of things. First there is the video blog where I address
issues and concerns in Barbados but now I have branched off to addressing the
rest of the West Indies as well. There
is the website www.strictlybabbzy.com
that now has videos and new articles that are West Indian based.
You seem to have 2 names, Strictly Babbzy and Babbzys
cuntery at large, which one is the official name and how did you come up with
that name and also where did the name Babbzy come from?
The official name is
Strictly Babbzy. Babbzy’s Cuntery at
Large is the Facebook fanpage name.
Actually a friend of mine named Jason Farley came up with the Cuntery at
Large part based on one of my rants I did on a blog. Babbzy has been my nick-name from the time I
can remember because my name is Carla Babb.
What made you wanna start?
I did my first blog
as a “dare”. I saw a Haitian guy talking
about his experiences and I thought… “Is there a Bajan doing this”? I did the first one as a joke, and the next
week came and everyone asked me what I would be talking about next. I quickly
realized I better find something else to blog about!!
You have a lot of followers, why do you think your blog is
so popular?
Because I’m extremely
different. Mind you, there are numerous
imitations of me now, but the majority of people know that I am the authentic
one. There was never really a Bajan
person acting in this sort of capacity so it struck a chord with Bajans around
the world and even non Bajans. There’s a
lot of seriousness to what I say as well as a good amount of humour so it’s a
perfect blend.
I’ve seen people complaining about the language you use have
you ever felt the need to censor yourself in order to appeal to a different
kind of audience?
In the beginning I
was worried. I used to get soooooo many
emails of people complaining about the things I say. But I don’t think I need to censor. Some of the most successful people in America
“cursed” before. Eddie Murphy, Ice Cube,
Monique, Steve Harvey, just to name a few.
So the cursing may be new to people because of the Bajan accent. But cursing isn’t an issue to most
people.
When I first heard you talk I just assumed that you was a
Bajan who had relocated to Canada, but as an actual Canadian do you ever get
people questioning your creditability i.e.; how she can be chattin’ bout Bim (or
the Caribbean) when she doesn’t live in the Caribbean or how can she possibly
really know what’s going on or what we are dealing with?
This is an amazing
question. People say this to me all the
time. But how can someone in Jamaica
comment on Nicki Minaj who isn’t in Jamaica?
Or a Trini comment on Lil Wayne.
But they do right? They don’t
live in North America yet West Indians comment on what goes on in North America
all the time. I lived in Barbados long
enough as an adult so I feel that I have the right to discuss what I saw as
well as my own experiences.
Your video blogs are very entertaining, but how do you
choose which topics to cover or is it just literally whatever is on your mind
at that particular time?
It’s usually what
ever comes to my mind at the time. I’ve
always had a humorous side to me so it’s fairly easy to find something to talk
about.
You seem to be a bit of a mini celeb, which means you must
get invited to loads of stuff, what’s the best event you’ve ever attended?
LOL @ mini
celeb. Far from far from. Yes I get
invited to a lot of events. But one of
the BEST events I ever been invited to was Sunny Side Up during the NYC Labour
Day Parade weekend. LOVED IT!!!
You currently are running a wukkup contest, have you been
shocked/surprised by any of the entrants...?
I actually thought
there would have been more. A free
ticket to crop over or 1000USD. You see
people brekkin' down all the time in parties so I thought there would have been
much more contestants to be honest.
Do you feel that because the name of your blog includes the
word CUNTery that a lot of people may see it, take offense and then not even
give the blog a chance?
People will take
offence. But they are not my
demographic. My motto is, I do well with the audience I target. There is no way I would win over everyone
regardless of what my page is called.
Can you explain to the Europeans/non Bajans what cuntery
actually means?
Cuntery is a word I
just came up with in one of my early blogs.
Bajans will say “bare cunt” which means nuff foolishness. So cuntery was just the act of being
foolish. So I usually blog about people
and their foolishness.
You seem to be quite a busy lady already, but what else do
you have planned, what’s next for Babbzy?
Lordy. Planned next… you will just have to wait and
see yes!!!
Watch Babbzys latest Vlog
For more info on Babbzy:
www.strictlybabbzy.com
www.facebook.com/BabbzyAtLarge
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