A comment by a fitness coach and purveyor of sports supplements on the standard Carnival band leaders should set about the look of the women they allow to play mas in their band has resulted in a wave of criticism on social media, and a possible boycott of his services and supplements.
Imran Razac, founder of the St Augustine-based Body by Imran, in a Facebook post on Ash Wednesday suggested that plus-sized women should lose weight before playing mas in order for them to look more presentable in their Carnival costumes. He then offered advice on how they should go about getting a Carnival body. Read More
Souza, J. D. (2024, February 17). Bandleaders, pyschologists: “No one should set Carnival body standards” - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. Newsday.co.tt. https://newsday.co.tt/2024/02/17/bandleaders-pyschologists-no-one-should-set-carnival-body-standards/
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