you have GOT to be fucking kidding me.
ok...really quickly...anyone here read or watch The Boondocks by Aaron McGruder? if not you should check it out (the show and the comic strips).
one of the subjects they've addressed is how B.E.T basically is one of the worst networks on television. they claim to be all about entertainment for Black people but what B.E.T does more than anything is show us in our worst light and caters to the most ignorant of what Black Americans are with shows about crack head mothers, Black people arguing in the street like fools in front of their kids, (i.e. Keyshia Cole's reality show) supposed college shows that show everything EXCEPT these muthafuckas going to class or doing anything even remotely school related (i.e. College Hill), and overall the network looks like a low budget, public access station with shitty, ghetto versions of MTV shows with an extra dose of coonery.
coonery (coo-nuh-ree) Slang. anything that one or more persons of color or African descent do that embarrasses ALL people of color or African descent.
basically...B.E.T is a network for people of color yet it shows absolutely nothing that is uplifting, educational, enlightening or even remotely positive about Black people. it is basically a network that shows us at our worst and offers evidence of every negative stereotype Black people have yet to overcome.
they're actually owned by Viacom (same company that owns MTV and VH1) yet the production quality is nowhere near those other two networks. why? because niggas will watch anything you put in front of them. and because they can put in less time, less effort, less money and thros some bullshit together and niggas will watch it because it's on t.v. and it's for us right? i mean...what other explanation could you possibly come up with?
now...i understand that some of our people are this way and they exist. but to only profile these depictions of us as a people is careless and only helps support the stereotypes that we claim we're tired of having to overcome. it's a damn shame when a Black network that claims to be for Black people and is mainly run by Black people has absolutely no quality programming for Black people that doesn't highlight how we love to embarrass ourselves.
now...for those of you who wish to make the argument that B.E.T does highlight us in a good light and doesn't cater to the ignorant embarrassing parts of our culture and doesn't support coonery...you just lost that argument.
i read today that B.E.T has nominated mediatakeout.com for a B.E.T award. yes...i'm serious.
that's like nominating TMZ.com or the National Enquirer for an Academy Award. or like nominating Soulja Boy or Shawty Low for Grammy Awards (i think they both did actually get nominated for B.E.T awards...if they haven't...i'm sure they will).
the point is...any self respecting network (Black White or Purple) would never nominate a website that basically posts any and every piece of hearsay, nonsense, hate and bullshit they can get their hands on for a fucking award.
i swear...i love my people and i know why a lot of us are in the position we're in today and we have to work so hard but when you see shit like this it's hard to justify us being "held back" by anyone but ourselves.
B.E.T...aka coonery on demand.
ok...really quickly...anyone here read or watch The Boondocks by Aaron McGruder? if not you should check it out (the show and the comic strips).
one of the subjects they've addressed is how B.E.T basically is one of the worst networks on television. they claim to be all about entertainment for Black people but what B.E.T does more than anything is show us in our worst light and caters to the most ignorant of what Black Americans are with shows about crack head mothers, Black people arguing in the street like fools in front of their kids, (i.e. Keyshia Cole's reality show) supposed college shows that show everything EXCEPT these muthafuckas going to class or doing anything even remotely school related (i.e. College Hill), and overall the network looks like a low budget, public access station with shitty, ghetto versions of MTV shows with an extra dose of coonery.
coonery (coo-nuh-ree) Slang. anything that one or more persons of color or African descent do that embarrasses ALL people of color or African descent.
basically...B.E.T is a network for people of color yet it shows absolutely nothing that is uplifting, educational, enlightening or even remotely positive about Black people. it is basically a network that shows us at our worst and offers evidence of every negative stereotype Black people have yet to overcome.
they're actually owned by Viacom (same company that owns MTV and VH1) yet the production quality is nowhere near those other two networks. why? because niggas will watch anything you put in front of them. and because they can put in less time, less effort, less money and thros some bullshit together and niggas will watch it because it's on t.v. and it's for us right? i mean...what other explanation could you possibly come up with?
now...i understand that some of our people are this way and they exist. but to only profile these depictions of us as a people is careless and only helps support the stereotypes that we claim we're tired of having to overcome. it's a damn shame when a Black network that claims to be for Black people and is mainly run by Black people has absolutely no quality programming for Black people that doesn't highlight how we love to embarrass ourselves.
now...for those of you who wish to make the argument that B.E.T does highlight us in a good light and doesn't cater to the ignorant embarrassing parts of our culture and doesn't support coonery...you just lost that argument.
i read today that B.E.T has nominated mediatakeout.com for a B.E.T award. yes...i'm serious.
that's like nominating TMZ.com or the National Enquirer for an Academy Award. or like nominating Soulja Boy or Shawty Low for Grammy Awards (i think they both did actually get nominated for B.E.T awards...if they haven't...i'm sure they will).
the point is...any self respecting network (Black White or Purple) would never nominate a website that basically posts any and every piece of hearsay, nonsense, hate and bullshit they can get their hands on for a fucking award.
i swear...i love my people and i know why a lot of us are in the position we're in today and we have to work so hard but when you see shit like this it's hard to justify us being "held back" by anyone but ourselves.
B.E.T...aka coonery on demand.
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Man I couldn't agree with you more!! I don't even watch BET anymore - matter of fact I hardly watch TV. All I watch is the news and DVDS because I am so baffled by the bs that is in demand. Damn shame. You can't even let your kids watch TV because of all the bullshit that's on. You have Tila Tequila looking a damn mess - BET videos and programs are plain HORRIBLE. How come they don't have something like an ethnic cartoon on the weekends??? They don't give two shits about African American advance.
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