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Exactly, people acting like its the Dr. King's Dream channel. They aren't showing anything worst than the garbage on other channels.
"It's only entertainment!" Hov
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wheres my AET? (asian entertainment television)
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couldn't have said it any better.
Pretty much.
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As Blacks, we don't need BET.
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There you go. BET was supposed to have a lineup that was determined by black management. The black presence in Hollywood is VERY weak. WET wouldbe redundant, probably very comical.
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Considering that BET is owned by Viacom...I would say that this was a pretty dumassthread from its inception.
Come on fam.
Come on fam.
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WET might have some quality programming :
EDIT- there is an asian app channel. forgot wat its called though
EDIT- there is an asian app channel. forgot wat its called though
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i want to be white
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//hread
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Let me ask you this...
If "white people" made a hair product named European Pride. And it gave "white people" instant skinheads in the same way that these biased "black" greases gave negroesthose radical "black-power" afro hairstyles...would you guys be ok with that?
The hypocrisy disgusts me. How are blacks ever going to overcome the shackles of poverty and unequal education if we continue to allow vicious double standardslike this?
Hair grease names and music video channels are at the root of theAfrican-American dilemma....We were on the right path in the early years of the last century...conking our hair, wearing bowties and doing polite jigs inpublic. Then we started trying to establish a new collective group identity and attempting to self-determined
. Thats when all the problems began
If "white people" made a hair product named European Pride. And it gave "white people" instant skinheads in the same way that these biased "black" greases gave negroesthose radical "black-power" afro hairstyles...would you guys be ok with that?
The hypocrisy disgusts me. How are blacks ever going to overcome the shackles of poverty and unequal education if we continue to allow vicious double standardslike this?
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^ Im saying
Seriously, Not condoning what BET is currently ( pure trash and owned/Operated by WHITE PEOPLE) is different from not condoning a Black Television Channel initself.
I do not think BET benefits Black people, but i definitely see a need for a Television Channel that can cater to African-American writers, producers, actors,actresses who arent getting those same breaks on NBC, ABC, CBS or other major TV Channels.
I honestly could type/talk until my fingers start bleeding, but no one would listen. id be fighting against a deep hatred of Blacks and a denial of ourtreatment throughout history.
Seriously, Not condoning what BET is currently ( pure trash and owned/Operated by WHITE PEOPLE) is different from not condoning a Black Television Channel initself.
I do not think BET benefits Black people, but i definitely see a need for a Television Channel that can cater to African-American writers, producers, actors,actresses who arent getting those same breaks on NBC, ABC, CBS or other major TV Channels.
I honestly could type/talk until my fingers start bleeding, but no one would listen. id be fighting against a deep hatred of Blacks and a denial of ourtreatment throughout history.
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YO!
We were on the right path in the early years of the last century...conking our hair, wearing bowties and doing polite jigs in public. Then we started trying to establish a new collective group identity and attempting to self-determined. Thats when all the problems began
DF!!!
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no hate but you're kind of over thinking it and going about it the wrong way imoOriginally Posted by IM A HELION
Roll your eyes all you want.Originally Posted by jordanpheen
care to explain your opinion in detail???
It's 2008...how many times does BET need to make it clear that there channel is for the empowerment of black people? How exactly are they empowering us? Like I said in my original post, all it does is make us all look like uncultured fools. And since it's owned by Viacom, all the shows are damn near blatant rip offs from channels like VH1 and MTV.
You don't see MTV being all racially exclusive to the extent that BET takes it. If MTV or VH1 put "white" in front of everything that they did, they'd be accused of being racist...but BET gets a pass because it's for black people.
Shall I go on? Or is that enough detail for you, good sir?
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btw, tvone is that piff
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Just to refrest your memory & other people making comments about all the white TV stations...
The U.S. population's distribution by race and ethnicity in 2006 was as follows:[sup][22][/sup][sup][23][/sup]
- Total population: 299 million
- White alone: 74% or 221.3 million
- Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, of any race: 14.8% or about 44.3 million
- Black or African American alone: 13.4% or 40.9 million
- Asian alone: 4.4% or 13.1 million
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By that logic 13.4 % of television should be directed at black audiences.
Once again, missing the point.
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LOL!!! and for real... whats the deal with the stuff they show during black history month? Boyz N Da Hood, Soul Plane and Baby Boy? ARE YOU SERIOUS??? GTFOHWTS!
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No I ain't missing the point.
This country is predominately white.... of course most TV stations are going to be geared toward WHITE people
PLUS the people running all these stations are WHITE people.
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Exactly. I agree.Originally Posted by eNPHAN
usually a product or service that is labeled exclusively "black" is only done due to the overwhelming majority of said products or services being geared towards "america".....or in other words, white....
@this post
That is why there would/will never be a WET... because the LARGE majority of people in this country are white... therefore so is the TV programing/stations.Meaning that a WET would be unnecessary.
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Originally Posted by TBONE95860
No I ain't missing the point.
This country is predominately white.... of course most TV stations are going to be geared toward WHITE people
PLUS the people running all these stations are WHITE people.
If your point was in majority why post the percentages? Everyone knows that majority is white: Hence the term minority
By breaking down into percentage you are arguing that 75% of the market is white? Correct?
Do you believe this reflects in television?
We may disagree, but I feel the percentage is substantially higher in regards to media.
The people that run BET are white as well. So I fail to see your point.
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