Ronnie Lott
#49erGang
There's nothing wrong with BET as those shows are classified as entertainment, and they do feature majority black casts. What we need is more black products(I define a black product as a show, movie, book, etc.) which has a majority black cast, written from a black person's point of view and funded by all sorts of people but mainly black people. We need more of that on television in GENERAL.
I don't think BET should exist, I think it should be amended into everything else. NBC should have more black sitcoms, CBS should have news programs with black journalists telling things from the black person's point of view, MTV should have more shows focusing on black music..you see where I'm going with this.
The idea that someone could have a magazine called "black men magazine" and have such limited content inside of it is insulting. We have a lot of black people running around these days that don't even realize when people are dissing them to their faces. Why doesn't a "white men" magazine exist? because white people can see themselves as individuals and realize that their interests cannot be diluted into a handful of subjects.
"Black Men magazine" should be a magazine that contains Rims and hoes but also many stories about successful black entrepeneurs, topics regarding HCBUs, Black owned businessess and their impact on the community, tips on how to be a good father, tips on how to be a good husband, information regarding the repairing of machinery, fitness tips, interviews with black athletes and entertainers, topics related to interracial dating, information on hair and skin care, fashion, etc.
I sincerely hope someone swoops in and buys that magazine, changes the name and applies the title to a magazine that actually represents us as black men in a more multidimensional light. Because there is more to us than hip hop, big booty bytches, and expensive vehicles and jewelry.
Do u read black enterprise, ebony and essence?