It seems as if we take great pride in perpetuating our own stereotypes. I look in the media and am amazed at what the heads of these media outlets get a away with. What is even more disturbing is the fact that there never seems to be a shortage of negroes who'll degrade themselves and their people on the world stage. The real question is why do we tolerate this? When did we accept what we see in media as just mere entertainment?
Why are blacks so complicit in our own degradation
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Basically, white people run the networks and some blacks will throw their own people under the bus for a buck.
Stop looking at the media. Go meet some good people in your neighborhood ,the coach at the rec center, the people that feed the homeless or organize coat drives and stuff like that. There are WAY more people doing good for their community than what is seen in the media. The media is just "entertainment".
of course there is. But one cannot deny the onslaught of negative portrayals of blacks. Especially when a good majority of these portrayals are perpetuated by blacks themselves. And no it isn't just entertainment. 30 - 40 years old men pushing black death upon black children isnt just entertainment, its indoctrination.
I agree with this but it hasn't always been like this.
When we control the media, we can control the images of ourselves and I don't see that happening for a VERY long time, if at all. So I choose to avoid it where I can and try to build up myself and my community of friends. I just don't see the point of putting any energy in trying to get the media to portray better images of us when we don't own shyt.
The best thing we can do is stop fukking with it or take steps to start our own.
GiGi
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Yes, because generally speaking black people (1) have a group think mentality and (2) individuals don't know (or care) how the actions of the few affect the whole.
What many individual black people (entertainers and reality tv 'stars') do not realize is that they are paid a nominal amount for stereotypical imagery that will last for generations. But black people generally don't care as long as they are getting theirs.
Asians are the absolute MASTERS at protecting their image in the media. You will rarely if ever see Asians on Maury Povich, Judge Mathis, Real Housewives of ______, or any other reality tv show. They understand the importance of maintaining the "image" of the model minority and ALL ASIANS are on the same page. They would NEVER sell out the image of the group for a small financial gain.
But we just don't "get it".