What Do You See?

As time goes on, television continues to get worse and worse. Years back, there were certain things that you just wouldn't put on the television, but now, slowly but surely, these tv shows are pushing the limit more and more until we get to that point where you'll pretty much have TV nearly completely uncensored. Some of these stations show nothing but junk! Some of these stations paint a false picture of what life is really about, stressing nothing but the glitz and glamour. The younger kids growing up now in most cases are raised by the television rather than their parents, this is a big no-no.

Black Entertainment Television, or BET as we all know it, continues to plunge deeper and deeper into foolishness and into mess. A lot of things shown on BET honestly portray African Americans in a negative light, from certain videos that are shown, to certain TV shows that air, even to the movies that BET chooses to air on the station, there isn't too much positive being shown in the community of African Americans. A lot of these music videos portray us as nothing but wild party thrill seekers with loose promiscuous women, chasing the fast lane 24/7. A lot of the movies shown on BET portray blacks as violent, always living the savage life, and not having any good sense whatsoever! EVERYBODY DOESN'T NEED A REALITY SHOW, some people need to keep their business in house until they handle their business. Is everything that BET shows bad? No, not everything, but a lot of things that are shown just need to be cut out! It doesn't help that a lot of African Americans live up to the stereotypes placed upon us, but BET isn't helping the issue! BUT, at the same time, BET somewhat mirrors a lot of what we place so much value on in our community, meaning we need to prioritize and evaluate our values.

We have to step it up, I was watching the BET Awards, certain things were alright, but then after a while, it began to sail right off of the cliff. I was so glad when they acknowledged successful people that had made it through school and had become doctors or people that came from being poor to becoming the mayor of their town, that was great! WE HAVE TO DO MORE OF THAT! Let's acknowledge successful men and women who are truly making differences, not just those that make the best video or those that made it rain in the club (which I still don't understand, even if we weren't in a recession, why toss your money?)

Let's focus on the truly important things and carry ourselves in a manner which is respectable and not foolishness. Am I saying that it's wrong to appreciate different art forms and be creative? NOT AT ALL! There's nothing wrong that, but it's about where your mind is and what comes out of you. Even in today's music, you all know that there are some artists out here that are talking about NOTHING BUT FOOLISHNESS. There are still some good artists, but then you have those that encourage and talk about the very things that destroy the community. So all I'm saying is, let's make sure we don't fall into the mold of stereotypes and truly become distinguished men and women of the future.

Adios, yup yup.