Quote (InsaneBobb @ Jul 5 2022 03:43pm)
NGL, my first impulse on seeing this thread was to simply report it and move on. Instead, I'll provide a perspective that's somewhat different than the rest:
BET has non-blacks on it, just as any other channel has non-whites on it. BET simply focuses on shows and entertainment that stars black people. There's nothing wrong with that, nor would there be anything wrong with that were there channels that focused on that for white or brown people. Though there would certainly be cries of "Muh Racisms!" were it to be attempted.
The larger issue I have, given that back when I had cable, I tuned into BET from time to time was that a lot of their shows just took stories about white people and retconned them into having black stars. Take one of the most popular movies on BET, Predator 2. Entertaining show, but nowhere near the quality of Predator, but they highlight it because the primary star was black. On the flipside, a primary co-star of Predator was black, so why don't they play that too?
More and more today, stories are simply being re-written to turn white people into black people, or brown people, or whatever. Why? There are millions of stories to be told out of Africa. There are millions of stories created and that can be told out of black American culture. Why don't we highlight THOSE stories, as opposed to simply "reimagining" a world where white people are simply black?
Now shows like Fresh Prince of Bel Air were amazing, and unique, though I suppose in today's anti-family environment, bringing them up is a no no, but still, where are the stories that bring something new, as opposed to retconning something old into now being "black"?
One could spend 500 lifetimes studying the history of "Black Africa" and turn nearly all of it into exciting and innovated new shows, series, and movies, but they don't and aren't. Hell, one could spend 500 lifetimes studying the history of "Black America" and do the same. Yet they don't. Why not?
I tend to think any attempt at making anything comparable to a BET would fall prey to the same exact pit of creative-null that BET has fallen to. So why waste your time? Instead, just focus on making new stories. All the focus on race and "reimagining" leads to nothing but garbage, like the "Wheel of Time" series. Aren't we tired of that yet?
Anyhow, still think the thread is stupid and intended to do nothing more than race bait, but there's my honest opinion on the subject.
I actually agree with a lot of this.
Stop fucking remastering movies, or whatever its called. There are so many good novels out there, movies could be based off of or stories or what have you.
Recasting, bloating shit with CGI, its made movies trash.
Give me a good story with a low budget any day over a high budget remaster and do not stick wet paper bags in roles just for representation purposes. There has to be better actors. Tris from the Witcher. Every Wheel of Time Actor except Miranda. I dont care if they are black, white purple or orange just make sure the they can act out the role.
I feel we have become devoid of creativity and just rely on slapping in CGI to fill the gap. I can just watch the new Jurassic World trailer and tell its going to be trash and i'm not going to waste my time. Same with almost all new Marvel movies.
This post was edited by SBD on Jul 5 2022 03:52pm