Quote (InsaneBobb @ 5 Jul 2022 14:43)
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'm glad you didn't report this thread. It's not to bait. I want to hear what people have to say. If it goes nowhere then I probably should've posted a topic with more insight / questions and the intent. I kind of just posted this without a lot of thought on how touchy of a subject this is. As long as it is mature and respectable then I don't see an issue on the matter
This post was edited by DrFetus on Jul 5 2022 04:29pm