With all due respect frat, Country music videos don't hinge upon the continued degradation and subjugation of women. Country music videos don't treat women, specifically African American women, as commodities to be traded. Country music videos don't focus on materialistic gains to the exclusion of any other positive messages that we should focus on as a community. That is MY issue with BET, and the fact that their spokesperson is a woman doesn't ameliorate the situation.
Like Sisterfriend BeeJae, I'm a little disappointed that the membership didn't take a more proactive stance on this issue. Perhaps the boycott's terms (as originally concieved) weren't as clear as they should have, but I think we've (the collective we, not just Zeta) missed an opportunity to be the leaders here.
Last edited by SoTrue1920; 11-29-2001 at 12:44 PM.
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