I wanted to get others opinions first to see if I was just getting old or if my issues were justifiable. Ok, here's my take on the whole show. I was kind of appalled by most of the program. I understand that this is a show "for us, by us" but damn, why do we always represent "us" in the way that we do. There were so many bleeps while people were talking that I had to truly figure out what was being said. The "n" word was used repeatedly and some people were acting like they just had no home training. I guess it's true ... money can't buy you class. Then, to top it off, a huge fight broke out in the audience and the rest of the show had to be cancelled. And we wonder why people (not just white folks) criticize the hip-hop culture and all that it entails. It was surreal that different celebrities had to come on to compensate for the rest of the time slot and give public service announcements against violence. While the camera scanned the audience, I saw several notables (i.e. Maxine Waters and hubby) and I just cringe to think that they were subjected to such animilistic behavior.
Am I off base here or is anyone else feeling me? If I'm missing something, please enlighten me.
[This message has been edited by SkeeBunny (edited August 30, 2000).]
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